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  Daily Snopes   (Updated daily)

A collection of odd news stories from various sources.

  $60 Cell Phone Credit   (2 July 2009)

Will forwarding a text message to ten other people get you a $60.00 credit on your cell phone bill?

  Getting the Points   (1 July 2009)

Canada Day rumor: The eleven points on the maple leaf of Canada's flag represent the number of Canadian provinces and territories.

  Sago Palm   (30 June 2009)

Does sago palm pose a poisoning danger to household pets?

  Charles Krauthammer   (29 June 2009)

E-mailed account purportedly summarizes columnist Charles Krauthammer's talk about President Obama at the Center of the American Experiment.

  Three's a Shroud   (27 June 2009)

Rumor claims Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, and Michael Jackson all appeared on the 'Tonight Show' on the same day.

  'Cliff Death' Hoax   (26 June 2009)

Recycled hoax claims a star actor was killed in a fall from a cliff while filming in New Zealand.

  Command Performance   (25 June 2009)

Was sidekick Ed McMahon once Johnny Carson's commanding officer?

  Term Limits   (24 June 2009)

The latest of many proposals to repeal the 22nd amendment.

  Wasp Spray   (23 June 2009)

Is a can of wasp spray a preferable alternative to pepper spray for protection against assailants?

  Freeway Work Zones   (22 June 2009)

Is the state of Illinois going to begin using photo radar in freeway work zones?

  Shady Doings   (21 June 2009)

Rumor claims a U.S. serviceman was refused service at the Shady Maple restaurant.

  Ceremonial Swords   (19 June 2009)

Did midshipmen not wear ceremonial swords at the 2009 U.S. Naval Academy graduation ceremonies due to the presence of President Obama?

  Zicam Warning   (18 June 2009)

Does Zicam brand cold remedy cause a loss of smell in consumers who use it?

  Who Are You?   (17 June 2009)

Did the Japanese prime minister made an embarrassing verbal gaffe upon meeting Barack Obama?

  Soup Cellar   (16 June 2009)

Photograph shows Michelle Obama serving a government funded soup kitchen meal to a homeless person with an expensive cell phone?

  Carpark Thief   (15 June 2009)

Legend claims a phony carpark attendant collected parking fees outside the Bristol Zoo for over twenty years.

  Crew Cut   (14 June 2009)

Did a Pepsi distributor stop donating supplies to the God's Pit Crew relief agency because of the charity's name?

  Mid-Air Collision   (12 June 2009)

Photographs purportedly show the passenger cabin of an airliner immediately after a mid-air collision.

  Trancing with the Stars   (11 June 2009)

E-mailed warning cautions that consumption of star fruit is dangerous.

  Legal Motion   (10 June 2009)

Did representatives sent by the White House to meet with the auto industry advocate legislatively changing the laws of physics?

  Not Paying the Devil His Due   (9 June 2009)

Avoiding the Beast and financial transactions totaling $6.66.

  Kazuo Uzuki   (8 June 2009)

Is teen Japanese pitching phenom Kazuo Uzuki poised to become a star in Major League baseball?

  F-35 Vertical Takeoff Flip   (7 June 2009)

Video clip purportedly shows an F-35 executing a vertical flip on takeoff.

  Tagged   (5 June 2009)

Are e-mailed invitations from friends to join the Tagged.com web site a form of scam or virus?

  Pravda   (5 June 2009)

Text reproduces a Pravda editorial touting the 'American descent into Marxism.'

  Parrot Flower   (4 June 2009)

Photographs show the 'parrot plant,' a plant whose flowers resemble a parrot in flight.

  45 Lessons Life Taught Me   (3 June 2009)

Newspaper columnist's list of "45 lessons life taught me."

  Tents Situation   (2 June 2009)

Image purportedly captures a bear seconds before it mauled its photographer to death.

  Bible Study   (1 June 2009)

Did San Diego County bar a couple from holding Bible study sessions in their home without a 'major land use' permit?

  Bull Snort   (31 May 2009)

Some German states have banned Red Bull's 'Simply Cola' drink for containing trace amounts of cocaine.

