Are you one of the many people who receives countless forwards? And, if so, have you been sending them along to me? Yes? Stop that! How many forwards have you received about a lonely child in the hospital? The emails often claim that some company will donate a certain amount of money toward this child's medical care for each time his/her email is forwarded. Did you fall for it? A lot of people do.
The truth is their is no way for any company to accurately keep track of how many times an email has been forwarded. Think about it, a company would have to have access to every email account in the world. The government probably has those capabilities but I can assure you Pepsi, Coke, Hershey's and the countless other companies that these emails claim to be affiliated with do not.
What about all of the amazing stories that populate forwards? The dog that retrieves the stick of dynamite-false. The kid with chemical burns from a Mr. Clean Eraser-false. There are too many rumors to list. Rumors live on because people pass on information with little regard for fact.
Their are websites that you can visit to check out the latest internet rumors.
Before you click your forward button flooding your friends and family with rumors you might want to check out that story for yourself.
