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Rumors

and reports of rumors about the international trade in human organs

Also see the interactive map of hot spots.

Nancy Scheper-Hughes

1996 Theft of Life: the Globalization of Organ Stealing Rumors. Anthropology Today 12(3), June: 3-11.

The National Kidney Foundation Dispels Rumors About Illegally Harvested Kidneys

April 4, 1997, New York, NY -- A persistent rumor that has been circulating for the past ten years has recently been reborn on the Internet: a business traveler has a drink with a stranger and wakes up in a tub full of ice, minus both kidneys... More>>

NKF Dispels Pull Tabs For Dialysis Time Rumor

New York, N.Y., June 1, 1998 Ñ A false rumor that has plagued the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the aluminum industry for decades has recently resurfaced, perhaps fueled by the Internet. Individuals and groups believe they can donate the pull tabs on aluminum cans in exchange for time on a kidney dialysis machine... More>>