The internet is like a farm in a few key ways- 1. it takes many people working together to keep it going strong, 2- stories are always popping up and growing online and 3. there's a whole lot of BS spread around among the sprouting stories.
We need these fake stories to keep the fantasy alive, because without stories made of pure bullcrap a car accident is just a car accident and not a fated meeting with a fashion photographer ready to make your star rise.
See 11 Internet Stories That Are Obviously Total Bull$%#t here (contains NSFW language)