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HOOVER, AL (WBRC) - The reported abduction of a Mississippi State student was a hoax, according to a release from the university. A Mississippi State student reported today that she was abducted at gunpoint near her college residence and forced to drive to Hoover overnight. "When interviewed, the student recanted her account of events," Thomas Bourgeois, Dean of Students, said in the release. The student now faces charges for filing a false report. The woman told investigators that she called a friend during the incident to tell her what had happened. The student's friend then called police to alert them. Around 2:30 a.m., Mississippi State issued a text alert to the student body making them aware of the alleged abduction. The woman claimed that when she and her abductor arrived at the InTown Suites in Hoover, she was able to escape and call 9-1-1. MSU police, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies investigated the alleged abduction and determined today that i...

By Larry B. Stammer It has long been a maxim that mixing religion and politics can spell trouble. So when Rick Santorum told a partisan crowd in Columbus, Ohio, recently that President Obama's worldview was based on a "phony theology" that drives "radical environmentalists," he must have known his comments would reverberate far beyond his conservative political base. Santorum was speaking of efforts to forestall the worst effects of climate change through controls on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels, and policies aimed at encouraging the development of renewable sources of energy. Obama, he said, was putting the Earth before the needs of humans. "It's about some phony ideal, some phony theology." That theology, he said, was not "based on the Bible." At another point, he rejected as unproven the findings of the vast majority of the world's reputable scientists that humans are accelerating climate change. Climate change, he c...

A new internet hoax is doing the rounds in New Zealand, warning parents to be aware of sugar-coated methamphetamine tablets being offered in schools. The hoax claims the tablets, Strawberry Quick, look like children's lollies and smell like strawberries. It warns parents to tell their children not to take lollies from anyone, including their class mates, because the disguised lollies are crystal methamphetamine, which can kill. Constable Michelle Stagg, of Blenheim, said parents should dismiss the information. While a form of methamphetamine called Strawberry Quick existed, the warnings in the message were highly exaggerated and inaccurate. "The claims in these misleading messages should not be taken seriously, it is basically an internet hoax," Miss Stagg said. The hoax was spreading quickly around the country and had previously received publicity around the world, she said. - The Marlborough Express Email Facebook MySpace Digg StumbleUpon Delicio...

Summary: Scammers are pushing a hoax on Facebook, warning users that drug dealers are giving colored and flavored crystal meth to children. While such forms of meth do exist, the story is a hoax. Facebook users are inadvertently spreading a hoax on the social network, telling each other that drug dealers are selling colored and flavored crystal methamphetamine known as "Strawberry Quick" to children. This story is false. The claim is typically phrased as follows: ALL PARENTS PLEEEASE BE AWARE!! …There is a drug going around the schools …Its known as Strawberry Quick …or strawberry meth …it looks like pop rocks kids eat & also smells like strawberries & also comes in other flavors like chocolate ect … Pleeease tell your children not to take candy from anyone even a class mate because this drug that looks like pop rocks is actually crystal meth rocked up with strawberry flavor & can kill them :'( …PLEASE REPOST!!! so all parents are aware of this …Thank Y...

By Tom Gardner Last updated at 9:32 AM on 27th February 2012 Hoax: British comedian Rowan Atkinson is the latest celebrity to be the victim of a hoax about their death An internet hoax about the death of British actor Rowan Atkinson became the top trending topic worldwide on Twitter today. Rumours about the apparent demise of the Mr Bean star spread around the globe within hours of a 'joke' tweet from a so called 'internet troll' on the microblogging site. The hoax even briefly fooled internet encyclopedia Wikipedia, which displayed Mr Atkinson's date of death as 26 Febrary, 2012 on his entry page. Tens of thousands of people latched onto the #RIP Rowan Atkinson hash-tag to express their condolences. The top world wide trending subject was apparently sparked by a single post from a twitter user based in the Philippines. Michael Robert Meras posted the message to his 753 followers: 'Fresh news from Britain, Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (A.K.A. Mr. Bean)...

