Secret Tunnel Under Wizard's House (Atlanta)

http://neighbornewspapers.com/stories/Tunnel-remains-mystery,171363?content_source=&category_id=&search_filter=&event_mode=&event_ts_from=&list_type=&order_by=&order_sort=&content_class=&sub_type=stories&town_id=&page=

Neighbornewspapers.com [Georgia]
11 May 2011

Peachtree Battle tunnel remains mystery

By Thornton Kennedy

[The house at 306 Peachtree Battle Ave. in Atlanta was built for Hiram Evans in 1935.]

[...] Evans was a former imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and there have always been rumors of a secret tunnel. My father, Alfred Kennedy, said he heard the tunnel connected the house to the Cotton Exchange building just off the Buckhead triangle. Someone else said that the tunnel led to Bobby Jones Golf Course. I always heard the tunnel connected to the house across the street. The one constant in all the urban legends was that there was definitely a hidden tunnel. [...]

Soldier Refused Service (Klamath Falls, OR)

http://www.heraldandnews.com/news/article_aa22cf3a-7ad1-11e0-8d9f-001cc4c03286.html

Herald and News [Klamath Falls, OR]

10 May 2011

Rumors about gas station persist

By LEE JUILLERAT
H&N Regional Editor

Steven Graham said he was wearing his Army combat uniform when he walked up to the counter of the AMA Mini-Mart and put a can of beer on the counter and asked for a can of Copenhagen chewing tobacco.

"He said, ‘We have the right to refuse anybody,' then he pointed at my U.S. Army tag. He pretty much laughed at me so I left," said Graham, a member of the Oregon Army National Guard. [...]

Hotel's Broken Flagpole Not Meant to Honor bin Laden

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42930061/ns/us_news-life/

MSNBC
6 May 2011

Ohio hotel: Half-staff US flag not mourning bin Laden

An Ohio hotel has been fending off angry phone calls because a broken rope on its flagpole led some to think the business was mourning the death of Osama bin Laden.

The rope left the U.S. flag stuck at half-staff outside a Hampton Inn in Springfield in western Ohio two days before bin Laden was killed, its assistant general manager Connie Smith told msnbc.com.

However, people started noticing the flag and assuming its position was in honor of bin Laden on Tuesday. [...]

http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/springfield-news/hotels-broken-flagpole-not-meant-to-honor-bin-laden-1153594.html

Springfield News-Sun [OH]
5 May 2011

Hotel's broken flagpole not meant to honor bin Laden

By Andrew McGinn, Staff Writer

Girl Escapes Abductors (Philippines)

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/05/06/11/girl-escapes-abductors-cdo

ABS-CBN News [Philippines]
6 May 2011

Girl escapes abductors in CDO

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – A kidnapped girl in Cagayan de Oro was able to safely escape her abductors early Thursday.

Reports said the girl was snatched on Wednesday by 2 women wearing masks along a road in Barangay Carmen.

Onboard a black van, the abductors took the girl to a construction site in Barangay Camaman-an.

Reports said that according to the victim, she went unconscious after one of the abductors covered her nose with a handkerchief.

When she woke up, the girl said she was already in a house being constructed. Other kidnapped children were with her in the house. [...]

Authorities are investigating if the incident had a connection with the rumor of kidnapped children whose internal organs were being snatched and sold. [...]

Warning of Attack on Paris Metro

[This seems to be a garbled variant of the Grateful Terrorist, with the terrorist handing over the lost wallet.]

http://www.expatica.com/fr/news/french-news/police-seek-origin-of-paris-attack-rumour-officials_147253.html

Expatica
6 May 2011

Police seek origin of Paris attack rumour: officials

French police said Friday they were investigating the origin of a rumoured plan to attack the Paris metro which spread across the city amid tension after the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

Paris police officials who asked not to be named said the rumour started when a metro user was warned on Thursday by a fellow passenger of an impending attack.

The fellow passenger handed the man his lost wallet and told him not to use the metro on Friday because an attack was going to take place. [...]

