This is a favorite for obvious reasons.

Hoax-Slayer.com

Antivirus.com

• These are just a couple of sites that are out there whose sole purpose is to expose internet hoaxes.  This is not to endorse everything that these sites posts, only to say that we should be very careful before we believe and subsequently pass out emails that are written from a friend of a friend of a friend.   Once an I. T. (Internet Technology) person explained to me that email hoaxes are sent out for several reasons here are two of those reasons:
  • To clog up the internet.  This can potentially cause mainframes to jam up.  If everyone who has an email address sends out a mass mailing of these so called real stories to warn their loved ones about the alleged dangers these emails purportedly expose than major havoc could occur with the net itself.  Anarchist-types are the ones who like to do these things.
  • To pass along  a virus.  The rule of thumb here is that if you do not know who sent you the email or recognize the sender's name, throw it away BEFORE it's opened.  This same I. T. person explained to me that some viruses are actually good because they expose the weakness of a particular software which forces the company to repair it.  However, some viruses are simply to expose the evil nature of people.  In any event just don't open any emails that you do not recognize the name. 

• I like Google.  It's simple while having a lot to offer.  Besides they creatively change they way they write Google on certain days.

• Most of the time, I think they are fair and balanced.  Sometimes though they do bend to what sells.