The series aims to debunk misconceptions that pervade U.S. society. Political entities that already had nuclear weapons did nothing to debunk the myth. Snopes aims to debunk or confirm widely spread urban legends. Stossel's news reports and writings attempt to debunk popular beliefs. He tries to debunk popular explanations for city corruption. However, research and facts debunk Poe's authorship. This story grew out of an effort to explain or debunk the Lost Galleon story. Khoa wanted to create the show to debunk the caricature stereotypes of homosexuality. In 1993, "The Washington Times" published articles purporting to debunk climate change. According to Kramer, he and Rose intentionally structured the film to debunk ethnic stereotypes. Her mother tried to debunk this, insisting that they would still get it. Peter encouraged research of deformities, all along trying to debunk the superstitious fear of monsters. Henry Brooks Adams attempted to debunk Smith's claims of heroism. The Internet has made it easier both to spread and to debunk urban legends. In July 2017, YouTube began modifying suggested videos to debunk terrorist ideologies.