Share or Die: The Evolution of Chain Letters | Urban Legend Analysis

We explore chain letters and why they continue to endure. Why does your aunt Sue keep sending them? Who even makes them in the first place?

Films discussed:
► Campfire Tales (1997)
► Chain Letter (2010)
► Smiley (2012)

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Sources:

► Clarissa chain letter: https://www.thoughtco.com/a-little-girl-called-clarissa-3299342

► Summer chain letter: https://www.hoax-slayer.net/summer-chain-email-blond-hair-and-blood-shot-eyes/

► Carmen Winstead: https://www.thoughtco.com/carmen-winstead-3299343

► Facebook donations: https://www.adweek.com/digital/like-this-post-and-well-donate-money-to-charity/

► DreamWeaverGrey aka SaveMasterO warning: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dreamweavergrey-warning/

► Cadbury HIV scare: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cadbury-hiv-arrest/

► Cadbury HIV scare: https://www.politifact.com/facebook-fact-checks/statements/2019/mar/07/facebook-posts/no-cadbury-products-were-not-contaminated-workers-/

► Facebook becoming pay only: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/facebook-implementing-user-fees/#i6QuHVCX01UCT6A0.99%20

► Facebook becoming pay only: https://www.facebook.com/help/186556401394793

► Psych study: https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/real-life/chainmail-shares-brief-history/

► Antichrist virus hoax: https://www.symantec.com/security-center/writeup/2001-071807-0633-99

► Budweiser Frogs hoax: https://www.sophos.com/en-us/threat-center/threat-analyses/hoaxes/virus-hoax/budweiserfrogs.aspx

► Good times virus hoax: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodtimes_virus

► Jdbgmgr.exe virus hoax: https://www.zdnet.com/article/dont-be-fooled-by-the-jdbgmgr-exe-virus-hoax/

► SULFNBK.exe virus hoax: https://help.aol.com/articles/sulfnbkexe-hoax-virus-information

► List of virus hoaxes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virus_hoax
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