Snopes

For the novels by William Faulkner, see Snopes trilogy.

Snopes.com
Screenshot of the Snopes home page in 2019
Type of site
fact-checking
Headquarters
United States
Owner
Created byBarbara Mikkelson
David P. Mikkelson
EditorJessica Lee
Key peopleTom Steele
Nick Hardinges
Caroline Wazer
David Emery
URLwww.snopes.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
Launched1994 (1994) (as Urban Legends Reference Pages)
Current statusActive

Snopes (/ˈsnoʊps/), formerly known as the Urban Legends Reference Pages, is a fact-checking website. It has been described as a "well-regarded reference for sorting out myths and rumors" on the Internet. The site has also been seen as a source for both validating and debunking urban legends and similar stories in American popular culture.

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