Urban legends have been around since, well, time immemorial. They spread like wildfire, and are somehow accepted as fact by multiple generations. While fascinating (and sometimes even completely silly), many urban legends are firmly rooted in fallacy. We’re not talking about the small-town rumors of high school heroes. We’re talking widely accepted and distributed tales …
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Redditors Discuss The Dumbest Myths People Believe
Every culture has myths. Myths range from ancient to brand baby-spanking new, and even though they can be a source of disinformation, they are so darn fun! One of my favorite myths stems back to my school days. When teachers were late to class, students would confidently proclaim that if they didn’t show up after …
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20+ Embarrassing Liars and Their Incredibly Fake Accidents
After the influx of weirdo Twitter moms claiming their children have written theses on politics, philosophy, and the greater good, one would think people would be a little more careful about lying on the internet. But. Then one would be dead wrong. There are apparently tons of people who are willing to lie about «accidents» …
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People Discuss The Dumbest Lies They’ve Ever Heard
Who among us hasn’t gone through a bit of a lying phase? I was never a pathological liar, but in my youth, I tended to stretch the truth a bit to make my life seem more interesting. I would tell my mom stories that never happened, like claiming I had a wacky substitute teacher that …
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The Dumbest Lies People Believed When They Were Kids
When I was a little kid, a friend’s older brother told us that there was a possessed severed hand that lived under the Golden Gate Bridge and would snatch children from cars that drove across it at night. Maybe it was his convincing delivery, but I fully believed this absurd scary story and was terrified …
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Doctors Share The Stupidest Lies Their Patients Have Ever Told Them
Patients lie to their doctors constantly, and in some cases, it’s understandable. You want to say that you work out 2-3 times a week when you only go to your adult dodgeball league once every two weeks. It makes you look better. I lied to my doctor in college in a much more nefarious way …
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Satisfying Times People Were Called Out For Their Bald-Faced Lies
Despite our negative outlook and potent pessimism, there are actually things that we enjoy in this world. There’s raindrops on roses, and whiskers on kittens. We’re into bright copper kettles and warm, woolen mittens. We can really get behind brown paper packages tied up with string. But most of all, we love watching lying pieces …
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Satisfying Times Blatant Liars Were Called Out For Their BS
If you go literally anywhere on the world wide web of dreams, you’re almost guaranteed to stumle upon copious amounts of total bullshit, fake news, and bald-faced liars. It seems that many extremely online people simply can’t help themselves and lie about the weirdest, most unnecessary stuff. Why do they do it? Does it give …
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20+ Cringey Liars and Their Incredibly Fake Accidents
After the influx of weirdo Twitter moms claiming their children have written theses on politics, philosophy, and the greater good, one would think people would be a little more careful about lying on the internet. But. Then one would be dead wrong. There are apparently tons of people who are willing to lie about «accidents» …
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People Discuss The Dumbest Myths We Still Somehow Believe
Every culture has myths. Myths range from ancient to brand baby-spanking new, and even though they can be a source of disinformation, they are so darn fun! One of my favorite myths stems back to my school days. When teachers were late to class, students would confidently proclaim that if they didn’t show up after …
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