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Snopes.com Urban Legends Reference Pages - http://www.snopes.com/
Attempts to give accurate information about rumors and urban legends on a variety of topics, including war, business, events, toxins, science, military, popular culture. |
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About.com: Urban Legends and Folklore - http://urbanlegends.about.com/
Articles, links, and an archive of urban and internet folklore. |
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The Museum of Hoaxes - http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/
A reference guide to hoaxes, pranks, practical jokes, frauds, tricks, and other forms of deception. |
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Don't Spread That Hoax! - http://www.nonprofit.net/hoax/
Debunking hoaxes as well as urban legends that spread on the internet. |
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Darwin Awards Urban Legends - http://www.darwinawards.com/legends/
Cautionary tales of human evolution in action that are simply too astounding to be true. |
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Dr. Jan Harold Brunvand - http://www.janbrunvand.com/
Official site of the folklorist who wrote several books on urban legends beginning with "The Vanishing Hitchhiker". Features personal and professional information, works, and a FAQ. |
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Hoax-Slayer - http://www.hoax-slayer.com/
Information about email hoaxes; includes weekly newsletter, archives and list of the latest email hoaxes. |
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Jan Harold Brunvand - http://www.cnn.com/COMMUNITY/transcripts/jan.harold.brunvand.html
Transcript of an interview with folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand, author of "Too Good to be True - The Colossal Book of Urban Legends." |
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The Cat in Urban Mythology - http://messybeast.com/urbancat.htm
Essay by Sarah Hartwell discussing the images of the cat in urban legends. |
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Urban Legends & Modern Myths - http://www.warphead.com/urbanlegends/
Collection of urban legends, modern myths and American folklore. |