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Some are based on reality, in the sense that there is a real-world mythologic base behind their inception. Both of the ones I've written are based on 'real' things, one a true story with a 'real' mythology that already existed prior, the other a mix of slightly fictionialized extrapolation legitimate science with a smattering of Lovecraft appreciation added on top. That doesn't qualify as them being true, however.

I'd say there could never be a real creepypasta without a person describing a legitimate (ie. occurring in reality) horrifying incident, which is entirely possible. Then again, I'm one of those people who enjoys reading about the supernatural, yet have absolutely no belief in it.