# What Urban Myths seem to hold on for years or decades even when disproven

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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-urban-myths-seem-to-hold-on-for-years-or-decades-even-when-disproven/1030852/24 "2026-06-12T22:43:17Z")

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I started this thread a while back, just saying.

> [@What's your favorite celebrity rumor (that does not involve Richard Gere or Rod Stewart)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-celebrity-rumor-that-does-not-involve-richard-gere-or-rod-stewart/1020100):
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> I have a few, but I’ll start with this one: Back in the 1980s, there was a persistent rumor that Motley Crue performed the ritual sacrifice of a live baby at one of their shows. And they got away with it in front of, what, 30,000 fans?

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