Tag: snopes

  • Why Urban Legends Spread

    In a short profile of David and Barbara Mikkelson–proprietors of urban legend reference Snopes–the two discuss how they have seen their site grow and what they have observed about the subset of society that visit and contact their site. It’s an eminently quotable article of observations, questioning why urban legends spread the way they do.…

  • Daily Snopes: An Excellent Waste of Your Time

    Daily Snopes is a news monitoring service from those professional spoilsports, Snopes. A great way to waste half an hour on a slow Friday morning.