Snopes
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Snopes (), formerly known as the Urban Legends Reference Pages, is a fact-checking website. It has been described as a "well-regarded reference for sorting out myths and rumors" on the Internet. The site has also been seen as a source for both validating and debunking urban legends and similar stories in American popular culture.
Key facts
- Website.name
- Snopes.com
- Website.logo
- Snopes logo.svg
- Website.logo_size
- 125px
- Website.logo_alt
- Snopes logo
- Website.screenshot
- Snopes home page screenshot.png
- Website.screenshot_size
- 250px
- Website.caption
- Screenshot of the Snopes home page in 2019
- Website.commercial
- Yes
- Website.type
- fact-checking
- Website.registration
- Optional
- Website.country
- United States
- Website.author
- Barbara MikkelsonDavid P. Mikkelson
- Website.editor
- Jessica Lee
- Website.key_people
- Tom SteeleNick HardingesCaroline WazerDavid Emery
- Website.launch_date
- (as Urban Legends Reference Pages)
- Website.current_status
- Active
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.snopes.com
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- web feed URL
- www.snopes.com/feed
- inception
- 1994-00-00
- Alexa rank
- 2421
- social media followers
- 295603
- review score
- 1.7/5 (Bad)
Sources (12)
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13 sectionsContents
- History
- 1990s
- 2000s
- 2010s
- 2020s
- COVID-19 pandemic and misinformation
- Plagiarism by co-founder David Mikkelson
- Change of ownership
- Main site
- Funding
- See also
- References
- External links
Snopes (), formerly known as the Urban Legends Reference Pages, is a fact-checking website. It has been described as a "well-regarded reference for sorting out myths and rumors" on the Internet. The site has also been seen as a source for both validating and debunking urban legends and similar stories in American popular culture.
==History==