[Ads-l] Antedating of "Fakelore"

[Bill Mullins]

1944 _Charlotte [NC] Observer_ 3 Sep sec 2 p 12 col 7 (Genealogybank.com)
"The only possible way to resolve these bits of apparent wildlife FAKELORE into acceptable FACTLORE is to break down the introduced evidence into it component allegations and scrutinize each by itself."

1944 _Charlotte [NC] Observer_ 24 Sep sec 4 p 4 col 6 (Genealogybank.com)
"To other readers of this page who may be interested in arriving at their own explanation of the incident referred to in Outdoorsman Felley's letter to Mr. Keziah and who wish to keep the records of our wildlife clear of confusion and free of fakelore, we respectfully call attention to the lines and pages hereinbefore mentioned of the 'Poisonous Snakes of the Eastern United States.'"


> fakelore (OED 1949)
>
> 1948 _Times Herald_ (Port Huron, Mich.) 26 Sept. 2/8 (Newspapers.com)  Dr.
> Richard M. Dorson ... illustrated his point by relating legends of the
> lumberjacks. ... the real legends are quite different from "fakelore," Dr.
> Dorson said.
>
> Fred Shapiro



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