Dead Cat Found in Restaurant Freezer

http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/9001511.Cat_rumour_could_ruin_restaurant_business/

Salisbury Journal [UK]
5 May 2011

Cat rumour could ruin restaurant business

By Morwenna Blake

A FAMILY is facing the ruin of their business because of a malicious rumour being spread about their restaurant business.

Xu Qiau Wu and her husband Cai Ming have run The Dragon Chinese restaurant in Fisherton Street, Salisbury, for the past 11 years.

But the couple, who have a son at school in the city and a daughter at university, have been left devastated and unsure of the future after a rumour that a dead cat was found in their freezer.

Despite having no basis in fact, the rumour has spread like wildfire and has led to business dropping off by a third in just two months. [...]

Bin Laden's Body Washes Ashore

[File under unintended consequences. Dispose of Bin Laden's body at sea to prevent his burial place from becoming a shrine, make possible rumors of his body washing ashore.]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/Osama-rumour-has-Rajkot-in-a-tizzy/articleshow/8162641.cms

The Times of India
4 May 2011

Osama rumour has Rajkot in a tizzy

Kulsum Yusuf, TNN

RAJKOT: Rumours that Osama Bin Laden's body had been washed ashore in Mandvi led journalists and policemen on a wild goose chase on Tuesday. [...]

Kidney Hunters in Malaysia

http://www.mmail.com.my/content/71180-police-body-hunters-kuching-merely-rumours

The Malay Mail [Malaysia]
3 May 2011

Police: Body hunters in Kuching merely rumours

Bernama

KUCHING: Police advised the people here not to panic over the circulation of a SMS or postings in social networking website Facebook claiming that body hunters are hunting for kidneys and livers in the city. [...]

Did Mumbai Get the Wrong CST Station?

http://www.mid-day.com/specials/2011/may/010511-mumbai-heritage-buildings-victoria-terminus.htm

Mid Day [Mumbai, India]

1 May 2011

Did Mumbai get the wrong CST station?

By: FIONA FERNANDEZ

According to a rumour fuelled by a few Australian websites, in the late 1800s, the plans of Bombay's Victoria Terminus (now Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus) might have been swapped with those of Melbourne's Flinders Street Station. Sunday MiDDAY sets the record straight by throwing open the controversial subject to some of the city's most respected historians and architects [...]

LAPD Warning About UPS Uniforms

[LAPD = Los Angeles Police Department.]

https://local.nixle.com/alert/4685215/?sub_id=319371

Entered By: LAPD - West Valley
Entered On: Friday April 29th, 2011 :: 02:12 p.m. PDT

UPS Uniforms
Government Warning regarding purchase of UPS uniforms:

There has been a huge purchase, $32,000 worth, of United Parcel Service (UPS) uniforms on eBay over the last 30 days. This could represent a serious threat as bogus drivers (terrorists) can drop off anything to anyone with deadly consequences! If you have ANY questions when a UPS driver appears at your door they should be able to furnish VALID I.D.

Additionally, if someone in a UPS uniform comes to make a drop off or pick up, make absolutely sure they are driving a UPS truck. UPS doesn't make deliveries or pickups in anything, except a company vehicle. If you have a problem, call your local law enforcement agency right away!

TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY! Tell everyone in your office, your family, your friends, etc. Make people aware so that we can prepare and/or avoid terrorist attacks on our people! Thank you for your time in reviewing this and PLEASE send to EVERYONE on your list, even if they are friend or foe. We should all be aware!

U.S.Department of Homeland Security
Bureau Customs and Border Protection
Washington, DC20229

Address/Location
LAPD - West Valley
19020 Vanowen St
Los Angeles, CA 91335

https://local.nixle.com/alert/4685249/?sub_id=457272

Entered By: LAPD - West Valley
Entered On: Friday April 29th, 2011 :: 03:25 p.m. PDT

UPS Uniforms *** UPDATE ***

Unfortunately the info re: UPS Uniforms came from another Law Enforcement Agency in the State of California purporting the validity of the information. This "INFO" is, apparently an Internet myth.

However, the advice is good in that you should always verify the delivery service has arrived with their own company vehicle.

