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Urban Legends
Urban Legends are commonly told and used in Folklore and tend to play on the fears and emotions of people. Urban Legends are used to contribute to the fears of society creating anxiety and even adding to the Prejudice that people have.Another name for Urban Legends would be Contemporary legend.

Examples

 * Crime stories
 * As with traditional urban legends, many Internet rumors are about crimes either fictional, or based on real events but blown out of proportion. Crime Stories are dangerous because they make claims to be news that are relevant to modern times and do not follow the patterns of a typical Urban Legend.

Medical Hoaxes

People believing that eating watermelon seeds will result in growing a watermelon in their stomachs. Old wives' tale s like going outside after just having taken a shower will result in catching a cold.

Internet
Urban Legends are mostly spread on social media A myth can also be linked to Viral content on the internet. People tend to share articles that makes them feel strongly to whatever the topic of the legend is.People prefer to pass along versions that produced the highest level of disgust. . Urban Legends can also be referred to as myths or Rumor s due to their unreliability and lack of credibility.Facebook and Twitter are the most common platforms of social media

Chain email letters

 * Chain letters are a variety of urban legends concerning e-mails that tell the reader to make copies of, and redistribute, the e-mail or they will meet a terrible fate. Chain letters are more often demanded to be re-shared by users. Chain Letters always easy to stop as they follow a certain outline "the hook, the threat, and the request” Chain letters tell stories about a certain person who suffered the consequences because they did not re share the letter.


 * Fake virus and malware alerts
 * Fake virus alerts, telling people of non-existent threats to their computer, are commonly distributed by email. Fake virus have become a prevalent part of internet culture pop ups claiming to be giveaways,store coupons and giveaway Hoax es.



Marketing
thumb|Procter and Gamble's old Logo circa. 1931 Hidden Meanings In Logos

Companies have been accused of hiding "secret messages" behind their Logo or packaging that supposedly hides or promotes the use of the occult, therefore making the brand popular. In the case of the old Procter & Gamble symbol, it was speculated that the brand was trendy because they were supposedly worshipers of the occult.It was believed to be true because if the thirteen stars in the symbol where connected a certain way, it would show three sixes in a row. Another company accused of hiding a secret meaning behind their Logo would be Monster Energy.After a Viral video of a Christian woman "exposing" Monster Energy for using the Hebrew alphabet symbol for the letter '' M" being used to disguise the number 666 went viral on Facebook, people were quick to speculate whether or not it was true.

Movies
If urban myths get popular, they often catch the attention of Hollywood executives and get turned into films.Turning urban legends and other folklore into movies helps spread the tales or reconnect with old tales to viewers who may have forgotten the story and help spread to new viewers. Candyman (film), for example, first introduced in 'Book of Blood by the author Clive Barker started as a short story called "The Forbidden". Another notorious urban legend to hit the big screen was Slender Man (film) the most famous Creepypasta started in the depths of forum s but got developed into a movie that was released in August of 2018. [good addition - - but can you find a reference that describes urban legends and movies?]

Lifespan of Myths (Add this to Propagation and Belief)
Myths are only believable in the sense of how many people keep them alive albeit by forwarding a text message or sharing a post on social media platforms. Posting what people believe is true or if the content is provocative under a hashtag can share the content to millions of people worldwide. Once the story containing a story or visual gets embedded in the minds of the viewers, it is hard to get over the primal fear that kick in once reading the legends. . [would this work better in the "Propagation and belief" section in the original article?]