Classics
Snopes Classics from back in the day.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Nov. 2, 1997
Was the charred body of a scuba diver recovered from a tree after a forest fire?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 26, 1996 (Updated: June 29, 2021)
The true story went viral on TikTok 47 years to the day.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 13, 2000
It's an amusing story, but the art rock band 10cc was not named for the amount of semen in the a ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 19, 1995
Half a century onwards, the rumor that Walt Disney's body was put in cryonic storage remains one ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 22, 2001
One of the most widely-circulated bits of misinformation to be found on the internet.
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
Feb. 22, 2001
Reports of a secret tape recorded aboard the doomed space shuttle Challenger that captured the f ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
May 21, 2000
In this classic urban legend, an elderly pet owner attempts to dry her beloved pet in a microwav ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 13, 1999
Did Mussolini make the trains run on time?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
March 3, 1998
Updated version of old urban legend claims Trump rewarded a stranger who helped him change a fla ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 11, 2007
"There seems to be a die-hard group of non-wearers out there who simply do not wish to buckle up ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Sept. 25, 2009
Rumor holds that Jimmies, the chocolate sprinkles used on confections, are so named as a referen ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 28, 2007 (Updated: June 28, 2022)
Children's television show host Fred Rogers has been the focus of many rumors.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 19, 2009
Internationally syndicated news stories are sometimes edited or added to by local newspaper publ ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
July 12, 1999
Did the word "fuck" originate as an acronym of the phrase "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge"?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 21, 2001
Did 4,000 Israelis stay home from work at the World Trade Center on 9/11?
Written by: Judy Johnson
July 12, 1997 (Updated: July 29, 2025)
Rumor holds that a stuntman was killed during the filming of the chariot race scene in the 1959 ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 11, 2006
Former president Theodore Roosevelt's words regarding the assimilation of immigrants into Americ ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 28, 1999
Superstitious legend holds that a number of strange deaths are connected to a 'curse' on the 'Po ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 17, 2000
Honeymooning couple's sexual activities are secretly videotaped by their hotel.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Feb. 27, 1999 (Updated: April 23, 2021)
Snuff films — are they for real?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 19, 2007
According to a popular presentation, eagles extend their lifespans by removing their beaks, talo ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
April 14, 2005
Was the fashion of sagging one's pants born of a prison mode of signaling sexual availability?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
May 4, 2006
A long-held rumor claims that Scooby, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne and Velma were created to represent s ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 3, 1996
A student mistook examples of unsolved math problems for a homework assignment and solved them.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
May 2, 1999
Legend holds that the original Coca-Cola formula contained a significant amount of cocaine.
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