Our deepest APOLOGIZES from the LAPD WVY Area !!!

Address/Location
LAPD - West Valley
19020 Vanowen St
Los Angeles, CA 91335

Brigham Young University Stores Food

http://universe.byu.edu/node/15630

Universe [Brigham Young University, Utah]
27 April 2011

BYU debunks food storage myths

By Hunter Schwarz

College living conditions can make it difficult for BYU students to follow the counsel of leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to maintain food storage, and thanks to a persistent rumor, many have assumed the University could provide for them in the event of an emergency.

[...] Rumors about BYU’s alleged food storage range from a belief there is enough for more than 30,000 students to last three days, to a notion there is food stocked to provide for the surrounding community as well. [...]

Anabas Causes Cancer

http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/Social-Isssues/210806/Tien-Giang-rejects-fish-cancer-rumour-.html

Viet Nam News
28 April 2011

Tien Giang rejects fish cancer rumour

TIEN GIANG — Rumours that eating square-head anabas causes cancer were untruthful, said deputy director of the Tien Giang Aquaculture Department Phan Huu Hoi.

The rumours have caused great public concern in the southern province for the past 10 days, affecting the trade and consumption of the fish. [...]

Organ Theft Rumors (Philippines)

[Note: First item has popup ads.]

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2011/April/26/topstory2.htm

Visayan Daily Star [Bacolod City, Philippines]
26 April 2011

Human organ trafficking scare hits

BY GILBERT BAYORAN

[...] Reports said members of a syndicate involved in human organ trafficking, were the suspects in the abduction of minors in Valenzuela City, Metro Manila, and Cebu. The abducted minors are reportedly being killed and their internal organs removed for sale by the syndicate. [...]

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/local-news/2011/04/27/police-intensify-monitoring-vs-human-organ-trafficking-152261

Sun Star Bacolod [Philippines]
27 April 2011

Police to intensify monitoring vs human organ trafficking

By Merlinda A. Pedrosa

BACOLOD City Police Office (BCPO) Director Ricardo De la Paz on Tuesday directed the BCPO Intelligence Branch to intensify its monitoring on alleged human organ trafficking in Negros Occidental. [...]

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/04/27/11/organ-trafficking-scare-reaches-negros
ABS-CBN News [Philippines]
27 April 2011
Organ trafficking scare reaches Negros

Organ Theft Rumors (Shanghai)

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/Metro/2011/04/21/Police%2Bease%2Borgan%2Btheft%2Bfears/

Shanghai Daily
21 April 2011

Police ease organ theft fears

By Dong Zhen

SHANGHAI police yesterday clarified there is no confirmed threat of gangsters roaming the city's streets trying to kidnap young women in order to steal their organs after a women's story of an attempted abduction spread rapidly online. [...]

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/04/26/Rumor%2Babout%2Bgirls%2Bkilled%2Bfor%2Borgans%2Bends%2Bwith%2Bmans%2Barrest/

Shanghai Daily
26 April 2011

Rumor about girls killed for organs ends with man's arrest

By Pan Zheng

THE suspect linked to the disappearance of a teenage girl in Fujian Province has been captured and the girl's body has been found, dismissing the online rumor that several girls had been murdered by organ traffickers, Chinese News Service reported today.

The 31-year-old suspect surnamed Lin was seized by police in Xiapu County on April 21 and was facing charges of kidnapping and murdering the 17-year-old Zhang Zhili on April 9, the report said. [...]

Swedish Women Fake Rape to Claim Insurance

http://www.thelocal.se/33232/20110415/

The Local [Sweden]
15 April 2011

'Swedish women fake rape to claim payouts'

A Swedish woman accused of trumping up rape accusations while on holiday in Greece exemplifies a persistant view in the Mediterranean country that Swedish women bring false rape complaints to get payouts from special 'rape insurance'. [...]

http://www.thelocal.se/33320/20110420/
The Local [Sweden]
20 April 2011
Second Swedish woman reports 'fake rape' slur

UPS Uniforms Used By Terrorists

http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110414/GJNEWS_01/704149747

Foster's Daily Democrat [NH]

14 April 2011

Old hoax, new target: Shipyard e-mail warns of terrorists disguised in UPS uniforms

By SCOTT E. KINNEY

KITTERY, Maine -- An old e-mail hoax has earned new life following its circulation among the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Wednesday.

