2. URBAN LEGENDS Have always been around Internet has magnified their influence

3. 3 Types of Rumors that emerge following a catastrophe: Wish-fulfillment Rumors Bogey Rumors Wedge-driving Rumors

4. Wish Fulfillment Old man "surfs" 80 stories Bin Laden dying of liver cancer

5. Bogey Based on fear Anthrax attacks Satan in trade tower smoke

8. Wedge-driving Based on hate 4,000 Jews didn't show up for work Arab gas-station attendants seen celebrating

9. Why we believe them Looking for understanding / certainty Need for stability Need for happy ending