E-mail Messages: Telling the Myths from the Truths
With all the email messages circulating there has
been innumerable amounts of messages sent on topics that have misleading information. Here
is a bibliography of hoax and rumor busting websites that address the issue:
"is this message for real?"
Disinfo.com
Find the latest information about conspiracy theories. Topics include aliens, human
rights, mind control, drugs, entertainment, technology, and spirituality.
Hoaxbusters
De-bunk those hoaxes! Check out the U.S. Department of Energy's Computer Incident Advisory
Capability (CIAC) Internet Hoax and Chain Letter website. This website began February 1995
and is updated daily. Found out how to recognize hoaxes, what to do about them, and the
history of hoaxes.
The Internet Fraud Complaint Center
A partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White
Collar Crime Center (NW3C), IFCC's mission is to address fraud committed over the
Internet. There is a special section concerning new
scams relating to the Sept. 11th attacks.
Nonprofit.net
This site has a catalog dedicated to misinformation on the web, concerning topics on
government information and viruses.
Purportal
I love their slogan, "the bunk stops here!" If someone receives an e-mail
message that might be a hoax, one can go to this page, type in a few keywords of the
e-mail message and see if there has been any information de-bunking that message. This
portal searches Snopes, CIAC, Symantec and Urban Legends. There is also information on how
to report a fraud, file a complaint, and the latest virus news.
Scambusters
This website claims to be the #1 publication on Internet Fraud. There are links to
Internet scrams, recent e-mail hoax messages, questionable viruses, spam
information, and their free e-zine.
Snopes
Rumors of War is the title to this Snopes' website. Check out the truth and false
statements. For other information concerning additional rumors, check Snopes homepage.
Symantec
This Symantec Security Response website uncovers hoaxes on a regular basis. Listed, in
alphabetical order, are the most common names of hoaxes. Included are descriptions of the
hoaxes and the dates the hoaxes are reported.
Truth or Fiction
Check out the latest e-rumors that are most widely circulated on the Internet. Sign-up for
the latest eRumor Report via email. The report contains current information about new
rumors.
Urbanlegends
One of my personal favorite websites! An urban legend is described as appearing
mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in many forms and it contains elements of horror.
Included is an e-mail message about the Urbanlegends website--that the website is also a urban legend
and funded by the government. For the latest e-mail messages surf to Urban Legends' Zeitgeist.
VMthys
Find the latest information on virus myths.
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