The e-mail warns of a large purchase of UPS (United Parcel Service) uniforms through the Internet auction website eBay during the last 30 days. [...]

Chinese Restaurant Serves Guinea Pigs

http://www.bunburymail.com.au/news/local/news/general/chinese-whispers-hurt-business/2132974.aspx

Bunbury Mail [UK]

13 April 2011

Chinese whispers hurt business

SHANELLE MILLER

A BUNBURY restaurant which has been the centre of horrifying rumours is determined to clear its name.

Marlston Hill Chinese Restaurant owners have battled vicious ongoing gossip about cleanliness and food quality for more than a year.

Current owner Franky Wong took over the business about five months ago and said he was warned to expect the stories.

“People have said we use guinea pigs in our cooking and other ridiculous things,” Mr Wong said. [...]

Fake Eggs

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/4/7/nation/8433857&sec=nation#13022917225001&if_height=535

The Star [Malaysia]

7 April 2011

Homemaker shocked over ‘fake eggs’ find

GEORGE TOWN: A woman who bought a tray of eggs in Pulau Tikus had a shock when she found them to be “fake eggs”. [...]

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/4/7/nation/20110407123150&sec=nation#13022916030001&if_height=535

The Star [Malaysia]

7 April 2011

'Fake' eggs seized from Pulau Tikus market

By JOSEPHINE JALLEH

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/4/8/nation/8437638&sec=nation#13022911785311&if_height=535

The Star [Malaysia]

8 April 2011

Cracking the fake egg scam

By JOSEPHINE JALLEH and ANN TAN

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/4/8/nation/8436852&sec=nation

The Star [Malaysia]

8 April 2011

Rumour of fakes on the Net

GEORGE TOWN: E-mail claiming the existence of fake eggs have been circulating among Internet users for some time. However, it only caught the attention of Malaysians when a housewife lodged a complaint with the Consumers Association of Penang, claiming that she had bought a tray of “fake eggs”. [...]

http://www.mmail.com.my/content/68986-liow-fake-eggs-samples-found-be-genuine

The Malay Mail [Malaysia]

10 April 2011

Liow: 'Fake' eggs samples found to be genuine

Bernama

KUANTAN: A preliminary study on samples of 'fake' eggs by the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry (MOSTI) found them to be genuine.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said this is based on chemical tests on the egg shell protein, white and yolk. [...]

http://www.mmail.com.my/content/69131-dna-tests-show-eggs-are-genuine

The Malay Mail [Malaysia]

11 April 2011

DNA tests show eggs are genuine

Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: A DNA analysis of four chicken egg samples from Penang by the Chemistry Department found that the eggs are genuine.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the analysis found that the protein content of egg samples were similar to chicken eggs. [...]

http://www.mmail.com.my/content/69032-seri-menanti-eggs-and-fakes

The Malay Mail [Malaysia]

11 April 2011

Seri Menanti: Of eggs and fakes

By Rusdi Mustapha

[...] The truth of the matter is the fake egg is a case of unbridled and unchecked capitalism that has gone completely berserk and out of control. [...]

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/4/12/nation/8462508&sec=nation#13026317063281&if_height=521

The Star [Philippines]

12 April 2011

CAP sticks to claim some eggs are not genuine

By ANDREA FILMER and CHRISTOPHER TAN

GEORGE TOWN: The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) is sticking to its claim that some of the eggs sold at the Pulau Tikus market were fake, saying the ones taken for testing were the wrong ones. [...]

http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2011/5/8/sundaymetro/8633436&sec=sundaymetro

The Star [Malaysia]
8 May 2011

Are fake eggs for real?

