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Kerry, John

Urban legends, Internet hoaxes and rumors about Massachusetts senator and former presidential candidate John Kerry

John Kerry's Comments at Reagan Funeral

Did presidential candidate John Kerry, speaking at Ronald Reagan's funeral, call for Democrats to 'confirm the demise of the man who is solely responsible for turning the American people away from liberal philosophy'?

John Kerry's War Record

Forwarded email criticizes Senator John Kerry's record as a Vietnam War hero/dissident.

John Kerry Meets with Satanist Anton LaVey (Photo)

'Newspaper clipping' circulating on the Internet purports to show a youthful John Kerry shaking hands with Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey.

John Kerry's Many Homes

Email flier (with photos) purports to enumerate the personal property holdings of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.

John Kerry w/Jane Fonda (Photo)

Image making the email rounds purports to be an Associated Press photo showing John Kerry standing at a podium beside Jane Fonda as she delivers a speech at a 1970s peace rally.

John Kerry's 'Front Porch Meeting' in Canonsburg, PA

Email flier purports to expose the 'truth' behind presidential candidate John Kerry's 'front porch meeting' in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania on September 6, 2004.

John Kerry's 'Foreign Enterprises' (Heinz Outsourcing)

Email flier claims presidential candidate John Kerry, who has decried the outsourcing of U.S. jobs to foreign countries, owns overseas factories by virtue of his marriage to heiress Teresa Heinz Kerry.

John Kerry's Favorite Bible Verse: John 3:16

Like President G.W. Bush and Vice-President Al Gore before him, John Kerry stands falsely accused of declaring his favorite Bible verse to be John 16:3 ("And they will do this because they have not known the Father nor Me").

John Kerry 'Didn't Have Time' for Briefing on al Qaeda Attacks

Email rumor claims presidential candidate John Kerry told interviewer Larry King he "hasn't had time" to be briefed by the Bush administration on possible al Qaeda attacks.

John Kerry Criticized by Swift Boat Veterans

Circulating via email: critical comments about Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry by former military personnel.

Prominent Democrats Born 9 Months After Roswell Incident

Forwarded email names several prominent Democrats supposedly born 9 months after the 'Roswell incident' in 1947.

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