  Term Paper Goods   (29 May 2009)

Did the idea for FedEx earn that company's founder a failing mark while he was a college student?

  He Loved Lucy   (28 May 2009)

Does an Arizona man keep his dead wife in a glass-enclosed coffee table?

  Faith No More   (27 May 2009)

Does a new federal government policy prohibit U.S. service members from speaking at faith-based public events?

  Prayer Request: Preston Loyd   (26 May 2009)

Prayers are requested for Preston Loyd, a 4-year-old boy who was run over by a lawn mower.

  So Help Us God   (25 May 2009)

Did a display at the National World War II Memorial excise the words 'So help us God' from a speech by President Roosevelt?

  Captain Kangaroo Court   (24 May 2009)

Did actor Lee Marvin and Bob 'Captain Kangaroo' Keeshan fight together at Iwo Jima?

  Harvey Milk Day   (23 May 2008)

A bill passed by the California senate seeks to designate May 22 as Harvey Milk Day.

  Cheating at Gas Pumps   (22 May 2009)

Account reports instances of customers being cheated by malfunctioning gas pumps.

  Rigged Tornado   (21 May 2009)

Photograph purportedly taken in west Texas shows a tornado funnel and lightning bolt alongside a drilling rig.

  Chameleon Changing Colors   (20 May 2009)

Does a video clip show a chameleon rapidly changing colors to match sunglass frames?

  Handgun Safety and Registration Act   (20 May 2009)

Outdated message claims a bill currently before Congress would require that all handgun owners list their guns on their federal income tax returns.

  Sony Ericsson Laptop Giveaway   (19 May 2009)

Resurgent long-running jape claims consumers can receive free laptop computers from Sony Ericsson for forwarding an e-mail message to their friends.

  Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act   (19 May 2009)

A bill seeking to require insurance companies to cover a minimum 48-hour hospital stay for patients undergoing mastectomies has been introduced to Congress for the sixth time.

  A Good Shellacking   (19 May 2009)

Is the Library of Congress transferring its entire audio collection to 78 RPM platters?

  Remorseful Car Thieves   (18 May 2009)

Legend says Mr. Rogers' car was returned after the thieves who stole it realized it was his.

  The Bag Lady   (17 May 2009)

Woman accidentally leaves a bag of waste in her lover's apartment.

  Hell Toupee   (16 May 2009)

A girl on an amusement park ride was scalped when her hair got caught in the attraction's machinery.

  The Vanishing Prophet   (15 May 2009)

Hitchhiker utters prophecy about Judgment Day being upon us, then vanishes.

  Arlington Car Robbery   (14 May 2009)

Are criminal gangs in Arlington staging medical emergencies to lure drivers out of their cars and rob them?

  Stethoscope   (13 May 2009)

Was the stethoscope invented thanks to a doctor's modesty?

  Bush Bust   (12 May 2009)

Message solicits contributions for a statue of President George W. Bush.

  Barney Unmasked   (11 May 2009)

Did TV children's host Barney the purple dinaosaur get caught with cocaine hidden in his tail and cuss out a child?

  Burnt Offering   (10 May 2009)

Why using gasoline to get rid of head lice is dangerous.

  Occidental College   (8 May 2009)

Do recently released records document that Barack Obama received college financial aid in the U.S. as a "foreign student from Indonesia"?

  The Don Patrol   (8 May 2009)

Mafia neighbor helps burglary victims by effecting the return of their stolen goods.

  Basket Cases   (7 May 2009)

Are car thieves placing baskets under cars in mall parking lots to lure drivers out of their vehicles?

  Flying Pigs   (6 May 2009)

Does a prophecy that a black man would inhabit the White house "when pigs fly" tie the Obama presidency to the swine flu?

  Amazing Duck   (5 May 2008)

The return of downtown Spokane's amazing mother duck.

  Pot Poll   (5 May 2009)

Will President Obama legalize marijuana if one million people call a designated phone number?

  Fort Campbell   (4 May 2009)

Memo issued to soldiers at Fort Campbell requires them to provide information on privately owned weapons.

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