[pawn]

Okay, I didn't want to say it, but I personally think snopes is biased. I'm going to use a few made-up examples because I don't want take the time to hunt down real examples, but I used to see this occasionally and stopped using them.

Myth: Donald Trump said he loves women.

Verdict: Mostly false

Facts: He said he loves women. He's also said mean things about Rosie O'Donnell.

Myth: Bill Clinton said he loves Mexicans.

Verdict: Mostly True

Facts: He said he loves women. Some women are Mexicans

And yes, sometimes it's that absurdly blatant.

[komali2]

>I don't want to take the time to hunt down real examples

That's fine, but I advise nobody to put any credence behind your claim (snopes is biased) until you are willing and able to provide evidence. Until then, it is safer to continue with the general understanding that snopes is not biased.

You can't just toss shit over the wall and hope for the best, man.

[alphapapa]

> Until then, it is safer to continue with the general understanding that snopes is not biased.

Are you serious? You think it's safer to consider them not biased?

That's just bizarre. Snopes is a business. Their purpose is to make money by generating clicks. Why in the world would you consider them some kind of unbiased, altruistic truth-seekers? Because they say so?

That's the most unsafe understanding you could have, because it leaves you completely vulnerable to deception. Place your trust in them and you let them have their way with your understanding of the world. You're like putty in their hands.

> You can't just toss shit over the wall and hope for the best, man.

Well, you're nailing it to the wall and calling it truth, man. At least he realizes what he's doing.

[joelrunyon]

This wasn't a great comment, but there are examples of Snopes being sort of shady.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kalevleetaru/2016/12/22/the-dai...

[lallysingh]

I read a good half 3/4 of that article and didn't see Snopes coming out shady. It's one thing to check facts on external events, it's another to essentially testify on events on your own life. The article sets up a bunch of ridiculous expectations and then goes on about how they don't fit them.

EDIT: I read the rest, and I hold the same opinion.

[lovehashbrowns]

If you're saying they do that occasionally, and their bias is as obvious as what you claim with your examples, you should be able to find at least one example of Snopes doing something like that. I don't understand the point of making a claim like that but being too lazy to find actual examples of a clear bias. I don't use Snopes enough to know if they're biased or not; I'm just saying.

[catshirt]

can someone fact check this?