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5. What rumor are you referring to?

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Did Snopes get taken over by Republicans? [View all] live love laugh Apr 2020 OP

I never use snoops but my puke sister does pwb Apr 2020 #1

Yeah it used to be reliable. Oh well 🤷‍♀️ nt live love laugh Apr 2020 #2

It was never reliable on anything with a political slant Amishman Apr 2020 #51

NONSENSE. Snopes provides links to the information & YOU can decide yourself. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #54

Snopes started soliciting donations Generic Other Apr 2020 #63

The russians are helping republicans Turbineguy Apr 2020 #3

Give me a moment while I check that rumor out on Snopes Generic Brad Apr 2020 #4

What rumor are you referring to? live love laugh Apr 2020 #5

Was Snopes taken over by Republicans Generic Brad Apr 2020 #7

Just because you believe something that's in error Loki Liesmith Apr 2020 #6

What's in error? nt live love laugh Apr 2020 #12

That he said he'd run as a Repub cause they're dumb ... mr_lebowski Apr 2020 #30

That was debunked years ago. Mz Pip Apr 2020 #44

Hence my question ;) nt mr_lebowski Apr 2020 #45

+1 jberryhill Apr 2020 #53

+1. If you dismiss binary results without reading it is confirmation bias on YOUR part. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #55

I thought Trump said the coronavirus was a hoax, now the sites give him cover? dem4decades Apr 2020 #8

It's a fine distinction that Republians never bother with JHB Apr 2020 #18

THIS malaise Apr 2020 #23

He said the severity of and the public concern over the virus were a hoax. He was WRONG. coti Apr 2020 #37

Exactly. Republicans famously said they "don't do nuance". We do because we are more analytical. .nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #56

Their Reasoning Is Semantic Nonsense ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #57

Sleight of hand Tweedy Apr 2020 #19

When I posted about this on FB, it got slammed as false Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2020 #61

I find lots of things people supposedly say -- Democrat or GOPer -- are mischaracterized or taken Hoyt Apr 2020 #9

Ah, but we love to ignore context. TwilightZone Apr 2020 #13

Agreed - Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #29

Exactly uppityperson Apr 2020 #31

"Mixture" sounds a lot like Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2020 #62

It helps to actually read what they wrote. TwilightZone Apr 2020 #10

Precisely. It's not just the other side who dismiss snopes because they don't like the conclusions. thesquanderer Apr 2020 #21

This Ferrets are Cool Apr 2020 #32

I noticed that over time. Newest Reality Apr 2020 #11

Thanks for these! DonaldsRump Apr 2020 #27

Great! Newest Reality Apr 2020 #34

Thank you for the links! smirkymonkey Apr 2020 #43

Mixture my ass malaise Apr 2020 #14

See #18 above. Technically, it's true he never called the virus itself a hoax... JHB Apr 2020 #22

It's Still Semantic Nonsense ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #58

Simply by using hoax and Coronavirus in the same sentence robbob Apr 2020 #66

Precisely My Point ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #68

... need to use lots of multiple sources these days, I guess. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2020 #15

No, they didn't Maeve Apr 2020 #16

That's really cool btw ismnotwasm Apr 2020 #28

Things have changed since Snopes was founded. live love laugh Apr 2020 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Apr 2020 #17

I think it depends on who is writing ismnotwasm Apr 2020 #20

I think it matters more on who is "reading" it. Ferrets are Cool Apr 2020 #33

That's exactly it stevil Apr 2020 #39

Ha! ismnotwasm Apr 2020 #42

Have you you checked Internet Archive for earlier versions? n/t sl8 Apr 2020 #24

I don't know how to 🤷‍♀️ nt live love laugh Apr 2020 #26

Never mind, it's not there. sl8 Apr 2020 #36

Okay thanks 🙏🏽 nt live love laugh Apr 2020 #40

I don't use it that much... stillcool Apr 2020 #25

The "hoax" quote is a deliberate strawman Azathoth Apr 2020 #35

Yes nt coti Apr 2020 #38

I thought their explanation about the "hoax" comment was pretty even-handed. subterranean Apr 2020 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Apr 2020 #46

Yes so both false and a mixture. And yet it's fresh enough live love laugh Apr 2020 #50

Snopes had a legal battle... ahoysrcsm Apr 2020 #47

I knew it. Thank you. Obviously they're being muffled and live love laugh Apr 2020 #48

Well, yes and no. ahoysrcsm Apr 2020 #60

Well... Mike Nelson Apr 2020 #52

Trump said that the Democratic reports of his slow response was a hoax, not the virus itself ehrnst Apr 2020 #59

The "I'd run as a Republican because...." is a verbatim quote that was in fact not true. RhodeIslandOne Apr 2020 #64

Have heard the exact same complaint melm00se Apr 2020 #65

I agree nt live love laugh Apr 2020 #67