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1. snopes.com: I Want to Work at Google ••••
Photographs show amenities provided to employees at the offices of Google.
  ...Architecture --> Google Workplace Google Workplace Claim: Photographs show amenities provided to employees at the offices of Google. Example:...
  ...We already knew that working for Google had certain advantages, but, believe me, this giant of the search motor takes the welfare of its employees...
  ...because 'ideas don't always come when seated in the office' says one of Google's managers. Food: Employees can eat all they want from a vast choice...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:17:39 GMT http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/google.asp

2. snopes.com: Google or Yahoo 'Work from Home' Scam ••••
Google work from home posting links scam.
  ...the US and you have been wanting to work from home, you might be in luck. Google has now released a new 'Work From Home Program' that will allow...
  ...Google has been thriving and reporting profits consistently every quarter. Completely innovating the Search Engine industry in the late 1990's, Google...
  ...Google has now opened it's doors and will be hiring everyday people to work from the comfort of their own homes posting links. The way this works is...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:45:58 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/employment/google.asp

3. snopes.com: Google Search for 'Jew'
Does the top search result in Google for 'jew' point to an anti-Semitic site?
  ...Claim: One of the top search results in Google for the word "jew" points to an anti-Semitic site. Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2004] Upon...
  ..."Jew" on Google, the Internet's number one search engine, I contacted Google and basically got a run-around. I was told that in order for Google to...
  ...I would need some sort of petition with at least 50,000 names. I've taken Google at its word and have set up an online petition for people to sign at:...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:40:08 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/google.asp

4. snopes.com: Google PhoneBook
Will entering a phone number into Google produce a home address and a map with directions to that address?
  ...Home --> Computers --> Internet --> Google PhoneBook Google PhoneBook Claim: Entering a phone number into the Google search engine can produce a...
  ...Beware the New Google Feature! www.google.com Type your home telephone number into Google's search bar & click the search button . . . MapQuest...
  ...of the message quoted above is true: Typing a phone number into the popular Google search engine can produce a display like the following: Here we...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:37:37 GMT http://www.snopes.com/computer/internet/google.asp

5. snopes.com: Miserable Failure •••
Why is the phrase 'miserable failure' tied to President Bush's biography in Google?
  ...--> George W. Bush --> Someone Set Us Up the Google Bomb Someone Set Us Up the Google Bomb Claim: A 'Google bombing' effort has tied the phrase...
  ...Bush's biography in the Google search engine. Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2003] If you go to Google.com and type in the phrase...
  ...page in Google when users searched on the phrase "weapons of mass destruction." And since early December 2003, the top site returned by a Google search...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:18:41 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/google.asp

6. snopes.com: Facebook Search Engine Indexing •••
Does Facebook now allows all of your private information to be automatically indexed by search engines?
  ...don't know, as of today, Facebook will automatically index all your info on Google, which allows everyone to view it. To change this option, go to...
  ...your status for all your friends ASAP ... keep your private info off of Google! Origins: This item appears to be based on a bit of confusion over some...
  ...will show up when someone looks up your name on a search engine such as Google. The stuff you've limited access to in your profile will not show up....
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:31:29 GMT http://www.snopes.com/computer/internet/indexing.asp

7. snopes.com: Free 411 •••
Can you get free directory service by calling 1-800-FREE-411 or 1-800-GOOG-411?
  ...In 2008, Google began offering a similar free directory assistance service accessed by calling the phone number 1-800-GOOG-411. We tested Google's...
  ...1-800-GOOG-411 demo (Google) Last updated: 16 December 2008 The URL for this page is http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/free411.asp Urban Legends...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:25:53 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/free411.asp

8. Urban Legends Reference Pages: Daily Snopes (1 April 2005) •••
Odd stories in the news.
  ...Google Gulp (Google) Google is pleased to announce Google Gulp (BETA)™ with Auto-Drink™ (LIMITED RELEASE), a line of "smart drinks" designed to maximize...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:30:12 GMT http://www.snopes.com/daily/archive.asp?date=20050401&...

