Texas is a state that is rich in folklore. Of course, just how much of that folklore is true has been the subject of debate for years. Thanks to the internet -- specifically Snopes -- those engaging in debate have a little more ammunition to support their argument.

Here are six times the Lone Star State was mentioned on Snopes and whether or not the stories were true.

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    Pot Resolution

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    Is Texas about to legalize marijuana for medicinal and recreational use? When NewsBuzzDaily published the article making the claim that pot would soon be legalized in Texas back in September of 2014, the answer was a resounding no. It was just the latest spoof from a site that specializes in fantastically fictional stories. However, in January of 2016, the state agreed to allow select dispensaries to sell low-level THC products to people who suffer from a form of epilepsy that doesn't respond to traditional medications. However, recreational use is still illegal here.

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    Texas Hold 'Em

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    Was the town of Purdon quarantined after a local family of five tested positive for Ebola? In October of 2014, a report from The National Report surfaced claiming that the small town of Purdon, which is located about 70 miles from Dallas, had been quarantined after a man by the name of Jack Phillips returned from Dallas on business. At the time, Dallas was at the center of the Ebola scare when Liberian national Thomas Duncan was being treated for the deadly virus at Presbyterian Hospital. It seemed plausible at the time and the story was shared thousands of times on Facebook. The thing is, The National Report is a fake news site that specializes in sensational, totally fabricated stories.

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    Trigger in Texas

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    On July 26, 2015 the website Conservative Frontline broke news that Operation Jade Helm had claimed its first civilian casualty. The report claimed that local militia members were helping local law enforcement who were investigating a suspicious individual at the Wal-Mart in Porter. The individual reportedly led the officers and militia members on a high-speed chase that resulted in a shootout between the man and the police. The officers were eventually given a stand down order, leading to the assumption that the individual was taking part in the military exercise. On the way back to the Wal-Mart, the pickup the militia members were driving struck a deer and when the driver of the truck decided a mercy killing was in order for the deer, the bullet who put through its brain and ricocheted off the concrete killing the other militia member. However, at the very bottom of the post, there's a link to the original story, which was published on The National Report and thanks to Number 5 on the list, we know not to believe anything that comes from that site.

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    Texas Two-Misstep

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    Back in October 2014, reports began to emerge that the Texas Department of Corrections granted a cannibal inmate's request for a child as his last meal. The website Hip-Hop Hangover published an article that claimed a condemned cannibal by the name of Stephen K. Walker requested a little boy as his last meal. A common misconception is that prisons have to grant a prisoner's last meal request, no matter how crazy it is (the practice has been eliminated in Texas altogether). The article claimed Texas DOC officials had found a terminally ill child in a third world country that would fit the allotted budget of $25,000 and that by feeding the child to Walker, they would be saving the kid from years of suffering. In my mind, the whole thing isn't even remotely plausible but apparently the gullible people of Facebook were fooled once again by a fake news site.

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    The Ayes of Texas

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    Did the Texas legislature once pass a resolution honoring the Boston Strangler? In 1971, Rep. Tom Moore, Jr. of Waco wanted to prove a point that legislators often pass bills and resolutions without reading or understanding them. So, he pulled an April Fool's Day joke on the House of Representatives by sponsoring a bill that praised Albert de Salvo for his unselfish service to "his country, his state and his community." The resolution claimed that his home state of Massachusetts officially recognized his unconventional techniques involving population control and applied psychology. Of course, de Salvo is also known as the Boston Strangler, having confessed to the murders of thirteen women in the Boston area between 1962 and 1964. After seeing the bill unanimously passed, Moore withdrew the resolution and let his fellow lawmakers in on the joke.

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    Fright Night Bite

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    On October 25, 2015, the website Now8News published a story that claimed a group of people discovered a cannibal eating a boy in a haunted house. According to the article, the group was going through the Fright Night Haunted Dreams attraction in Austin when they came across a crazy looking man biting into his victim that was laying in a dirty bathtub. The article claimed that when they took a closer look, the group realized the victim ( a young boy) was screaming for his life and appeared to be in excruciating pain. One of the members of the group reportedly had a concealed handgun permit and shot the cannibal in the leg to stop him until authorities arrived on scene, but it was too late for the boy. He was dead when medical staff arrived. Even though Now8News looks legit and doesn't have a disclaimer that informs readers it carries fake news, the website specializes in outrageous stories aimed at attracting traffic through social media shares.

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