12/29/99 - Party Like It's 1996!
Millennial grinches say we're ringing in the New Millennium too soon. Are they right?

12/15/99 - Elf Bowling: Virus or Virus Hoax?
Yes, it's that time of year. Beware of viruses and virus hoaxes!

11/24/99 - Two Sniffs and You're Out!
You all know not to take candy from strangers. Well... it's not safe to sniff their perfume, either.

11/11/99 - More 'Free' Stuff by Email
Need I say it? On the Internet, there's a sucker born every nanosecond.

11/03/99 - 'Hanoi Jane' Rumors Blend Fact and Fiction
Forwarded emails condemning Jane Fonda's behavior as an anti-war activist in the '70s contain false information.

10/27/99 - With All Dew Respect
If you think Mountain Dew is just a soft drink, you've got another thing coming.

10/20/99 - More 'Class Project' Chain Letters
What are they teaching kids in school these days?  Readin', writin', and spammin'.

10/06/99 - When Bad Chain Letters Happen to Good People
What's wrong with forwarding chain emails? David "Darren" Bucklew and his family have plenty to say on the matter.

09/22/99 - The Elevator Story
Who're you gonna believe – Eddie Murphy or a friend of a friend?

09/08/99 - More eBay Shenanigans
What am I bid for this fresh, fully functional human kidney?

09/01/99 - The Rise and Fall of IDchip.com
How to make enemies and cause rampant hysteria with a bit of good old-fashioned satire.

08/25/99 - Foiled Abduction at Sam's Club
Email versions of a decades-old urban legend still striking fear in the hearts of parents.

08/11/99 - Y2K 'Quick Fix' for Windows (NOT!)
Another Y2K email prank floods modems around the world.

08/04/99 - The Blair Witch Project/Hoax/Conspiracy
I'm telling you, this movie is 100% true! (I know because I read it on the Internet.)

07/26/99 - An Urban Legend Come to Life?
Real-life incidents in the U.S. and Thailand are disturbingly similar to Internet rumors about assaults with HIV-infected needles.

07/14/99 - M&M's Offer Is Too Sweet to Be True
I, for one, find this chain letter unpalatable.

07/07/99 - This Year's AOL Tirade
The "Save Our Instant Messages" petition is back. Will some people never get a clue?

06/30/99 - Confessions of a Debunker
The downside of truth-seeking is that not everyone appreciates the effort. Here are a few of the reasons why.

06/23/99 - The New 'Boom' in Cell Phones
According to the latest email rumor, cell phones can cause explosions at gas stations.

06/16/99 - Best Hoax Busting Resources
How can you fight back against Net misinformation? Here are some tips and resources.

06/09/99 - Yet More Email Tracking: The Gap Giveaway
Yawn... this is getting monotonous...

06/02/99 - Chain Email
Varieties of Netlore, Part Two: Chain letters, from snail mail to email.

05/19/99 - Hey! Forward This!
Varieties of Netlore, Part One: Urban legends by email.

05/12/99 - Microsoft Email Tracking: the Sequel
All you have to do is forward this chain letter to be the laughingstock of all your friends!

05/05/99 - Madalyn Murray O'Hair vs. Religious Broadcasting
Email is only the latest vehicle for this pointless FCC petition, in circulation for nearly 25 years.

04/30/99 - Chains of Mourning for Littleton
Americans attempt to reach out to one another and share their grief over the Columbine massacre through email chain letters.

04/22/99 - Quick! Boil Some Water!
Old wives' tales about pregnancy and childbirth.

04/14/99 - The Race Card
Is information about your skin color encoded in your Social Security number?

04/07/99 - Another Round of Pay Phone Hysteria
Add push-buttons coated with LSD and strychnine to your list of reasons never to use a pay phone.

03/24/99 - HIV Needle-Stick Rumors Still Thriving Online
Newest email versions of last year's rumors cite movie theater incidents in Dallas and Denver.

03/15/99 - Jesus Christ Leads in 'Person of the Century' Poll
Chain letters and "ballot-stuffing" are skewing Time Magazine's online poll in rather bizarre ways.

03/10/99 - The Hoax that Hurts
Blue Mountain Arts, a small greeting card company, reels from the effects of a false Net rumor.

03/03/99 - The Man on Page 602
Reader mail: murder on the Roller Coaster of Love and a do-it-yourself Rorschach Test from the 1975 Sears catalog.

03/01/99 - Internet Access Rumor Revisited
A recent FCC ruling does not impose long distance charges on consumer ISP calls.

02/25/99 - 'Slow Dance'
Be sure to stop and smell the roses... right after you get done forwarding this chain letter.

02/17/99 - And Now for a Few Words from Our Critics...
Equal time for some irrepressible (and ever-so-polite) voices of dissent.

02/10/99 - 'Free Stock' Chain Letters Unlikely to Net Riches
Remember the old saying, "You can't get something for nothing?" Keep it in mind.

02/03/99 - Thirty Days Hath February 2000?
People are saying the year 2000 will be a "double leap year," a phenomenon which supposedly only happens every 400 years.

01/27/99 - Pizza without the 'P'
Reader mail:  these days, everybody's got a fast-food horror story to tell!

01/20/99 - Internet Access Rumor Won't Go Away
Will we soon have to pay long distance phone rates to connect with ISPs? That's what the email rumor says.

01/13/99 - Dave Matthews, Email Philanthropist
Famed musician supposedly gives out his personal email address to help save a dying child who doesn't exist.

01/06/99 - Maggots and Metaphors
Fear and loathing in the age of AIDS – a new horror story from Scandinavia.

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