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What is an Urban Legend?

An "urban legend" is not the same thing as a "fictional tale" or an "apocryphal anecdote," although many people mistakenly use the term in that sense. A tale is considered to be an urban legend if it circulates widely, is told and re-told with differing details (or exists in multiple versions), and is said to be true. Whether or not the events described in the tale ever actually occurred is completely irrelevant to its classification as an urban legend.

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3oddballz.com
Common E-mail Hoaxes

Hoaxes and Urban Legends "A"

about.com
Hoax List: Current Netlore & Urban Legends
Top 25 Urban Legends
Current Netlore: A to Z Index
All About Web Hoaxes

Hoaxes and Urban Legends "B"

breakthechain.org
Junk Email Letters of Promise, Bogus Virus Warnings, Urban Legends

Hoaxes and Urban Legends "C"

christianwebsite.com
Internet Hoaxes and Christians

Hoaxes & Urban Legends "D"

darwinawards.com
The Darwin Awards for Urban Legend Stories - Ranked by Vote

deliveringtrust.com - From The United States Postal Inspection Service
Fake Check Scams
Cross-Border Fraud
Internet Fraud
Foreign Lottery Scams
Work-at-Home Scams
Identity Theft
Telemarketing Fraud

destroyadware.com
Internet Hoaxes

dhs.gov
Dept. of Homeland Security - Internet Hoaxes

dmoz.org
Urban Legends

Hoaxes & Urban Legends "H"

hoaxbusters.org
The Big List of Internet Hoaxes, Junk Mail and Spam

hoax-slayer.com
Latest Email Hoaxes & Current Internet Scams

howstuffworks.com
How Urban Legends Work - Legend or Misinformation?

Hoaxes and Urban Legends "J"

janbrunvand.com
Encyclopedia of Urban Legends
FAQ on Urban Legends

Hoaxes and Urban Legends "L"

locallegend
Local Urban Legends in the UK

Hoaxes and Urban Legends "M"

museumofhoaxes.com
Museum of Hoaxes & Urban Legends - Dubious Claims and Mischief of All Kinds

Hoaxes and Urban Legends "N"

nonprofit.net
Don't Spread That Hoax

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onslowcountync.gov
Be Informed on All Types of Internet Frauds or Scams

Hoaxes and Urban Legends "P"

pcworld.com
Internet Hoaxes

Custom Search

Hoaxes and Urban Legends "R"

religioustolerance.org
Christian Urban Legends, Pious Frauds, Forgeries, Stories, Relics, Belief Systems...

Hoaxes and Urban Legends "S"

scambusters.org
Email Urban Legends and Email Hoaxes Usually Tell Recipients to Forward the Email to Everyone They Know

shields-research.org
LDS Hoaxes and Myths

snopes.com
Look at The Newest Urban Legends
Folklore, Rumors & Urban Legends - Simply Stated

sophos.com
Email and Virus Hoax Information

symantec.com
Threat Explorer - Hoaxes

Hoaxes and Urban Legends "T"

tafkac.org
Urban Legends Archive

truthminers.com
Search for A Particular Hoax

truthorfiction.com
Be First to Know About New eRumors, Viruses, Internet Hoaxes

Hoaxes and Urban Legends "U"

urbanlegendsonline.com
Urban Legends & Creepy/Interesting Myths and Superstitions

Hoaxes and Urban Legends "V"

virusbusters.itcs.umich.edu
Virus Busters - Hoaxes, Hooey, and Hogwash

vmyths.com
Viruses, Hoaxes, Myths, Misconceptions, Urban Legends, Media Flops and Fiascoes, Computer Virus Hysteria

Hoaxes and Urban Legends "W"

warphead.com
An Urban Legend is A Short Tale That...

wdog.co
An Electronic Art Exhibit of Urban Legends and Hoaxes

wikipedia.org
Internet hoaxes
Urban Myths - Urban Legends

womansday.com
12 Infamous Celebrity Death Hoaxes