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Definition: Urban
Legends Universal motifs
in folklore, or stories to good to be true. Urban legends are
friend-of-a-friend stories (FOAFS) that are told to describe
strange, but supposedly real events, when in-fact they are
fictional due to word of mouth invention or distortion. There
is usually a true element to the legend, but it becomes
fictional as it is passed from one person to the next. Core
elements in most urban legends remain the same, but details of
the story can differ from one locale to the next.
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Definition:
Internet Hoaxes: A website or email that is intended to
deceive or trick a computer user. |
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Have you received emails or heard rumors that
just don't sound right? Here is a page to investigate those savory emails.
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About.com-Hoaxes
and Folklore
Information about internet hoaxes, urban legends etc. |
CIAC
Urban Myths and Legends
... Spider in the Toilet Hoax. ... As mentioned
at Urban Legends.com, ...
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Common
E-mail Hoaxes
A list of some of the more popular internet
hoaxes, urban legends, rumors, and junk, circulated through your email.
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Don't Spread that Hoax!
... "Classic" Urban Legends & Myths ..
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Fact
Check.org
High quality information on most political
goofs, lies, misrepresentation and misinformation
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HOAXBUSTERS Home Page
Information about hoaxes, chain letters, urban
myths and other bogus information being routed around the internet.
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Hoaxkill
Site includes lists and links identifying
internet virus hoaxes, chain letters, urban legends, parodies of hoaxes,
and discussion forum.
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HOAXES AND URBAN LEGENDS - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
"Computer Virus Myths (and hoaxes and urban legends)" has a
very good home page |
Internet Viruses, Virus Hoaxes & Urban Legends
Internet Viruses, Virus Hoaxes & Urban
Legends by Gary Schweinshaupt, SPCUG Webmaster... |
McAfee.com
- Virus Hoaxes
Information and advice on viruses, hoaxes
and urban legends.
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Symantec:
Hoaxes
Uncovering hoaxes that usually arrive in the
form of an email, or promotions that sound too good to be true.
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Truth
Or Fiction - email reality check - verify rumors
... stories, virus warnings, humorous tales,
pleas for help, urban legends, prayer requests ... the first to know about
new eRumors, viruses, Internet Hoaxes.
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Symantec
Anti Virus Research Center
Norton's site to prevent virus and hoaxes.
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Snopes
... Snopes Urban Legends Archives Example:
save PBS. About.com Urban Legends search Example: alligator sewer. CIAC
Hoax Database
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Top 10 Net Hoaxes/Urban Legends
of 2001
2001 roster of the most popular, most infamous
and most annoying legends and hoaxes of the year
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The
Urban Legends Archive - a collection of urban myths
Please show your support for the urban legends
archive by linking to this site. |
The
Urban Legend Combat Kit at NetSquirrel.com
..information on Urban Legends and how to
fight them...
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Urban
Legends and Folklore
THE starting place for exploring Urban Legends
and Folklore on the Web: Internet hoaxes, rumors, urban legends and urban
myths debunked. ...from About.com
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Urban Legends and Hoaxes Resource Center
Check out these popular emails to discover
whether they are true -- or just urban legends or hoaxes... Urban Legends
and Hoaxes Resource Center. ...
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Urban Legends Reference Pages
Urban Legends Reference Pages. What's New? Top Searches,
Contact Us, Donate, Mailing Lists, |
Scam Report. Site Map Message Board Glossary Random Weird
News FAQ. ...
Urban
Legends - Hoaxes and The Darwin Awards
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Web-Hoaxes_and_urban_legends
... Links to sites that deal with Urban Legends
and Hoaxes..
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