In this example collected from the Snopes inbox in March 2008: I just heard about this bizarre story about a gnome in an Argentina town. Has anyone ever heard anything like this before?

Locals in the Argentinean town of General Guemes claim the "gnome" – which wears a pointy hat and walks sideways like a crab – has been seen walking their streets by many people, UK newspaper ...

Residents of a small town in Argentina have been spooked after several sightings of bizarre-looking figure that was captured on video in the middle of the night. Locals claim the 'creepy gnome ...

A town in South America is living in fear after several sightings of a 'creepy gnome' that locals claim stalks the streets at night, The Sun reports. The little person — who wears a pointy hat ...