1.  Almost from the moment of the explosion, false leads and erroneous rumors have emanated from the destruction in Oklahoma City.

2.  A federal, state and local law enforcement task force in Houston had followed thousands of tips, most of them false leads.

3.  Adopted kids often search for years for their biological parents, chasing down false leads and wandering through mazes that lead only to dead ends.

4.  Adopted kids often search years for their biological parents, chasing down false leads and wandering through mazes that lead to dead ends.

5.  After dozens of false leads, disappointments and brilliant deductions, he peers down at the enigmatic texts.

6.  But agents confidentially describe the hunt as a bush-shaking exercise complicated by rumors, false leads and a ticking clock.

7.  But Fox said profiles rarely finger suspects, and are only useful in helping investigators separate promising tips from false leads.

8.  But it was a false lead.

9.  But it turned out to be a false lead.

10.  But that signal proved to be a false lead.