Fact ChecksLegend
Legend This label describes events so general or lacking in detail they could have happened to someone, somewhere, at some time, and are therefore essentially unprovable. Learn more about our rating system here.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Oct. 15, 2002
Imagine being in a car with no one behind the wheel.
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 22, 2002
Did Gaylord Perry's manager predict he'd hit his first home only after men had walked on the moon?
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 6, 2002
The writer's description of herself as someone who loves long walks and will wait by the front d ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 15, 2002
Does a properly folded U.S. $20 bill reveal images of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade C ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
March 15, 2002
Did the ghost of a woman killed in a car crash direct rescuers to her injured child?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 30, 2001
Rumor has it that black cats are subjected to all sorts of unkind and even cruel activity around ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Oct. 4, 2001
A 9/11-related legend played on the idea of the disaster's trapping a man into inadvertently rev ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 20, 2001
Do photos of the World Trade Center fire reveal the face of Satan?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Sept. 11, 2001
Did a badly wounded soldier tell his parents about his injuries under the guise of them happenin ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Sept. 8, 2001
Did a man contemplating suicide receive a phone call from Almighty God?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
July 31, 2001
A legendary college jape purportedly pitted a street repair crew and police against each other.
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 27, 2001
Did a man fill a Cadillac supposedly belonging to his wife's lover with concrete?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
July 22, 2001
The story goes that she was disconsolate upon learning her husband was leaving the marriage to p ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
July 21, 2001
British train engineers supposedly received help from the FAA about the proper use of a chicken ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
July 18, 2001
The inspiration for this well-known piece of sacred music purportedly struck after a life-alteri ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
July 8, 2001
Girl who prays for protection is saved from rape because two angels keep her safe.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
June 30, 2001
Bird watchers call to each other, thinking they're attracting a rare bird.
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 21, 2001
Knowing one's accomplice is as essential as knowing one's opponent when it comes to getting away ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
May 28, 2001
Does a Halloween haunted house attraction exist that is so scary no one has ever finished it?
Written by: Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson
May 28, 2001
"There was this paper on her incubator that said 'Please save Urine,' so I knew that they had na ...
Page: 6