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Snopes sets the record straight on which high-circulation tales are myths and which are actually (sort of) true.

Flem Snopes marries into a powerful family but his wife does not even have a name for him. She calls him "that man. "

Adding to the confusion, a November version of such an e-mail concludes, "This has been fact-checked out on Snopes. com, and this is true. "

Snopes is one of a small handful of sites in the fact-checking business.

Less than a year later, Snopes became the family's full-time job.

In a given week, Snopes tries to set the record straight on everything from political smears to old wives' tales.

But even though Snopes pays the bills for the couple now, through advertising revenue, they doubt they are having much of an impact.

An interesting modern-day case is that of Alex Mitchell (snopes. com), an English bricklayer.

while by the rise of the Snopes family who derive themselves from poor whites, The Hamlet reveals the ending of the old time.

Mail scams date back at least to 1888 for chain letters, according to Snopes. com, a site which tries to verify urban myths.

The New York Times recently put Snopes on its short list of essentials that every computer user must know about.

Sounds like a case for Snopes.

This one is so popular that even Snopes believes it - and it is rare for Snopes to be wrong.

Snopes lists the rumor as "false. "

Some say Snopes is changing the nature of folklore.

Each month, 6. 2 million people visit Snopes, according to Quantcast, which tracks Internet traffic.