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Mikkelson snopes@snopes.com snopes@snopes.com http://www.snopes.com/logo.gif http://www.snopes.com 144 60 The definitive Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation. http://www.snopes.com/photos/military/lambeau.asp Photographs purportedly show an NFL pre-game Veterans Day tribute not aired by ESPN. snopes@snopes.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/cancerousdeer.asp Photograph purportedly shows a cancerous deer found near a fracking area in Pennsylvania. snopes@snopes.com Thu, 2 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/crime/justice/carrypermit.asp Well-armed old lady with a carry permit isn't afraid of "a damn thing." snopes@snopes.com Wed, 1 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/travel/airline/obnoxious.asp An obnoxious airline passenger demands special treatment. snopes@snopes.com Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/romney/search.asp Did Mitt Romney assist in the search for his business partner's missing daughter? snopes@snopes.com Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/kingbrown.asp Photograph purportedly shows a king brown snake in Australia. snopes@snopes.com Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/photos/hunting/zimbabwecroc.asp Photograph purportedly shows a large crocodile killed in Zimbabwe. snopes@snopes.com Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/food/prepare/msm.asp Text describes the process of producing mechanically separated chicken. snopes@snopes.com Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/photos/signs/mcdinsurance.asp Photo purportedly shows a McDonald's sign announcing a $1.50 surcharge on African-American customers. snopes@snopes.com Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/crime/intent/gunshop.asp Are gangs marking cars parked outside gun stores to later identify them as potential gun theft opportunities? snopes@snopes.com Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/photos/bodymods/baby.asp Photograph purportedly shows a 9-month-old baby tattooed by its mother's boyfriend. snopes@snopes.com Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/humor/jokes/cruiseship.asp Winston Churchill quip about his preferring to travel on Italian cruise ships. snopes@snopes.com Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/trivia/worldleaders.asp Chart presents an "interesting look at world leaders" during World War II. snopes@snopes.com Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/idwolves.asp Photographs purportedly show wolves killed in Idaho. snopes@snopes.com Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/parasites.asp Video clip shows a woman discussing why California is the best state for obtaining public assistance benefits. snopes@snopes.com Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/obamahouse.asp Did President Obama visit his Chicago home and find it had been foreclosed upon and a new family had moved in? snopes@snopes.com Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/business/market/taterbug.asp How some of our ancestors were left both poorer and wiser by a humorous mail-order scam of the 1930s. snopes@snopes.com Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/humor/jokes/quarterback.asp Super Bowl quarterback was formerly a foreign soldier who could toss grenades well. snopes@snopes.com Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/photos/military/eaglecemetery.asp Photograph purportedly shows an eagle perched atop a gravestone in a military cemetery. snopes@snopes.com Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/photos/signs/suicide.asp Billboard purportedly sponsored by the Funeral Directors Association urges viewers to commit suicide. snopes@snopes.com Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/albinohummingbird.asp Photographs purportedly show an albino ruby-throated hummingbird. snopes@snopes.com Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/medical/cancerbaby.asp Will Facebook pay 3 cents towards helping a child with cancer every time an appeal for help is shared? snopes@snopes.com Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/photos/gruesome/crackerdog.asp Photograph purportedly shows a dog injured by fireworks placed in its mouth. (Disturbing image warning) snopes@snopes.com Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/photos/bowling.asp Photograph purportedly shows a "Bowl-O-Bama" bowling alley in Clearwater, Florida. snopes@snopes.com Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/photos/politics/welfareode.asp Image purportedly shows an "Ode to the Welfare State" published in a 1949 newspaper. snopes@snopes.com Mon, 9 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/photos/people/yomikim.asp Photographs purportedly show Yomi Kim Hunter, a Korean-American voted the "prettiest man in Asia." snopes@snopes.com Sun, 8 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/photos/arts/cardtrick.asp Video purportedly captures a magician performing the "greatest card trick ever." snopes@snopes.com Fri, 6 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/fanniemae.asp Did three former Fannie Mae executives serve the 2008 Obama presidential campaign as "chief economic advisors"? snopes@snopes.com Thu, 5 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/photos/accident/lastwords.asp Photograph purportedly shows a girl killed in a drunk-driving accident, with accompanying text recording her last words. snopes@snopes.com Wed, 4 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/missing/haleywilson.asp Is 17-year-old Haley Wilson missing from her Amarillo, Texas, home? snopes@snopes.com Wed, 4 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/medical/potables/mountaindewmouse.asp