Is this a Doctor Mourning for a Mother Who Died During Childbirth?
6 September 2017 A sketchy Facebook page claimed a photograph depicted "crying doctor" mourning for a patient who died in childbirth after struggling with fertility.
Glurge Gallery
What is glurge? Think of it as chicken soup with several cups of sugar mixed in: It’s supposed to be a method of delivering a remedy for what ails you by adding sweetening to make the cure more appealing, but the result is more often a sickly-sweet concoction that induces hyperglycemic fits.
In ordinary language, glurge is the sending of inspirational (and supposedly “true”) tales, ones that often conceal much darker meanings than the uplifting moral lessons they purport to offer or undermine their messages by fabricating and distorting historical fact in the guise of offering a “true story.”
Many of us, it seems, cannot overcome the urge to glurge.
The Origins of ‘Taps’
28 October 2008 Was the melody known as 'Taps' found in the pocket of a dying boy on a Civil War battlefield?
Reggie, the Adopted Lab
8 August 2009 The tale of an adopted dog whose former owner turned out to be a soldier killed in Iraq is a bit of heart-tugging fiction.
The Tragic Life of Keanu Reeves
14 December 2016 You'll need a hanky to make it all the way through this sad viral video recounting the tragic life story of "Matrix" actor Keanu Reeves.
Did a Hospitalized 5-Year-Old Boy Die in Santa’s Arms?
13 December 2016 A Tennessee man's Christmas story of a tear-jerking hospital encounter drew international attention but lacked confirming details.
Annie Glenn
26 March 2012 How John Glenn's wife, Annie, overcame her stuttering.
The Life of Colonel Sanders
2 December 2016 Supposedly flat broke and suicidal at 65, KFC's Colonel Sanders parlayed his Kentucky-fried chicken recipe into a multi-billion-dollar business by age 88 — or did he?
A Secret of Love — Brad Pitt
28 June 2013 Actor Brad Pitt did not author 'A Secret of Love,' a romantic tale about a man caring for his unwell wife.
Doctor Saves Baby, Baby Saves Doctor
25 April 2016 An incredible story about a doctor and a paramedic who saved each other's lives 30 years apart.
Today I Met an Angel
10 April 2016 Glurge describes a generous patron who paid the restaurant tab for seven different families and left his server a $1,500 tip at a Denny's.
Rescuing Hug
22 September 2015 Rumor: A struggling newborn improved dramatically after being placed in an incubator with her healthy twin sister.
57 Varieties of Truth
16 December 1999 A tale about how Temple Baptist Church was built on land bought with 57 cents donated by a little girl has grown in the telling.
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