Classics
Snopes Classics from back in the day.
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 2, 2011
Has Medal of Honor recipient Van T. Barfoot been barred from flying the U.S. flag outside his home?
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 22, 2001
One of the most widely-circulated bits of misinformation to be found on the internet.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Nov. 2, 2000
Legend holds that singer Lauryn Hill said she'd rather die than have white people buy her albums.
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 18, 2002
Starbucks recalled 'Collapse into Cool' promotional posters due to controversy over their allege ...
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
Feb. 24, 2000
NASA scientists did not find a 'missing day' in time and thereby prove Biblical accounts to be true.
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 17, 2001
For some of us, the desire to believe we've been let in on a piece of secret knowledge can overp ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 7, 2010
A photograph purportedly shows a newly discovered species of moth.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 9, 2007
A purported quip by 'Tonight Show' host Johnny Carson regarding Zsa Zsa Gabor and her cat has be ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 16, 2001
The eventual standardization of railroad gauge in the U.S. was due far less to a slavish devotio ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 2, 2010
"A 38-year-old female mortuary worker is being held on $250,000 bond after becoming pregnant by ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 12, 2001
Urban legend holds that an attempted abduction of a child from a big box store, mall, or amuseme ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 11, 2006
Former president Theodore Roosevelt's words regarding the assimilation of immigrants into Americ ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 23, 1999
Contrary to what mystery and crime dramas might portray, ingesting ground glass isn't inherently ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 1, 1998
Analysis of restaurant food eaten by a young woman reveals the presence of semen from HIV- or ST ...
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. 3, 2001
Highly publicized allegations of insider trading in advance of 9/11 generally rest on reports of ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 14, 1999
Does drinking Mountain Dew cause one's testicles to shrink?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
July 29, 2002
Did George W. Bush say the problem with the French is they have no word for entrepreneur?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 16, 1998
Neil Armstrong supposedly offered a cryptic remark to a 'Mr. Gorsky' during the Apollo 11 moon l ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 12, 2004 (Updated: Jan. 24, 2005)
Imam is questioned about Islamic attitude toward infidels.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 30, 1996
Viewers claim that clouds of dust form the word S-E-X in the Disney animated film 'The Lion King.'
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 1, 2001
Did Michael Jackson's prosthetic nose fell off during a recent TV special ?
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: David Mikkelson
April 26, 2001
The English word 'news' is said to derive from an acronym formed from the words 'north,' east,' ...
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