New Urban LegendsRecent additions to the Urban Legends Reference Pages at snopes.comAn American Tail- July 31, 2008 Barack Obama's campaign plane: a tale of two tails.http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/airplane.asp Brandon Rayner- July 30, 2008 A 10-year-old boy with cancer wants to set a world record for the number of business cards received.http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/medical/rayner.asp Charlton Heston's Basement- July 29, 2008 Do photographs show a collection of guns kept in the basement of actor Charlton Heston's homehttp://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/gunvault.asp Who I Am Makes a Difference- July 28, 2008 Teacher's classroom lesson about making a difference prevents a teenage suicidehttp://www.snopes.com/glurge/difference.asp Mugabe Mansion- July 27, 2008 Do photographs show a mansion belonging to Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabehttp://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/mugabe.asp Barack Obama in Afghanistan- July 25, 2008 E-mail claims presidential candidate Barack Obama "blew off" U.S. soldiers during his recent visit to Afghanistan.http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/afghanistan.asp Cheerleader Sniper- July 25, 2008 "Motivational poster" shows a former cheerleader turned Air Force sniper.http://www.snopes.com/photos/military/cheerleader.asp Cheesecake Factory- July 24, 2008 Cheap cheesecake during The Cheesecake Factory's 30th anniversary celebration.http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/cheesecake.asp The Natural- July 23, 2008 Does John McCain not qualify as a natural-born citizen of the U.S. because he was born in Panamahttp://www.snopes.com/politics/mccain/citizen.asp Vanilla Iced- July 22, 2008 Reasons to be wary of purchasing bargain-priced vanilla in Mexico.http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/vanilla.asp |