snopes.comReviews 74

That's what Snopes "fact checks" are. They have a hidden agenda that isn't so hidden when you start checking the 'fact checker'. I believe when they first started, they were actually unbiased. But times have changed. They were likely seduced by big money from somewhere.
All I can say is, "If you believe anything Snopes offers up as 'fact', then I have this great bridge I'd like to sell you... CHEAP! On sale now. Gorgeous orange. Call now, such a deal!
Snopes. Pathetic site.

Horrible source for anything but DNC propaganda, 1 star is overstating its credibility. They started their website 'Snopes' about 13 years ago. After a few years it began gaining popularity as people believed it to be unbiased and neutral. But over the past couple of years people started asking questions when 'Snopes' was proven wrong in a number of their conclusions. There were also criticisms the Mikkelsons were not really investigating and getting to the 'true' bottom of various issues, but rather asserting their beliefs in controversial issues

Mixing truth with lies just like crafty devils! The truth comes with the things that are unimportant and irrelevant to your lives, manipulating the unaware niave souls that stumble upon their influence into believing that they are a legitimate and trustworthy source and steer those same people the wrong direction when it comes to issues and rumors that matter. That's where they spin their lies like bosses of deception. If you like your b. S. sugar-coated by all means grab a big helping of Snopes.com. Soros money has a big part to play in this snake oil source. "Fact checkers" of fake news are they? Snopes is fake new. They're right there with CNN and the rest. Boycott and rebuke their misinformation campaign. When you hear someone refer to Snopes then shout FAKE NEWS.

Snopes spends all of its time attacking any narrative or theory that is anti-establishment. Whatever the mainstream media anoints as "truthful" or "not truthful" then they go with that. The Establishment has the final word on pretty much anything in politics and government/corporate activity. Today, one trend we see in the MSM is that Russia and Putin are villains. It doesn't matter what any other non-western news organization says, if the NYT led amen corner of the media repeats all State Department chatter that Russia is a villain, then that's what is true. Snopes will concede to this narrative, and any narrative that supports the government's claims. They ignore inconvenient truths about stories that work against the Democratic and liberal narrative. Go look at the fact that Al Gore bought a mansion at Montecito, CA beach. You will NOT find a Snopes posting for that. It's too damaging and so they wont' touch it or bring more attention to it. They are biased. They prefer to go after Dem vs GOP clickbait stories. They chase every GOP or right wing email circulating about Dems or liberal positions. They even tread carefully when covering the Sanders campaign re the "chair throwing" claims by pro-Hillary sources. They want to leave the door open. But with Hillary Clinton's email issues and Director Comey's conclusion that she didn't do anything wrong is posted by Snopes as the last word in the matter (Establishment). Yet, a little bit of searching will find that many others have gone to prison and been fined for much less. In closing, it is my personal opinion that Snopes are a voluntary or paid agency that Obama appointed Information Czar Cass Sunstein advocated on page 14 of his white paper titled "Conspiracy Theories" where he called for agents to engage in counterspeech against people ----

(3) Government might itself engage in counterspeech, marshaling arguments to discredit conspiracy theories. (4) Government might formally hire credible private parties to engage in
Counterspeech. (5) Government might engage in informal communication with such
Parties, encouraging them to help. Each instrument has a distinctive set of potential
Effects, or costs and benefits, and each will have a place under imaginable conditions.
However, our main policy idea is that government should engage in cognitive infiltration
Of the groups that produce conspiracy theories, which involves a mix of (3), (4) and (5).

That's why I don't use Snopes and discourage anyone from using them.

First of all, how are they suppose to be the end-all be-all central information source for things typically controversial or hearsay or "conspiracy theory", when the truth is likely that we just don't know the truth in many of these cases. The final straw came the other day when I looked up something knowing that it was inconclusive (but deemed as a big fat FALSE by snopes), and I could no longer ignore how this site is simply incapable of leaving their own personal bias out of these topics. This wasn't the first time I had noticed this. The fact that they throw around the term conspiracy (in any ideas going against the mainstream media) in the grade-school manner that they do, proves that they are not fit to be keepers of the truth. How about call it what it is- it's a personal opinion blog with a little research occasionally thrown in.

Just went to an article they have in relation to the 27 year old DNC director of data being shot dead (and wikileaks offering 20k for info on the murderers) and i found their article contains the infantile term: "conspiracy theory" SEVEN times and the word 'conspiracy' on its own, a further 3 times... Childish nonsense

To say that this first ever visit to snopes.com diminishes their credibility in my eyes is a gross understatement. Not going to waste my time on that site again.

I recently checked some things on Snopes just to see if they were biased and I was amazed. I had heard that they were/or became so. Maybe they dont mean to but what they should do is present facts only and they instead impart opinion leaving out facts.
Example -- re the recent "ransom" matter with Iran -- they put that it was "false" that they paid ransom noting what Obama admin was saying. I think a lot of people would disagree this conclusion. They should simply put the facts (including new data from released hostage) and let people decide themselves --- not what a site like this should be doing! If you simply want someone to side with you on the democratic/liberal side then this is a site for you!

They ae wrong on the Hillary Clinton has Muslim advisor. Huma Abedin is the daughter of parents involved with Muslim brotherhood and she has her name on publication that are easily looked up and show her name as well as known people involved with blind Shiek who has been in jail in US for years for terrorist acts. She may be completely pro- American, but the ties are definitely there and the American people should be aware of this. Snopes ignores this completely. Many times they are good, but their politics gets in the way at times. Especially during election years? Perhaps?

I would like to know why I was kicked off your group when I simply made a reasonable comment about something that was posted. I used no harsh words only the truth. I thought your page is to find out the real truth?

And I was blocked from sending messages to snope asking. I was only clearly making a truthful comment and I get deleted and blocked.

That's not good to hear when they say they have the truth about averything online. Is the page truthful to the people? I think not.