9. snopes.com: Smith Sisters Murder •••
Did the ghosts of two murdered teen girls return to kill and skin their parents?
  ...DONT BELEIVE ME? LOOK IT UP N GOOGLE Origins: We began encountering this tale in our inbox in late June 2005. Almost two months later, near the end...
  ...versions mailed to us began including this coda: ps guys..i looked it up on google and it really happened. creepy eh? i dont normally do these..but this...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:11:45 GMT http://www.snopes.com/horrors/ghosts/skinned.asp

10. snopes.com: Politics (George W. Bush) •••
Political items about President George W. Bush.
  ...A 'Google bombing' effort has tied the phrase 'miserable failure' to President Bush's biography in the Google search engine. In 2003, President and...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:16:36 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/bush.asp

11. snopes.com: Ataxia and Ticks •••
Embedded ticks can cause paralysis.
  ...set us up for an appointment for the following day with pediatrics. If you Google Ataxia, you'll understand why we were so devastated. The short version...
  ...started paralyzing her starting at her feet and moving up. (Tick paralysis, Google brings up good information on that too). Once the tick was removed she...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:16:39 GMT http://www.snopes.com/medical/disease/ataxia.asp

12. snopes.com: Home Depot Christmas •••
The Home Depot web site includes no mention of Christmas?
  ...their marketing materials in response to consumer complaints. However, a Google search of the Home Depot web site conducted shortly after the Action...
  ...up over 2,700 references to "Christmas" the bulk of which, according to Google's cache information, were present on the Home Depot web site well before...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:20:05 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/christmas/homedepot.asp

13. snopes.com: Network Neutrality •••
E-mail warns about Congress' allowing Internet providers to abandon network neutrality.
  ...Do you buy books online, use Google, or download to an Ipod? These activities will be hurt if Congress passes a radical law that gives giant corporations...
  ...together on the Internet. Whether a user searches for recipes using Google, reads an article on snopes.com, or looks at a friend's MySpace profile, all...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:23:35 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/neutrality.asp

14. snopes.com: Steve Jobs 2005 Commencement Address •••
Did Steve Jobs deliver the commencement address to the 2005 graduating class at Stanford?
  ...scissors, and polaroid cameras. It was sort of like Google in paperback form, 35 years before Google came along: it was idealistic, and overflowing with...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:24:39 GMT http://www.snopes.com/glurge/stevejobs.asp

15. snopes.com: Bush Arrested in Canada for War Crimes •••
Has Canada has arrested U.S. President George W. Bush for war crimes?
  ...listed (after it was republished on another site) as the top story on Google News. Another site, tricked up to look like the official CNN web site (and...
  ...Sources: Varghese, Sam. "Google News Gets Its Sights Crossed." The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 December 2004. Walkom, Thomas. "Should Canada Indict Bush?"...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:42:20 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/canada.asp

16. snopes.com: Lady Gaga is an Hermaphrodite? •••
Is pop star Lady Gaga an hermaphrodite?
  ...I've heard Lady Gaga is transgender or a hermaphrodite. A google search reveals conflicting information. [Collected via e-mail, August 2009] Hi,...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:12:26 GMT http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/ladygaga.asp

17. snopes.com: General Chong Letter •••
Essay by retired Air Force major general analyzes the war on terrorism.
  ...them, I almost deleted them as well-written as they are. But then I did a "Google search" on the General and found him to be a retired Air Force Surgeon...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:14:10 GMT http://www.snopes.com/rumors/soapbox/chong.asp

18. snopes.com: Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act •••
A bill before Congress would prohibit ownership of handguns by those who have not obtained firearm licenses?
  ...To find out about this - go to any government website and type in HR 45 or Google HR 45 Blair Holt Firearm Licensing & Record of Sales Act of 2009. You...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:15:34 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/guns/blairholt.asp

19. snopes.com: Bill to Repeal the 22nd Amendment •••
Would a proposal before Congress repeal the 22nd amendment to allow Barack Obama to serve more than two terms as president?
  ...Or go to Google and do your own search by typing in H. J. Res. 5 ... not that I believe WE ACTUALLY elect our presidents anymore anyway! Origins: The...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:15:54 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/termlimits.asp

