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Urban legends are one facet of folklore that continue to evolve and fascinate us with their tales. Many urban legends have been perpetuated and passed on with the advent of the Internet. As a society, we have to be discerning and learn to tell the difference between hoaxes and rumors and actual urban legends (folklore).

  • About.com: Urban Legends and Folklore  - Collection of articles and resources on urban legends. Includes quizzes and pictures.
  • AFU Urban Legends Archives  - Extensive collection of urban legends sorted by category.
  • The Cat in Urban Mythology  - Indexes resources that reveal the roots of cats' role or perception in urban legends.
  • Common E-mail Hoaxes  - Lists popular deceitful schemes in the Internet such as urban legends, rumors, and junk mails.
  • Darwin Awards  - Collection of apocryphal stories serve as examples of the Herculean Darwinian efforts. Story rankings presented.
  • Don't Spread that Hoax  - Catalogs various hoax or misinformation that target kids and adults alike. Computer viruses also presented.
  • Envasion  - Offers pieces of "crytptozology" or the concept of monsters and other unlikely creatures and beings being propagated by urban legends.
  • The Folklorist  - Contains articles, books, press releases, and comments that are centered at studying the human condition.
  • Japanese Urbanlegend  - Introduces the urban legend of Japan, because it is urban legend to the end, all are not necessarily true.
  • Lie Mails  - Serves as an email verifier to examine hoaxes or status.
  • Museum of Hoaxes  - Virtual gallery of the most known hoaxes in history. With blogs and a discussion forum.
  • Net Squirrel  - Features an urban legend combat kit and various how-to articles.
  • Rocket Car Story  - Presents the true story of the dubbed rocket car - a car remodelled with a jet engine.
  • Snopes.com  - Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.
  • Too Good to Be True  - Features Jan Harold Brunvand's book of urban legends. With excerpts.
  • Tourist of Death  - Features manipulated images that depict improbable situations or circumstances caught by the camera.
  • Truth Miners  - Collective action from the Christian community to exposes hoaxes in the Internet. Also presents inspirational stories and software.
  • Urban Folklore  - Gathers various folklore from the net. With ratings and dates of acquisition.
  • Urban Legend and Modern Myths  - Briefly introduces the concept of urban legends and presents a gallery of related stories.
  • Urban Legends and Superstitions  - Accommodates urban legend reports, answers frequently asked questions, and presents links to other folklore sites.
  • Urban Legends Art Exhibit  - Tour this virtual complex of exhibits that represents some folk stories of the recent times.
  • Urban Myths and Legends  - Compiles a number of urban myths that have been contributed online.
  • Urban Myths: Debunk Your Life  - Contains a selection of urban myths, legends, hoaxes, scams, ghost stories and fairy tales debunked.
  • Weird NJ  - Internet home to of the Weird US series of books. Provides folklore information and lists of bizarre places and stories.
  • Weird USA  - Serves as the news publication of urban legends and beliefs. With photos, stories, and other resources.
  • Wired 8.08: Heard the One About the Rocket Car?  - A possibly true story about four guys who attach a jet engine to their car.
 
 
 
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