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'''Urban legends''' are tales of unlikely events or gruesome happenings which befall 'a friend of a friend', and which hover just beyond the bounds of verifiability. A large number of such legends are comprehensively debunked by the [[Snopes]] Report.<ref>http://www.snopes.com/</ref>
'''Urban legends''' are tales of unlikely events or gruesome happenings which befall 'a friend of a friend', and which hover just beyond the bounds of verifiability. A large number of such legends are comprehensively debunked by the [[Snopes]] Report.<ref>http://www.snopes.com/</ref>
Urban legends can be seriously damaging to individuals and corporations. During the 1980s, [[Proctor and Gamble]] suffered poor publicity, due to an unfounded rumor that they were owned by the Church of Satan. Political figures are often targeted. A list of 'moron' quotes from Mad Magazine are now being forwarded via e-mail as actual [[George W. Bush]] quotes. Photos of [[George W. Bush]] and [[Bill Clinton]] looking through binoculars with the lens-cap still on<ref>http://www.snopes.com/photos/politics/binoculars.asp</ref> is also widely distributed, though the picture was clearly doctored.(see [[Snopes]])
Urban legends can be seriously damaging to individuals and corporations. During the 1980s, [[Proctor and Gamble]] suffered poor publicity, due to an unfounded rumor that they were owned by the Church of Satan. Another popular urban legend is [[Coca-Cola]] being owned by the [[LDS Church]].
Political figures are often targeted. A list of 'moron' quotes from Mad Magazine are now being forwarded via e-mail as actual [[George W. Bush]] quotes. Photos of [[George W. Bush]] and [[Bill Clinton]] looking through binoculars with the lens-cap still on<ref>http://www.snopes.com/photos/politics/binoculars.asp</ref> is also widely distributed, though the picture was clearly doctored.
Another long-lasting urban legend involved a supposed attempt by [[Madalyn Murray O'Hair]] to outlaw all religious radio and television stations: the legend continued to persist years after her murder.
Another long-lasting urban legend involved a supposed attempt by [[Madalyn Murray O'Hair]] to outlaw all religious radio and television stations: the legend continued to persist years after her murder.