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- From Internet Scams to Urban Legends, Planet (hoa)X to the Bible Code
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2004
- On Rumours
How Falsehoods Spread, Why We Believe Them, What Can Be Done
Resource Type: Book
Published: 2009
Describes the social and pyschological forces that make the spread of misinformation inevitable. Its argument runs like this: whether or not we choose to believe something, and whether we feel inclined to pass it on, depends largely on what we already believe.
- The Snuff Film
The Making of an Urban Legend
Resource Type: Article
Published: 1999
One of the most enduring, and little-recognized, urban legends about cinema is the "snuff film," in which actresses are supposedly actually killed onscreen. Over the course of nearly a quarter century, the snuff film has transformed from grade-Z slasher film to hoax to anti-pornographers' straw man to urban legend, and shows no sign of slowing down.
- Word Myths
Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends
Resource Type: Book
Published: 2004
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