Crime

Urban legends deal with our fears and worries, so a good many of them fall within a category encompassing crime and criminals. Not only do we have concerns about others’ preying on us and our property; we also laugh at the ones foolish enough to get caught and cheer the police who outwit them.

Is the Lowest Crime in US on Mother’s Day? Should law enforcement add brunch to their crime fighting toolkits?

False

Did a Louisiana Woman Feed School Kids Cupcakes Tainted with Bodily Fluids? A disturbing child sexual abuse case hit the headlines once again in February 2022.

Mixture

Apple AirTags or Air Tags are being used by stalkers kidnappers sex traffickers and for auto theft according to social media posts and news reports.

Were Apple AirTag Trackers Being Used by Stalkers? We've researched news reports, police reports, and social media posts to find the full story...

Mixture

Police in Spain purportedly believed they would find drugs such as marijuana in a raid when busting down a door but instead found a Bitcoin mining farm for cryptocurrency.

Did a Police Drug Raid Unexpectedly Find a Bitcoin Farm Instead? This rumor took us to the town of Santiponce, Spain, which is near Seville.

Mostly False

A fake police bulletin said that people are going door to door handing out masks and they say it's a new initiative from local government and they will always ask you to please put it on to see if it fits you and it has been doused with chemicals which knocks you out cold and once you're knocked out they proceed to rob you.

The ‘Police Bulletin’ About Chemical-Doused Masks Is a Hoax For starters, the "police bulletin" was not a real police bulletin.

False

Did Kanye West Assault an Autograph Hunter in L.A.? The controversial rapper and producer, now legally named "Ye," has been the focus of tabloid...

Research In Progress

Yes, More Cars Are Stolen on New Year’s than Other Holidays Of all the holidays, your car is probably safest on Christmas.

True

Was a Girl Found in a Log Pile Cabin 7 Months After Going Missing? These cabins really do look like log piles, but that's about the only true aspect...

False

Did an MSNBC Producer ‘Follow’ a Bus Containing Rittenhouse Jurors? Judge Bruce Schroeder dramatically barred anyone from the news network from entering the court in...

True

Waukesha SUV Incident: What’s True, False About Suspect Darrell Brooks We looked into online rumors surrounding the Waukesha parade fatalities suspect Darrell Brooks.

Mixture

No, George W. Bush Has Not Been Arrested by Special Forces A dramatic story claiming the 43rd president was arrested by Special Forces is pure fiction.

False

No, Ben and Jerry’s Did Not Honor Rittenhouse Shooting Victim with New Flavor A Twitter post spoofed Ben & Jerry's public statement on the Kyle Rittenhouse trial.

Labeled Satire