Scam of the Day-Mississippi Tornado
April 30, 2010 by snopes@snopes.com
Filed under Consumer/Scams
Photograph of Iowa storm is recycled as a picture of a tornado in Mississippi.
Scam of the Day-National Day of Prayer
April 16, 2010 by snopes@snopes.com
Filed under Consumer/Scams
Rumors claim President Obama canceled the National Day of Prayer.
Scam of the Day-Voluntary Movement
April 15, 2010 by snopes@snopes.com
Filed under Consumer/Scams
Is payment of U.S. federal income taxes voluntary?
Scam of the Day-Buddhist Rampage in India
April 8, 2010 by snopes@snopes.com
Filed under Consumer/Scams
E-warning claims Buddhist extremists in India plan to burn down 200 churches and kill 200 missionaries within 24 hours.
Scam of the Day-Eagle Scouts
April 6, 2010 by snopes@snopes.com
Filed under Consumer/Scams
E-mail charges that President Obama refuses to sign Eagle Scout certificates.
America Scouts
April 2, 2010 by snopes@snopes.com
Filed under Consumer/Scams
Is the Obama administration planning to launch an ‘America Scouts’ youth program?
Scam of the Day-Scarface
March 31, 2010 by snopes@snopes.com
Filed under Consumer/Scams
Video purportedly shows an elementary school stage production of Scarface.
Scam of the Day-They Might Be Giants
March 24, 2010 by snopes@snopes.com
Filed under Consumer/Scams
Updated version of an old photo hoax involving the purported discovery of a giant human skeleton.
Scam of the Day-Straw Bedded
March 23, 2010 by snopes@snopes.com
Filed under Consumer/Scams
E-alert warns that cockroach eggs in drinking straws pose a danger to restaurant patrons.
Just Like a Woman
March 16, 2010 by snopes@snopes.com
Filed under Consumer/Scams
Did a man sneak his way onto one of the Titanic’s lifeboats by donning women’s dress?
Patrick Comer has covered Lee County for more than 20 years. He now brings his experience and knowledge about the issues facing Lee County residents to the Lee County Times.