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'Boy Shot by Stepfather' Appeal

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Feb 24, 2010 Old hoax holds that a every time a particular message is shared, a company will donate money tow ...
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Debbie Shwartz

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Nov 5, 2003 Is AOL donating 15 cents for every 12 forwards of a plea from Debbie Shwartz?
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Was the Poem 'Slow Dance' Written by a Terminally Ill Girl?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Mar 26, 2005 This bit of doggerel was penned by an adult male child psychologist, not a terminally ill girl
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Laima Veski

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Oct 6, 2002 Does Laima Veski, a 5-year-old girl, need your donations to survive?
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Facebook/CNN Car Accident Appeal

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Feb 19, 2014 Are Facebook and CNN contributing money towards the medical care an infant car accident victim e ...
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Sad WalMart Story

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Aug 23, 2004 Is AOL reducing by $2 per e-mail forward the hospital bill of a little girl badly burned in a fi ...
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Bryan Warner

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Mar 29, 2006 Is 21-year-old Bryan Warner dying of lung cancer and a brain tumor?
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Zayne Prayer Request

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jul 19, 2012 Prayers are requested for Zayne, a 12-year-old boy injured in an accident?
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'Boy Shot by Stepfather' Appeal

Written by:
Snopes Staff
Feb 24, 2010 Old hoax holds that a every time a particular message is shared, a company will donate money tow ...
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Cancer Baby Facebook Hoax

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan 9, 2012 Long-running hoax falsely claims Facebook will donate money to help a child with cancer every ti ...
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100 Facebook Shares Heart Transplant

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Oct 26, 2011 Will 100 Facebook 'shares' secure a heart transplant for a child?
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Facebook Donations for Little Girl with Distended Abdomen

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Mar 14, 2012 Facebook will donate $1 for treatment of a girl with a severely distended abdomen every time her ...
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Alyssa Bruno

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jul 27, 2006 Is 5-year-old Alyssa Bruno battling diffuse pontine glioma?
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Amy Bruce Cancer Appeal

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Mar 26, 2005 A 7-year-old girl named Amy Bruce is not dying of lung cancer and a brain tumor and didn't write ...
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Rachel Arlington / Bryan Swim / To My Daughter

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jul 4, 2001 Will forwarding an e-mail help Rachel Arlington, a girl suffering from leukemia?
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Facebook Appeal for Baby Born with Heart Outside Body

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Apr 21, 2015 Rumor: Facebook is donating $1 per share to a medical fund for a baby born with his heart outsid ...
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Christopher Bedgood

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec 9, 2008 A boy named Christopher Bedgood, who is suffering from cancer, wants to receive Christmas cards?
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Jermaine Beerman

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jun 1, 1999 Will forwarding an e-mail help the family of Jermaine Beerman, an injured child in Columbia, SC?
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Shane Bernier Appeal

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Feb 8, 2007 Cancer sufferer Shane wants to set a world record for number of birthday cards received?
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Christmas Cards for Noah Biorkman

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov 4, 2009 Noah Biorkman, a 5-year-old boy battling cancer, wants to receive Christmas cards?
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