Posted on February 27, 2012, Monday SIBU: An Internet scam using fictitious websites and fake business addresses has been detected. The scam is believed to be operated by a foreign syndicate to fleece unsuspecting consumers of their hard-earned money. Disclosing that they have received two complaints on such fraudulent activity, Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism (MDTCC) Sibu branch chief Balraj Singh said both victims lost thousands of ringgit to these fly-by-night operators. He did not discount the possibility that this syndicate was in cahoots with locals to cheat consumers, who had a penchant for online shopping, saying that there may be more cases that went unreported. "We have investigated both cases which exhibited similar modus operandi where both complainants were asked to bank in their money into a local bank account only to discover the owner had absconded with their cash. He revealed that they had checked with relevant authorities on th...

26 February 2012 Last updated at 07:51 ET A number of people have been moved from their homes following a security alert in Newtownabbey. A suspicious device was found in Mournebeg Drive on Sunday. Mournebeg Drive has been closed at its junction with Linford Green. Army bomb experts have been sent to the scene. Progressive Unionist party member Phil Hamilton said he believed the object had been left on his car because he was a community activist who had been vocal in opposing drug dealing. He added: "It's not the first time I have been targeted. I am disgusted at people who placed a device on my car and jeopardised residents' safety." Read More @ Source Hoax 3 (1996) - Europe Section 3 Rollerblading Movie from 1996 Video Rating: 4 / 5 Fraudulent Stories Here

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Misdemeanor charges were filed Friday against two women who allegedly made up a story about finding a newborn baby at a gas station , Long Beach city prosecutors said. Police later learned one of the women was the infant's mother. Paloma Espinoza , 28, was charged with one misdemeanor count each of child endangerment and child abandonment for abandoning the child and fabricating a story that she found the baby in a plastic bag outside a gas station, prosecutors said in a statement. She was taken into custody Friday and was being held on $ 50,000 bail, police said. Her arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday. Her mother, Sonia Ines Hernandez , 52, was charged with filing a false police report and obstructing a police investigation. Hernandez, who was not taken into custody, also is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday. Espinoza gave birth to the baby girl on Monday at home and brought the child to her mother, who told police she found the newborn that ...

Still, the Oklahoma Republican believes his work is not done. Next week, the senator said his plans for the book's introduction include interviews with several broadcast personalities known for being on the other side of the debate. Published by WND Books, which described it as a coup de grace to the global-warming movement, the book is titled "The Greatest Fake," with the subtitle "How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future." "The timing couldn't be better," Inhofe said Friday in an interview. What those on the other side of the debate failed to do with legislation, he said, they will now try to accomplish through regulation. In the scenario explained by Inhofe, that could be much worse. He also warned that a ruling in a key court case later this year could open the way for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to use the Clean Air Act to have jurisdiction over not only industries but even church facilities. Inhofe said the econ...

Elections 2012 | February 25, 2012 Pittsburgh Conservative Examiner Facebook Reddit Print Email Facebook Reddit Print Email Read full bio Get my newsletter Become an Examiner By J.J. Jackson Pittsburgh Conservative Examiner J.J. Jackson is a libertarian/conservative author who has been writing about politics since 1993 and blogging since 2002. He has earned a... Read More @ Source CONFIRMED: Voter Counterfeit Found in 8 Precincts' in Iowa Caucuses!!! 1/19/12 There is confirmed voter fraud in the Iowa Causes. They have lost 8 precincts numbers and they have finally admitted the numbers given out the night of the vote are incorrect. They have now given a different total that take away votes from each Romney and Santorum. Why is no one talking about this? Here is the article to read for yourself caucuses.desmoinesregister.com Video Rating: 4 / 5 Fraudulent Stories Here

HAPEVILLE, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - Police are on the lookout for burglars targeting elderly women. It's happened twice in the past 10 days. Thieves posing as city employees are getting into homes and making off with thousands of dollars in jewelry. Investigators said that a couple of guys driving a white extended cab pickup truck are claiming to work for the city of Hapeville in order to gain access to people's homes. "There's all kinds of scam artists out there," said Hapeville resident Bob Braxton. Braxton's 80-year-old neighbor didn't want to go on camera, but she said the crooks talked with her in her backyard. While one had her distracted, the other crook stole a sack full of priceless family heirlooms. "She found a pin on her bathroom floor, went to her jewelry box and discovered all of her jewelry had been stolen," said Braxton. Hapeville police said it was the second scam like this in their jurisdiction since Valentine's Day, and i...

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