[reitoei]

They're not gatekeepers, they present facts. It's up to you whether or not to believe them.

[Jamwinner]

Group sourced refrences, summarized by often biased volunteers, are not 'facts'.

[dkonofalski]

Wikipedia, in a random sampling of information, came in as equally or more reliable than nearly any other privately published reference. It's not perfect but it doesn't have to be.

[reitoei]

Often biased volunteers? refrences? Okay, chief.

[lobotryas]

They present their INTERPRETATION of the facts. For example some may call ANTIFA as a force for good and others as a terrorist organization. Snopes themselves have a pretty clear slant/agenda.