Did a veterinary pathologist testify that being immersed in a can of Mountain Dew would turn a mouse into a "jelly-like" substance? snopes@snopes.com Wed, 4 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/medical/neurosurgery.asp Does the Obama Health Care Plan disallow advanced neurosurgery for patients over 70? snopes@snopes.com Wed, 4 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/glurge/timtebow.asp Was NFL quarterback Tim Tebow born when his mother declined to undergo an abortion after experiencing a life-threatening illness during her pregnancy? snopes@snopes.com Tue, 3 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/hawker.asp Did the U.S. government unfairly exclude Hawker Beechcraft from bidding to supply military aircraft for Afghanistan? snopes@snopes.com Mon, 2 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/history/hoaxes/sawingny.asp Did a pair of hoaxsters once lead hundreds of gullible New Yorkers into participating in a scheme to saw Manhattan Island in half? snopes@snopes.com Sun, 1 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/sports/golf/golfclub.asp Legendary golfer is rewarded by a sultan with the gift of a golf club. snopes@snopes.com Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/photos/humor/batteryhack.asp Video purportedly demonstrates that 6-volt lantern batteries contain 32 AA batteries. snopes@snopes.com Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/tipsytow.asp The AAA offers a free towing service during the holidays for motorists who have had too much to drink. snopes@snopes.com Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/schoolrules.asp Did Bill Gates create a list of 'Rules Kids Won't Learn in School'? snopes@snopes.com Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/language/document/1872rule.asp Document purportedly issued in 1872 lists rules of behavior for public school teachers. snopes@snopes.com Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/mittenfish.asp Can the striped mittenfish change its sex at will by turning its entire body inside out? snopes@snopes.com Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/photos/chinese.asp Photograph purportedly shows a "thank you" sign to Jews from the Chinese Restaurant Association of the U.S. snopes@snopes.com Sun, 25 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/photos/xmascard.asp Photograph purportedly shows a Christmas card featuring a family photo taken at a jail. snopes@snopes.com Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/sports/football/miami72.asp Do the 1972 Miami Dolphins celebrate with a champagne toast every year when the last undefeated NFL team loses? snopes@snopes.com Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/language/misxlate/hotel.asp Mistranslation at the United Nations results in humorous statement. snopes@snopes.com Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/santa/philadelphia.asp Did football fans in Philadelphia once boo and throw snowballs at Santa Claus? snopes@snopes.com Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/photos/signs/hanukkah.asp Photograph purportedly shows a store advertising "Delicious for Chanukah" hams. snopes@snopes.com Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/rumors/photos/pepsican.asp Photograph purportedly shows a Pepsi can with an illustration reminiscent of the 9/11 attacks. snopes@snopes.com Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/letssaythanks.asp Xerox has shut down their "Let's Say Thanks" program, which allowed the public to send free personalized postcards to U.S. troops serving overseas. snopes@snopes.com Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/missing/bella.asp Missing child alert about a girl named Bella Marie, reported to have been kidnapped from her Columbia, TN, home. snopes@snopes.com Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/tonopahsolar.asp Rumor claims the Department of Energy spent $737 million on SolarReserve to create 45 jobs and benefit Ron Pelosi. snopes@snopes.com Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/glurge/goldbox.asp A little girl gives her parent a gold-wrapped box filled with kisses, then dies. snopes@snopes.com Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/airplane.asp Did Barack Obama remove the U.S. flag from the tail of his airplane and replace it with his own logo? snopes@snopes.com Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/cheesecake.asp Scam promises free $100 Cheesecake Factory gift cards for all Facebook users. snopes@snopes.com Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/charities.asp Article compares the salaries of top executives of several large charitable organizations. snopes@snopes.com Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/quotes/meetings.asp Did James T. Kirk say that 'A meeting is an event where minutes are taken and hours wasted'? snopes@snopes.com Fri, 9 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/costco.asp Yet another "survey scam" afoot - free $1,000 Costco gift cards for all Facebook users. snopes@snopes.com Thu, 8 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/horrors/ghosts/winstead.asp Ghost of teen who died in a sewer strikes down those who don't repost her story on Facebook. snopes@snopes.com Wed, 7 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/fraud/phishing/bbb.asp E-mailed notifications purport to be customer complaints sent via the Better Business Bureau. snopes@snopes.com Wed, 7 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/fdrprayer.asp A Congressional bill seeks to add FDR's D-Day prayer to the national World War II Memorial. snopes@snopes.com Wed, 7 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT