6. Back To The Future: Part II
The Myth: The film successfully predicted the 1997 World Series. Obviously we wont have hoverboards by 2015 and they really need to get moving on the next fifteen Jaws films, but Back To The Future did correctly predict one thing; in one scene, it is referenced that the then non-existent Miami team (the Marlins) would win the 1997 World Series. Crazy, huh?
The Shocking Truth: Its a complete lie. In a similar vein to the recurrent meme that today is the day Marty and Doc Brown travelled to (its thirty years on from 85, it cant be that difficult Internet), this was spread thanks to a few liars and plenty of gullible people unwilling to check facts. The Miami Marlins did indeed win the 1997 series, but the film makes no reference to them; the closest comes when Future Marty sees the Chicago Cubs winning in 2015, playing off their terrible form. This rumour grew on the back of the Marlins win, spread over new information thing the Internet by those unable to corroborate the facts with the film (see Nagini the python is the boa constrictor Harry Potter released in the Philosophers Stone). This has shockingly recurred a couple of times since with other teams.