Comments on: So you think you can trust snopes.com? http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2008/10/21/so-you-think-you-can-trust-snopescom/ Beating Them With Their Own Sickle And Hammer Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:08:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Deborah http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2008/10/21/so-you-think-you-can-trust-snopescom/comment-page-1/#comment-142504 Deborah Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:44:29 +0000 http://www.stoptheaclu.com/?p=14933#comment-142504 kjane, I couldn't have said it better myself! kjane, I couldn’t have said it better myself!

]]> By: kjane http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2008/10/21/so-you-think-you-can-trust-snopescom/comment-page-1/#comment-139876 kjane Sun, 16 May 2010 02:35:04 +0000 http://www.stoptheaclu.com/?p=14933#comment-139876 This is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever read....suggesting that we go to some other websites that will tell us that "snopes is biased"? You can find "websites" that will tell you ANYTHING you want to hear!!! You are trying to discredit a website by suggesting that other websites have called it "biased" but you have given no specific websites nor any basis for why we should trust THOSE websites over any other? As for the fact that there were so many "false" Obama chain emails and no McCain ones....did it ever occur to you people that maybe it's because they WERE false!? Snopes already addressed this issue -- they said that during the election they were only sent a couple of emails regarding McCain. It went something like this: 1 was true, 1 was false and one was favorable to McCain (not a negative email) and that one was true. I'm not saying that "liberals" (as you call them)do not ever make exaggerated or false claims...but "chain emails" are not how they go about it. This is a distinctly "conservative" method. I worked on the Obama campaign and was on numerous email lists, so I am quite certain that if there were a ton of "anti-McCain" emails flying around during the election, I certainly should have received at least 1! If anyone out there who thinks that the lack of Anti-McCain emails is proof of Snopes "bias" has even a handful of those emails to show, I'd love to see them! Show us all those emails that Snopes "failed" to fact check. Anyone? Oh and I love this...."here's a quote from one website...Snopes is reluctant to admit that most conservative and religious emails are true". A 5th grader would know that this statement cannot be a "fact"....how does this "website" KNOW what Snopes is reluctant to do? That's ridiculous. If you're going to try to discredit Snopes, you'll have to do better than that! Snopes would never even fact check a statement like that -- they would say that this cannot be proven right or wrong -- no one can know what someone else is thinking. If they can't prove something, they say so. This discrediting Snopes BS is just because people get irritated when someone emails them back facts that discredit these far fetched insane emails they WANT to be true and that they were too lazy to bother making an effort to verify before they hit the "forward" button. When you people get an email about how someone is robbing women by placing baby carseats on the side of the road....don't you WANT to know if it's actually true before you go "Oh wow, that's awful!" and send it off to everyone you know?!? Almost EVERY chain email is false. Very, very few of them have any truth to them, and the ones that do are so distorted by the time you get them that they have very little truth left. This is one of the most ridiculous things I’ve ever read….suggesting that we go to some other websites that will tell us that “snopes is biased”? You can find “websites” that will tell you ANYTHING you want to hear!!! You are trying to discredit a website by suggesting that other websites have called it “biased” but you have given no specific websites nor any basis for why we should trust THOSE websites over any other? As for the fact that there were so many “false” Obama chain emails and no McCain ones….did it ever occur to you people that maybe it’s because they WERE false!? Snopes already addressed this issue — they said that during the election they were only sent a couple of emails regarding McCain. It went something like this: 1 was true, 1 was false and one was favorable to McCain (not a negative email) and that one was true. I’m not saying that “liberals” (as you call them)do not ever make exaggerated or false claims…but “chain emails” are not how they go about it. This is a distinctly “conservative” method. I worked on the Obama campaign and was on numerous email lists, so I am quite certain that if there were a ton of “anti-McCain” emails flying around during the election, I certainly should have received at least 1! If anyone out there who thinks that the lack of Anti-McCain emails is proof of Snopes “bias” has even a handful of those emails to show, I’d love to see them! Show us all those emails that Snopes “failed” to fact check. Anyone?
Oh and I love this….”here’s a quote from one website…Snopes is reluctant to admit that most conservative and religious emails are true”. A 5th grader would know that this statement cannot be a “fact”….how does this “website” KNOW what Snopes is reluctant to do? That’s ridiculous. If you’re going to try to discredit Snopes, you’ll have to do better than that! Snopes would never even fact check a statement like that — they would say that this cannot be proven right or wrong — no one can know what someone else is thinking. If they can’t prove something, they say so. This discrediting Snopes BS is just because people get irritated when someone emails them back facts that discredit these far fetched insane emails they WANT to be true and that they were too lazy to bother making an effort to verify before they hit the “forward” button. When you people get an email about how someone is robbing women by placing baby carseats on the side of the road….don’t you WANT to know if it’s actually true before you go “Oh wow, that’s awful!” and send it off to everyone you know?!? Almost EVERY chain email is false. Very, very few of them have any truth to them, and the ones that do are so distorted by the time you get them that they have very little truth left.

