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Fact-checking website
Barbara Mikkelson created an urban folklore web site that would become Snopes.com. Snopes was an early online encyclopedia focused on urban legends, which mainly
Snopes
Novels by William Faulkner
The Snopes trilogy is a series of three novels written by William Faulkner regarding the Snopes family in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi
Snopes_trilogy
William Faulkner's first part of the Snopes trilogy
fictional Snopes family of Mississippi. Originally a standalone novel, it was later followed by The Town (1957) and The Mansion (1959), forming the Snopes trilogy
The_Hamlet
American businessman (born 1986)
client was Snopes.com, the largest and oldest fact-checking website on the web. After a year, Proper Media purchased a significant stake in Snopes.com. There
Chris_Richmond_(entrepreneur)
1957 novel by William Faulkner
Faulkner, published in 1957, about the fictional Snopes family of Mississippi. It is the second of the "Snopes" trilogy, following The Hamlet (1940) and completed
The_Town_(Faulkner_novel)
1959 novel by William Faulkner
fictional Snopes family of Mississippi, following The Hamlet and The Town. The Mansion completes Faulkner’s trilogy of novels about the fictional Snopes family
The_Mansion_(novel)
Form of modern folklore
Mikkelson, Barbara (10 August 2006). "snopes.com: Death Car". Urban Legends Reference Pages. Retrieved 30 June 2010. "snopes.com: Cement in Lover's Car". Urban
Urban_legend
November 2016 LaCapria, Kim (2 November 2016), "Snopes' Field Guide to Fake News Sites and Hoax Purveyors - Snopes. Om's updated guide to the internet's clickbaiting
List_of_fake_news_websites
English nursery rhyme
supposed connection to Blackbeard, implying that Snopes was used by the show's producers as a source. Snopes then posted a page about the mistake on their
Sing_a_Song_of_Sixpence
Fake product image created in 2021
various social media platforms before being fact-checked by the website Snopes two days later. Since then, the story has been covered by a number of media
Mayoreo
Mikkelson, David (2019-08-15). "Why We Include Humor and Satire in Snopes.com". Snopes. Archived from the original on 2023-05-28. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
List of satirical fake news websites
List_of_satirical_fake_news_websites
American man who claims to be the son of President Bill Clinton
the Washington Post, blood tests ruled out Clinton as the father, while Snopes reported that the claim of parental heritage was "unproven" in 2021. Williams
Danney_Williams
Creepypasta
become the basis of an urban legend. Many news organizations, including Snopes, news.com.au, and LiveAbout, trace the story's origins to the Creepypasta
Russian_Sleep_Experiment
Satirical news website
represent The Babylon Bee because "Snopes appears to be actively engaged in an effort to discredit and deplatform us." Snopes later made revisions to the wording
The_Babylon_Bee
Short story by William Faulkner
Faulkner's Snopes trilogy. Largely set in Faulkner's fictional Mississippi county, Yoknapatawpha, "Barn Burning" centers on a young boy, Sartoris Snopes, and
Barn_Burning
Widespread deliberate fabrication presented as truth
November 2016 LaCapria, Kim (2 November 2016), "Snopes' Field Guide to Fake News Sites and Hoax Purveyors – Snopes.com's updated guide to the internet's clickbaiting
Hoax
Wiki documenting plot conventions in creative works
v t e Sovrn Holdings Employees Chris Richmond Online properties Salon.com Snopes TV Tropes
TV_Tropes
Snopes. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2024-08-03. LaCapria, Kim (2016-01-05). "New Year's Eve Vodka Butt Shots Riot". Snopes. Archived
List of miscellaneous fake news websites
List_of_miscellaneous_fake_news_websites
American-Canadian internet personality (born 2007)
Post". Snopes. August 9, 2023. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023. "Yes, Child Rapper Lil Tay Has Died". Snopes. August
Lil_Tay
Fake news website
2018-11-17. LaCapria, Kim (December 8, 2017). "Snopes' Field Guide to Fake News Sites and Hoax Purveyors". Snopes.com. Retrieved May 26, 2018. Dewey, Caitlin
World_News_Daily_Report
Pornographic website
on 'Online Rape Academy,' but '62M Men' Figure Misrepresents Findings". Snopes. Retrieved April 20, 2026. Nguyen, Hoa (February 18, 2014). "Dave Herman
Motherless_(website)
1931 novella by William Faulkner
