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[–]iraelmossadreddit 10 insightful - 3 fun10 insightful - 2 fun11 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

the influence they have on public opinion is pretty crazy. it's almost a given someone quotes snope in a argument on reddit lol

[–]FediNetizen 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Snopes used to be extremely reliable. Unfortunately, institutional capture is a thing, and politics started seeping in. They're still pretty good at debunking hoaxes and fact-checking in general, you just have to take what they say about politics with a grain of salt.