Fact ChecksLost Legend (retired)
Lost Legend (retired) Snopes no longer uses this label. In the fact-checking organization's early years, Snopes founder David Mikkelson used the label for what he deemed unusual, arcane stories for which audiences "can suspend [their] disbelief just a little." Learn more about our rating system here.
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 26, 2003
History: The hidden story of how the design of the California state flag was based on a mistake.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 13, 1999
Did Mississippi schools remove fractions and decimals from their math curriculum?
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 24, 1999
The nursery rhyme ‘Sing a Song of Sixpence’ originated as a coded message used to recruit crew m ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 19, 1998
Was the community of Tarzana, California, named after Tarzan?
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