[a fool in paradise]

The original bulk of that site was ripped off from a series of books (well researched, with variants) by Jan Brunvand. He was even a participant online in the old usenet days discussing other urban rumors.

But anything political, naw, they’d shade the synopsis just so, so they could blur the line and call it false or mixed if they wanted to deny some truth.

They held out hopes for YEARS that Hitlery didn’t lie about being named after Sir Edmund Hillary, claiming at one point that perhaps her muther had lied to HER.

[Oztrich Boy]

Actually their Hillary factcheck is typical Snopesing

1. headline

Hillary Clinton once said she was named after famed mountain climber Sir Edmund Hillary, but she wasn't.

2. tweek the headline slightly

Hillary Clinton was named after famed mountain climber Sir Edmund Hillary

3. rate the tweek

FALSE

4. give a long involved origin of the story which can be summarised

Hillary Clinton once said she was named after famed mountain climber Sir Edmund Hillary, but she wasn't