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Avoid Email Rumor Frenzy Part 2

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• Other Sources of Information about Hoaxes and Rumors

Unfortunately people spread emails about rumors, supposed letters of support or predictions which are not exactly real or authentic. The following resources should help.

Other Sources of Information about Hoaxes and Rumors

• CDC Health Related Hoaxes and Rumors with fear of bioterrorism it is important to check the Center for Disease Control's site to check out any reports or rumors you hear.

• Computer Virus Hoaxes listed by Symantec Security Response who is one of the largest Internet Security Technology firms in the nation

• Computer Virus Hoaxes listed by McAfee also one of the largest Internet Security Technology firms in the nation.

• FBI debunks warning of Halloween attack from the Arizona Republic, October 11, 2001

• The Search for Intelligent Life on the Internet a commentary from the New York Times which highlights a number of hoaxes and rumors currently in email and chat rooms in this aftermath. Click here to register to get this article The New York Times on the Web

• Did You Hear About... rumors about WTC from Time.com October 8, 2001

• The World will End Tomorrow-Official from the British Register, October 12, 2001

• Keep up on refuting rumors. Check them out first at Rumor Watch: Terrorist Attacks on US at Urban Legends and Folklore site on the About website.

• Another site to check out rumors is at www.truthorfiction.com

• A Report Card for Net News Ethics from the Online Journalism Review, September 20, 2001

• Rumors of Grace and Terror of the Online Journalism Review, October 5, 2001

• 4000 Jews 1 Lie Tracking an Internet Hoax from Slate

• Did Nostradamus predict the attack?: No. Check it out in this Urban Legends and Folklore Article.

• Did a Canadian send out a recent support of America Speech? The speech is authentic but written over 30 years ago not recently. Check it out in this Urban Legends and Folklore Article: America the Good Neighbor

• Microsoft Denies Wingding Thing, Again the company is assuring users that it did not intentionally embed hidden messages into MS Word.

• This is a hoax: The email it came with said with the best of intentions: "Check out the picture attached...this was from a camera found in the wreckage of the WTC, by the FBI for evidence and released on the net today...." On Script News Update They asked if this picture was real or done with Photoshop? Here are two answers: Stan Krute: "Photoshop. Clues: lighting, contrast, focus anomalies."  &  Rahul Dave: "Photoshop, because the visitors platform didn't open till 11AM. Thank god for that, since 50K people used to visit the WTC every day. Photoshop, as the plane is too high compared to the building. Photoshop, as there is no way that camera could have survived."

• A Score Card for Netnews Reporting from the Online Journalism Review

• Did you hear the one about....? from Washington Post, October 20, 2001

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