New Urban LegendsRecent additions to the Urban Legends Reference Pages at snopes.comPension Plan- August 15, 2008 Will electing John McCain save U.S. taxpayers the pension money paid to former presidentshttp://www.snopes.com/politics/mccain/pension.asp Kay Arthur Predicts Famine- August 14, 2008 Did Precept Ministries International founder Kay Arthur warn conference members that "God had revealed to her that a literal famine is coming to America"http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/kayarthur.asp CNN Alert- August 13, 2008 E-mails masquerading as CNN News Alerts attempt to lure users into downloading malicious software.http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/cnnalert.asp Thomas Sowell- August 13, 2008 The lowdown on various articles attributed to columnist Thomas Sowell.http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/sowell.asp Obama Heals- August 12, 2008 Have hundreds of people been cured by a touch from Barack Obamahttp://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/obamaheals.asp Katie Fitch- August 11, 2008 E-mail requests prayers for Katie Fitch, a three-year-old South Carolina girl with a hepatoblastoma.http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/prayer/fitch.asp Bill of Write-Ins- August 10, 2008 E-mail attributed to comedian Bill Cosby outlines a platform for a write-in presidential candidate.http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/platform.asp Fort Stockton Tornado- August 9, 2008 Photograph purportedly taken in West Texas shows a tornado funnel, lightning bolt, and drilling rig.http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/sedalia.asp Ruby Tuesday- August 8, 2008 Did the Ruby Tuesday restaurant chain mistakenly demolish a competitor's businesshttp://www.snopes.com/photos/advertisements/rubytuesday.asp War Crimes- August 7, 2008 Did John McCain tell a 60 Minutes interviewer that he was a "war criminal" who "bombed innocent women and children"http://www.snopes.com/politics/mccain/warcriminal.asp |