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AGDLynn
10-05-2001, 07:26 PM
http://www.snopes2.com/rumors/rumors.htm
Snopes is a great website for debunking a lot of "urban rumors".;)
33girl
10-06-2001, 12:42 PM
This is going to everyone in my address book - it's so important right now to know what is truth and what is rumour and keep everyone from losing their heads!!
jon1856
08-16-2006, 08:58 PM
http://www.snopes2.com/rumors/rumors.htm
Snopes is a great website for debunking a lot of "urban rumors".;)
Here are a few more:
TRACKING HOAXES
Don't Spread That Hoax:
http://www.nonprofit.net/hoax/default.htm (http://www.nonprofit.net/hoax/default.htm)
Includes a listing of possible hoaxes that are still being checked out.
Hoaxes and Urban Legends:
Includes a section on how to detect hoaxes.
Computer Incident Advisory Capability:
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/index.html (http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/index.html)
This is from the Department of Energy and includes up-to-date warnings and sections on chain letters and hoaxes (as well as viruses.)
About com/Urban Legends, Folklore & Myths:
http://www.snopes.com (http://www.snopes.com/)
http://urbanlegends.about.com (http://urbanlegends.about.com/)
http://kumite.com/myths/ (http://kumite.com/myths/)
http://truthorfiction.com/ (http://truthorfiction.com/)
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/ (http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/)
Tracks current Web hoaxes; message boards are included.
Hoax Kill
www.hoaxkill.com (http://www.hoaxkill.com/)
Helps people track hoaxes and will track the recipients of a hoax and notify them about the deception.
IBM’s Virus Warning Site:
http://www.av.ibm.com/current/FrontPage/ (http://www.av.ibm.com/current/FrontPage/)
NATIONAL FRAUD INFORMATION CENTER
http://www.fraud.org (http://www.fraud.org/)
Scam Watch
Going, going, gone on the Internet: your cash
Online auction scams lead the list of Internet fraud; beware, as well, of costly ATM cards, foreign lotteries and hoaxes in your e-mail.
http://moneycentral.msn.com/articles/smartbuy/scam/5188.asp (http://moneycentral.msn.com/articles/smartbuy/scam/5188.asp)
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