20. snopes.com: Premature CNN Obituaries •••
Technical glitch on CNN web site revealed obituaries for several famous but not-yet-dead people?
  ...the templates were no longer accessible to the public, the search engine Google still had a reference Thursday to Reagan's, titled "Ronald Reagan...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:17:18 GMT http://www.snopes.com/humor/mediagoofs/cnnobits.asp

21. snopes.com: Bump Keys •••
Some residence locks are vulnerable to unauthorized entry through the use of 'bump keys.'
  ...http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5177213949300140850 Origins: The concept of "bump keys" (or "999 keys") gained currency on the Internet...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:19:09 GMT http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/bumpkeys.asp

22. snopes.com: Alaskans' Opinions on Sarah Palin •••
Letters from Alaskans offer viewpoints of Alaska governor Sarah Palin.
  ...as his choice. On Wednesday, if you enter Kilkenny and Palin's names on Google, about 200 sites refer to this letter. Why did she do it? Kilkenny told...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:22:54 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/sarahpalin.asp

23. snopes.com: Facebook FanCheck •••
Information about the Facebook Fan Check virus.
  ...The phrase "Facebook Fan Check Virus" is currently a hot trending topic on Google, with many net users searching for information. However, hackers have...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:33:09 GMT http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/fancheck.asp

24. snopes.com: The Truth About ANWR •••
E-mail reports the truth about the environmental impact of drilling for oil in ANWR.
  ...HERE ARE A COUPLE SCREEN SHOTS FROM GOOGLE EARTH As you can see, the area where they are talking about drilling is a barren wasteland. Oh, and...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:34:21 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/anwr.asp

25. snopes.com: I'll Care If . . . •••
Did the relative of a soldier serving in Iraq pen the 'I'll care if...' polemic?
  ...someone else let me know last week that a columnist named Doug Patton (google him) wrote the article and I notifed him of the response and what had...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:36:07 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/foster.asp

26. snopes.com: An Open Letter to Procter & Gamble •••
Letter to a Procter & Gamble executive complains about company's feminine pad packaging?
  ...become one of the more widely-circulated pieces of netlore, with a quick Google search on a key phrase from the letter's turning up about 12,000 entries...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:36:59 GMT http://www.snopes.com/humor/letters/always.asp

27. snopes.com: Dennis Miller on Good Guys •••
Dennis Miller explains politics and the war in Iraq.
  ...3) If you use Google Search and type in "French Military Victories," your reply will be "Did you mean French Military Defeats?" 4) If your only...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:39:58 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/miller.asp

28. snopes.com: Hackers Pursue bin Laden •••
Donate money to help hackers catch Osama Bin Laden?
  ...named steganography and public/private key encryption. (go www.pgp.com, www.google.com - seek for steganography for more information). We will not be...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:40:38 GMT http://www.snopes.com/rumors/hackers.asp

29. snopes.com: Bakken Formation •••
Article provides facts about untapped oil reserves in the Bakken Formation?
  ...1. Ever heard of the Bakken Formation? GOOGLE it. I did, and again, BLEW my mind. The U.S. Geological Service issued a report in April ('08) that only...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:41:45 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/bakken.asp

30. snopes.com: Gas High •••
Does a photograph show a gas station sign advertising premium gasoline for $6.07 per gallon?
  ...I tried to verify this at Google but was unable to verify or not. I have to wonder if this is a doctored photo. Gouging of this sort is, I thought, a law...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:42:53 GMT http://www.snopes.com/katrina/photos/gaspump.asp

31. snopes.com: Gold in Goldschlager Rumor •••
Does Goldschlager liqueur contain gold flakes to make small cuts in the throats of drinkers?
  ...heard it from a lot of people and could find nothing about it pro or con on google. So anyway: does Goldschlager put little bits of crushed glass into...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:44:02 GMT http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/goldschlager.asp

32. snopes.com: Camera Obscura •••
Video clip reveals that a digital TV converter harbors a hidden camera and microphone combination?
  ...In 2006, Google announced that they would use in-built computer microphones to listen in on user's background noise, be it television, music or radio and...
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:45:25 GMT http://www.snopes.com/photos/technology/converter.asp

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