So you think you can trust snopes.com?
Posted on October 21, 2008
I rarely put up emails I receive but the one below coincides with my own experience and I think the facts of the matter need to be known. Amusingly, I looked for the email on snopes and it was not mentioned!
We have all become accustomed to going to snopes.com to verify hoax emails and other facts but did you know that, regarding political issues, snopes is not the source to go to?
I became suspicious after going to snopes.com and typing in the search word ‘Obama’ which brought up almost every known accusation against Obama. Surprisingly, virtually each and every one of them was labeled ‘false’ or had some other explanation rendering it not true. Then I did a search using the search word ‘McCain’ and lo and behold…. there was virtually nothing that came up regarding accusations made against McCain but again brought up some of the same things that McCain supporters have made against Obama and again….claiming them ‘false’.
I then did a web search on ’snopes.com’ and found many articles and websites stating that snopes.com is a known liberal biased website. Here’s a quote off of one website: ‘Snopes is reluctant to admit that most of the conservative political and religious emails are ‘true’ as far as snopes can determine. There is always a disclaimer, footnote or lengthy oratory explaining why everything from crime statistics to reports from Iraq must be viewed and understood through the ’snopes lens.’
Need more proof? Do your own web search on snopes and find many more things there talking about the political bias of snopes. So any of you who have misguided liberal friends or family that keep throwing ‘check snopes.com’ in your face, please understand what you are looking at and inform those that use it as a crutch that it is a biased website that may be good to check email hoaxes, but not one to go to for political facts!!
Posted by John Ray. For a daily critique of Leftist activities, see DISSECTING LEFTISM. For a daily survey of Australian politics, see AUSTRALIAN POLITICS Also, don’t forget your roundup of Obama news and commentary at OBAMA WATCH (2). Email me (John Ray) here
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What about FactCheck.org from Annenburg?
I’m sure they’ll tell you that they aren’t politically biased.
This is because reality leans to the left. It’s the same reason there’s a “liberal media bias” that you guys love to rave about.
Great. Another FACTLESS set of accusations against an organization with a “they’re liberal” punchline.
And if you don’t believe us, do an Internet search for other sites that make factless accusations.
Snopes uses facts and even tells you when it’s unsure. I like that.
I did the same thing–put in Obama and ALL the bad stuff came up FALSE. I knew some of it was true. I no longer believe Snopes either. They have a true bias.
I tried to send a comment here with a trackback to my site. Perhaps my commentary was too lengthy or maybe I just didn’t do it right (I’m not technically very proficient).
If you want some more ammunition- – -based on my personal experience checking out SNOPES conclusion by talking with original sources- – -visit my blog and read the Snopes posting: http://www.thenationalintelligence.com
Smopes is run by a man and woman of course it will be biased.
All this time and not one reader of this dreck has come up with a fact or two against the integrity of Snopes? Just schoolyard “liberal” name calling and unsupported “I don’t like ‘em” stuff? Sheesh!