“…Evidence of social and survival biases can be found in the kinds of stories propagated by the tabloid press and gossip magazines, and in narratives transmitted from person‐to‐person – most notably in so‐called ‘urban legends’. Urban legends, also referred to as ‘modern legends’ (Mullen, ), ‘urban belief tales’ (Fine, ), and ‘contemporary legends’ (Simpson, ) are generally defined as apocryphal stories, which are told as true (Brunvand, ; Heath, Bell, & Sternberg, ; Tangherlini, ), involve an urban or suburban setting (Brunvand, ), and feature a single event, usually an individual experience, as the core of the narrative (Tangherlini, ). Successful legends often share a number of features, such as a suspenseful or humorous narrative (Brunvand, ), which contains surprising information or a twist ending (Fox Tree & Weldon, ), a warning or moral message that is either explicit or implied, and they are often attributed to a ‘friend of a friend’ (Brunvand, ).…”