4 Popular Myths People Should Stop Believing

Please stop believing these myths

A poster of The Wizard of Oz from MGM, 1939 (Wikimedia Commons)

You can disagree if you like, but personally, I think the modern world is a good place to be, relatively speaking.

I can watch a documentary, read up on my favorite historical period, or check a statistic on Google in a few simple clicks.

Having access to all this information is a privilege, but it comes at a cost.

Unfortunately, it’s never been easier to spread disinformation, and these mistruths quickly move across the Internet’s membrane into the real world, with many people repeating “facts” that are actually complete nonsense.

So, having done my research, here are four popular myths people should stop believing.

Myth #1: A Munchkin Actor Committed Suicide in The Wizard of Oz

A publicity photo of The Wizard of Oz from MGM, 1939 (Wikimedia Commons)

This is one of those disturbing urban legends that needs to go away and never come back.

Supposedly, one of the Munchkin actors in The Wizard of Oz (1939) committed suicide by hanging himself from a fake tree in the woods. This “dead munchkin” can be…