Urban Legend
a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true
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Tom informed me that he once started an urban legend when he told a college newspaper reporter that his house had a trap door under the kitchen stove and that someone had been locked down in it and
D*I*E*D…
ouch.. the media I tell you… 