]]> By: Conservative Mark http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2008/10/21/so-you-think-you-can-trust-snopescom/comment-page-1/#comment-133618 Conservative Mark Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:46:38 +0000 http://www.stoptheaclu.com/?p=14933#comment-133618 My Dad served as an orderly for General Black Jack Pershing. I know the story of him dipping bullets in pig's blood and shooting 49 Muslim terrorists and letting the 50th one go to tell others is TRUE but Snopes writes a real wishy-washy tale of the account saying they are not sure if it is true or not. All they are trying to do is protect Muslim sensitivities. We need more Black Jack Pershings today! My Dad served as an orderly for General Black Jack Pershing. I know the story of him dipping bullets in pig’s blood and shooting 49 Muslim terrorists and letting the 50th one go to tell others is TRUE but Snopes writes a real wishy-washy tale of the account saying they are not sure if it is true or not. All they are trying to do is protect Muslim sensitivities. We need more Black Jack Pershings today!

]]> By: Name Name http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2008/10/21/so-you-think-you-can-trust-snopescom/comment-page-1/#comment-126115 Name Name Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:54:27 +0000 http://www.stoptheaclu.com/?p=14933#comment-126115 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! 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!

]]> By: Tina http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2008/10/21/so-you-think-you-can-trust-snopescom/comment-page-1/#comment-125908 Tina Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:53:27 +0000 http://www.stoptheaclu.com/?p=14933#comment-125908 Smopes is run by a man and woman of course it will be biased. Smopes is run by a man and woman of course it will be biased.

]]> By: More weekly roundup « 4Simpsons Blog - Eternity Matters http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2008/10/21/so-you-think-you-can-trust-snopescom/comment-page-1/#comment-101896 More weekly roundup « 4Simpsons Blog - Eternity Matters Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:54:57 +0000 http://www.stoptheaclu.com/?p=14933#comment-101896 [...] Snopes.com - good for debunking email chains, bad for discerning political truths [...] [...] Snopes.com – good for debunking email chains, bad for discerning political truths [...]

]]> By: mignon evans http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2008/10/21/so-you-think-you-can-trust-snopescom/comment-page-1/#comment-101613 mignon evans Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:16:23 +0000 http://www.stoptheaclu.com/?p=14933#comment-101613 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: www.thenationalintelligence.com 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

]]> By: Carrol Mills http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2008/10/21/so-you-think-you-can-trust-snopescom/comment-page-1/#comment-101607 Carrol Mills Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:45:16 +0000 http://www.stoptheaclu.com/?p=14933#comment-101607 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 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.

]]> By: Joseph Biden http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2008/10/21/so-you-think-you-can-trust-snopescom/comment-page-1/#comment-101588 Joseph Biden Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:05:03 +0000 http://www.stoptheaclu.com/?p=14933#comment-101588 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. 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.

]]> By: Jason http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2008/10/21/so-you-think-you-can-trust-snopescom/comment-page-1/#comment-101501 Jason Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:18:55 +0000 http://www.stoptheaclu.com/?p=14933#comment-101501 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. 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.

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