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Category: Hoax Debunkings

Stolen Child Hoax Coupled With Real-World Anti-Kidnapping Program

December 1, 2000 Ken Newquist Hoax Debunkings, Hoaxes

An urban legend about a kidnapped child has been combined with a true story about Wal-Mart’s “Code Adam” program to create a horrifying half-truth-filled e-mail. The first part of the e-mail is a decades-old urban legend: a child is separated[…]

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Internet Access Charge Hoax Refuses to Die

December 4, 1999 Ken Newquist Hoax Debunkings, Hoaxes

A long-running hoax claims that Congress wants to slap a charge on Internet access, forcing users to pay up every time they log-on. It’s a sibling of sorts to the notorious “602P” e-mail that claims the U.S. Postal Service is[…]

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Nuketown is a speculative fiction website that’s been published continuously since 1996.

It’s publishing focus is articles, reviews and editorials about science fiction, fantasy, and horror with heroic overtones. It covers a variety of topics within the speculative fiction genre, including games, movies, soundtracks, books, and websites.

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