Snopes pulls out of its fact-checking partnership with Facebook

Re:Snopes pulls out of its fact-checking partnership with Fa... by chias on Friday February 01, 2019 @04:19PM (#19058744)

Here is an example of a false fact-check by Snopes: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mississippi-fractions/

This is intentional. Click the "More information about this page" at the bottom of the article and you will be directed here, where they explain it: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/false-authority/

In a nutshell, Snopes wants you to stop assuming things that you read online are true because of who's telling you. This includes Snopes.

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Re:Snopes pulls out of its fact-checking partnership with Fa... by redsky17 on Friday February 01, 2019 @05:46PM (#19059515)

This article in particular is in a section of the Snopes website that is intentionally false/misleading:

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/category/lost-legends/

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Re:Snopes pulls out of its fact-checking partnership with Fa... by cma on Friday February 01, 2019 @05:27PM (#19059379)

Still not a great example since it is a demonstration/joke page.

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Re:Snopes pulls out of its fact-checking partnership with Fa... by jstanley on Friday February 01, 2019 @04:57PM (#19059119)

But it also says, in the very article about Mississippi fractions:

> Snopes.com has long been engaged in the battle against misinformation, an effort we could not sustain without support from our audience. Producing reliable fact-checking and thorough investigative reporting requires significant resources. We pay writers, editors, web developers, and other staff who work tirelessly to provide you with an invaluable service: evidence-based, contextualized analysis of facts. Help us keep Snopes.com strong. Make a direct contribution today. Learn More. Donate with PayPal

Seems a bit disingenuous to ask for money to fund the battle against misinformation on a page that almost entirely consists of misinformation.

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