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<h1>Rumors</h1>
<p><---- Click the "<strong>Rumors</strong>"
link in the left column to return to this page.</p>
<p>Misinformation circulates easly on the Internet and at Life Church we don't
want rumors to get any help from us!</p>
<p><strong>Please don't spread rumors and do not use Life Church email lists for
rumors, hoaxes, urban legends, or chain letters.</strong></p>
<hr />
<h2>Three Simple Rules For Rumors</h2>
<p>When that "urgent" email arrives in your inbox, these 3 simple rules
will keep you out of trouble:</p>
<ol>
<li><a href="#stop">Stop</a> and <a href="#think">think</a>!</li>
<li><a href="#checkitout">Check it out</a> - Look it up in <a href="http://www.google.com/" target="_blank" class="link_external">Google</a> or
in <a href="http://www.snopes.com/" target="_blank" class="link_external">Snopes.com</a>!</li>
<li>If you don't have time to check it out, don't send it!</li>
</ol>
<p align="left">These simple rules can save you from a great deal of embarrassment!
If you learn to follow them you'll be in pretty good shape. If you want more
information about this wide-spread internet problem however, feel free to keep
reading.</p>
<hr />
<h2><a name="stop" id="stop"></a>More About Internet Rumors - Stop</h2>
<p>From time to time you may receive emails warning you about some urgent problem
and encouraging you to pass the warning on to everyone you know. These "electronic
rumors" can
spread widely and may cause unnecessary panic and even harm. Because email
is so easy to redistribute, both true and false information circulates on the
internet very quickly. </p>
<p><strong>Very often, just when you think you are providing helpful information to your
friends and loved ones, you are actually misleading them and spreading confusion
- something that none of us wants to do!</strong></p>
<p>The best way to handle one of these emails is: <strong>Stop - don't
forward it to anyone!</strong> That's right - just leave it alone! In fact,
if you can just pull off this simple act of self-control, you don't have
to read any further - we're done!</p>
<hr />
<h2><a name="think" id="think"></a>More About Internet Rumors - Think</h2>
<p>It may be that you can't bring yourself to just stop and leave it at that.
Perhaps you're concerned that this time the fate of everyone you love depends
on them knowing what's in the email. <strong>Well, if you can't stop at stop, the next
step is think!</strong></p>
<p>By asking yourself questions and doing
some research before hitting that "send
button",
you can help minimize the level of false information in circulation.</p>
<h3>Questions to Ask Yourself </h3>
<ul>
<li>Does the email make sense?</li>
<li>Does the person who sent the email know for certain that what's in it is
true? Relying on someone who relies on someone who relies on someone else
can leave you in a shaky position.</li>
<li>Does the person who sent the email have enough expertise to verify what's
in the email? Beware of "<a href="http://www.breakthechain.org/fas.html" >False Attribution Syndrome</a>"!</li>
<li>Does the email provide some easy way to check it for validity. Is there
a name of a person or organization or a phone number? If so, call them.</li>
<li>Can you think of some simple way to check out the information? Perhaps
a local or federal agency? A newspaper? Try asking one or two other folks
you know if they can help.</li>
<li>If you do decide to distribute the email make it clear to all of the recipients
whether or not you did any independent checking and what you discovered.</li>
<li>If we send you any such email. Don't take our word for it! Check it out
for yourself!</li>
<li>If you don't have the time to check it out, don't be in a hurry to send
the email out. Wait until you have time to investigate. If something is a
really serious and urgent issue, it will probably find its way to the rest
of the internet without you, so don't feel as if you're the only one who
can get the information out.</li>
</ul>
<hr />
<h2><a name="checkitout" id="checkitout"></a>More About Internet Rumors - Check It Out</h2>
<p>OK - You took time to stop and think about that email. You still want
to save the world by forwarding it to everyone you kow, but now you realize
there's a chance that it might not be legit. <strong>It's time to check it out!</strong></p>
<h3>Research the Information</h3>
<p>One way to get quick information about warnings that you get via email is to use an internet search engine such as <a href="http://www.google.com/" title="goes to another website" >Google</a>, <a href="http://www.yahoo.com/" title="goes to another website" >Yahoo</a>,
and <a href="http://www.altavista.com/" title="goes to another website" >Alta Vista</a>. Enter some of the text from the email and see what comes up.
<p>You can also check out the following sites to see if the email you received has already been recognized as a hoax.
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.breakthechain.org/" title="goes to another website" target="_blank" >Break
the Chain: Stop Junk E-Mail and Misinformation</a> This web site
was set up to educate and inform people about chain mail circulating
on the internet.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.f-secure.com/virus-info/hoax/" title="goes to another website" target="_blank" >F-Secure
Virus Hoax Warnings Page</a> Lot's of good information and web links.</li>
<li><a href="http://hoaxbusters.org/" title="goes to another website" target="_blank" >Hoax
Busters</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.scambusters.org/legends.html" title="goes to another website" target="_blank" >Scambusters
- Urban Legends </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.snopes.com/" title="goes to another website" target="_blank" class="link_external">Snopes.com
- Urban Legends Reference Pages </a></li>
<li><a href="http://urbanlegends.about.com/" title="goes to another website" target="_blank" class="link_external">Urban
Legends and Folklore </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.Vmyths.com/" title="goes to another website" target="_blank" class="link_external">Vmyths.com
- Truth About Computer Virus Myths & Hoaxes</a> Lot's of good information
and web links.</li>
<li><a href="http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Mythology_and_Folklore/Folklore/Urban_Legends/" title="goes to another website" target="_blank" class="link_external">YAHOO
Urban Legends Page</a> This page contains information about many if
not most of the myths and rumors that circulate on the internet from
time to time along with authoritative information about their origins.
You've probably already heard or seen some of them!</li>
</ul>
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