[...] I think “fake eggs” is an elaborate prank, a hoax like the Piltdown Man. -- Dr Lim Chin Lam, Penang

Martin Luther King Wrote "Dream" Speech in Liverpool

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/238740/He-had-a-dream-but-it-wasn-t-in-Liverpool

The Daily Express [UK]

4 April 2011

HE HAD A DREAM...BUT IT WASN’T IN LIVERPOOL

By Jan Disley

TOURISM chiefs have been left red-faced over a bizarre claim that Martin Luther King wrote his famous “I have a dream” speech at a Liverpool hotel. The boast appears in a guide that was commissioned by the city council and other official bodies. A map in Liverpool Discovers highlights more than 20 places where famous local people were born or with which they are associated. The guide proclaims: “Martin Luther King visited his supporters in Liverpool three times and the first draft of his famous ‘I have a dream’ speech is alleged to have been written on Adelphi Hotel headed notepaper.” [...]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-1373614/Martin-Luther-King-Red-faces-bizarre-claim-civil-rights-leader-wrote-I-dream-speech-Liverpool.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Daily Mail [UK]

5 April 2011

Raised eyebrows over claim that Martin Luther King wrote 'I have a dream' speech in Liverpool

By Daily Mail Reporter

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-12977162

BBC News [UK]

5 April 2011

Apology over Liverpool origins of Luther King speech

Organisers of an art project have apologised over claims Martin Luther King Jnr's "I have a dream" speech was penned in Liverpool's Adelphi Hotel. [...]

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2011/04/05/historians-probe-martin-luther-king-s-i-have-a-dream-speech-links-to-liverpool-s-adelphi-hotel-plus-watch-video-of-the-speech-100252-28461329/

Liverpool Echo

5 April 2011

Historians probe Martin Luther King's I Have A Dream speech

By John Sutton

Dog in Chinese Restaurant's Freezer

http://www.bostonstandard.co.uk/news/local/pet_dog_found_in_butcher_s_shop_freezer_1_2553356

Boston Standard [UK]

31 March 2011

Pet dog found in butcher’s shop freezer

A PET pooch has been found in a Boston butcher’s shop freezer. [...] The search on the premises was carried out on January 14. And since then it appears the rumour mill has sprung into action, including on internet social networking site Facebook, with some members suggesting a Chinese restaurant in the town had been closed due to a dog being found in its freezer. And this week the rumours took a nasty turn with Wei Xian Peng, owner of Zhu Guang in West Street, receiving an abusive telephone call. “I don’t have a dog in my freezer – and such suggestions are ridiculous,” he told The Standard. [...]

Heroin Beer

http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2011/03/24/17735026.html

Toronto Sun [ON]
24 March 2011

'Heroin beer' myth debunked

By MICHAEL PLATT, QMI Agency

CALGARY - [...] Brace yourselves, lovers of legend, lore and barley-malted liquor. We have bad news.

The Saddledome's mythical lager, feared for its ability to inebriate and spoken about in hushed tones as "Heroin Beer", appears to be nothing more than ordinary draft.

Splutter as you will, and deny as you might, but the Sun decided to cut to the core of one of Calgary's most enduring legends, and actually have Heroin Beer tested. [...]

Hair Extensions Cause AIDS

http://www.observer.org.sz/index.php?news=22697

The Swazi Observer [Swaziland]
23 March 2011

Killing this `Urban Myth': Hair extensions cannot give you AIDS

with James Hall

There is already too much hysteria surrounding AIDS. More false rumours and misinformation have the potential of wreaking tremendous damage in this country that is already so inflicted.

Consider this week's claim being spread over the Internet locally, which "reports" that inexpensive hair extensions can cause AIDS. [...]

Radioactive Diapers

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2011/03/113_83416.html

Korea Times
18 March 2011

False rumors amplify anxiety over radiation

By Lee Hyo-sik

Rampant false rumors concerning the series of explosions at nuclear reactors in the quake-hit Japan have prompted an irrational buying-frenzy for certain items. [...]

Additionally, parents with newborns have been busy surfing online shopping sites over the past few days in search of diapers manufactured in Japan. They are all out to buy ones that were made and imported before Japan’s nuclear disaster due to the wide spreading rumors that diapers produced after the nuclear explosions would be contaminated with radioactive materials. [...]