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Snopes-ing 101: the Fact-Checkers’ Toolbox
  • 20 December 2021
Research tips and tricks from the fact-checkers at Snopes.
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  • 27  Articles
Snopes-ing 101: the Fact-Checkers’ Toolbox
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Snopestionary: What Is the ‘Mandela Effect’?
  • 24 July 2016
The Mandela Effect is a collective misremembering of a fact or event. Various theories have...
  • News
Snopestionary: What Is the ‘Mandela Effect’?
Snopestionary: What is Confirmation Bias?
Snopestionary: What Is Confirmation Bias?
  • 27 July 2022
Just because we want something to be true doesn’t make it so.
  • Article
Snopestionary: What Is Confirmation Bias?
Sponsored content can be as innocent as an ad for your local restaurant, or as deceptive as an article or TV segment where the provider fails to disclose that they received money for the space.
Snopestionary: What Is Sponsored Content?
  • 19 July 2022
Also called "native advertising," it can be as innocent as a restaurant ad on your...
  • Article
Snopestionary: What Is Sponsored Content?
Snopestionary: What Is An Echo Chamber?
Snopestionary: What Is an Echo Chamber?
  • 24 June 2022
Both in person and online, echo chambers reinforce our own viewpoints and hinder our ability...
  • Article
Snopestionary: What Is an Echo Chamber?
Snopestionary: The 'Strawman' Logical Fallacy
Snopestionary: The ‘Straw Man’ Logical Fallacy
  • 14 June 2022
Logical fallacies are behind many of the harmful misunderstandings, rumors, and conspiracy theories our newsroom...
  • Article
Snopestionary: The ‘Straw Man’ Logical Fallacy
red herring logical fallacy
Snopestionary: The ‘Red Herring’ Logical Fallacy
  • 10 June 2022
This logical fallacy is sometimes referred to as the fallacy of distraction.
  • Article
Snopestionary: The ‘Red Herring’ Logical Fallacy
slippery slope fallacy
Snopestionary: The ‘Slippery Slope’ Logical Fallacy
  • 31 May 2022
Logical fallacies are behind many of the harmful misunderstandings, rumors, and conspiracy theories our newsroom...
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Snopestionary: The ‘Slippery Slope’ Logical Fallacy
ad hominem fallacy
Snopestionary: The ‘Ad Hominem’ Logical Fallacy
  • 26 May 2022
Logical fallacies are behind many of the harmful misunderstandings, rumors, and conspiracy theories our newsroom...
  • Article
Snopestionary: The ‘Ad Hominem’ Logical Fallacy
gamergate
Snopestionary: What Was ‘Gamergate’?
  • 4 April 2022
"Gamergate" is considered by many to have been a watershed event in the ascendancy of...
  • Article
Snopestionary: What Was ‘Gamergate’?
internet trolls
Snopestionary: What Is ‘Troll Bait’?
  • 8 January 2022
A quick primer on troll bait and why you shouldn't take it.
  • Article
Snopestionary: What Is ‘Troll Bait’?
disinformation misinformation
Snopestionary: Misinformation vs. Disinformation
  • 26 December 2021
Both words refer to false information, but one type is more insidious than the other.
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Snopestionary: Misinformation vs. Disinformation
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The Poptopic blog claimed without evidence that Disney has allegedly offered Johnny Depp a USD $301 million contract deal for him to return as Jack Sparrow in another Pirates of the Caribbean film and a Disney Plus series.
Was Johnny Depp Offered ‘$301M Disney Deal’ for ‘Pirates’ Return?
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Is This Lauren Boebert With Two Near-Naked Men?
An ad promised a hotel trick for luggage going in the bath tub ASAP.
Is Putting Hotel Luggage in the Bathtub Upon Arrival a Good Idea?
Is Putting Hotel Luggage in the Bathtub Upon Arrival a Good Idea?
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Did Disney Deny Tim Allen ‘Lightyear’ Role Due to His Political Beliefs?
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