Uncollected Stories of William Faulkner. It includes the character Flem Snopes, who appears in much of Faulkner's work, and tells in ambiguous terms of
Spotted_Horses
Beatified American Catholic bishop and televangelist (1895–1979)
"Stalin for Time: Did Bishop Fulton Sheen foretell the death of Stalin?" Snopes, August 8, 2007. Keane, James T. (January 10, 2023). "The secret to Archbishop
Fulton_J._Sheen
American rock singer (born 1948)
January 17, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2011. "Marilyn Manson Kills Puppies". Snopes.com. January 11, 2010. Retrieved February 29, 2012. Palmerston, Sean (August
Alice_Cooper
Hoax website about raising kittens in jars
Bureau of Investigation. The FBI and several other organizations, including Snopes.com and the Humane Society of the United States, debunked the concept of
Bonsai_Kitten
American non-partisan, non-profit organization
'OnTheIssues' Today". Snopes. January 7, 2022. "'Snopes on Politics': Are You Signed up for Our Political Newsletter?". Snopes. Aug 17, 2022. OnTheIssues
On_the_Issues
Businessman and entrepreneur (born 1971)
(December 21, 2022). "Does Elon Musk Have an Undergraduate Degree in Physics?". Snopes. Archived from the original on December 23, 2022. Retrieved December 23
Elon_Musk
List with all urban legends currently on Wikipedia
Halloween Decoration?". Snopes.com. Retrieved 13 October 2021. "Does 'The Wizard of Oz' Include a Munchkin Suicide?". Snopes.com. Retrieved 10 October
List_of_urban_legends
Scarlet koi fish (c. 1751–1977)
longest-lived koi fish ever recorded. Despite the claims of Hanako's long life, Snopes reported that no conclusive evidence of Hanako's age could be found. The
Hanako_(fish)
Second election of Donald Trump
Trump Say Election Fraud Allows for 'Termination' of US Constitution?". Snopes. Archived from the original on May 31, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023
2024 United States presidential election
2024_United_States_presidential_election
Phrase referencing Benjamin Franklin
2022). "Did Ben Franklin Pen the Famous 'Death and Taxes' Quote?". Snopes. Snopes Media Group Inc. Retrieved 11 November 2022. DeFoe, Daniel (1726). The
Death_and_taxes_(idiom)
American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)
"George Carlin on Aging". Snopes.com. Retrieved June 10, 2014. Mikkelson, Barbara (November 1, 2007). "The Paradox of Our Time". Snopes.com. Retrieved June
George_Carlin
Toy wand
(November 11, 2014). "Evilstick 'Princess Wand' Images Horrify Parents". Snopes. Archived from the original on April 24, 2026. Retrieved August 13, 2026
Evilstick
Internet hoax
high by smoking cannabis on the International Space Station. According to Snopes and other websites, the image appeared on Facebook around November 26, 2018;
International Space Station cannabis experiment hoax
International_Space_Station_cannabis_experiment_hoax
2000 film by John Ottman
1999). "Scream Session Rape". Snopes.com. Retrieved July 9, 2016. Mikkelson, David (March 4, 2001). "Cockroach Eggs". Snopes.com. Retrieved July 9, 2016
Urban_Legends:_Final_Cut
Alleged predictions made by the animated television series
Predict That". Snopes.com. 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2019-12-26. Evon, Dan (2019-09-26). "Did 'The Simpsons' Predict Autocorrect?". Snopes.com. Retrieved
The Simpsons future predictions
The_Simpsons_future_predictions
American political blog
Bin. A hyperpartisan left-wing website, Daily News Bin was described by Snopes editor Brooke Binkowski as "a pro-Hillary Clinton 'news site' designed to
Palmer_Report
Conspiracy theory about first family of the United States
as the Congressional Record, the Lakeland Ledger, the Chicago Tribune, Snopes and others, pointing to detailed death records, the unusually large circle
Clinton body count conspiracy theory
Clinton_body_count_conspiracy_theory
Homemade toy
skin irritation, diarrhoea, vomiting and cramps. However, according to Snopes, claims about slime's carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, and neurotoxicity
Slime_(homemade_toy)
American fake news website
by International Fact-Checking Network–accredited factcheckers such as Snopes, FactCheck.org, PolitiFact, and the Associated Press. The European Union's
The_People's_Voice_(website)
Urban legend about two U.S. presidents
subsequent versions have circulated much longer lists. A 1999 examination by Snopes found that the listed "coincidences are easily explained as the simple product
Lincoln–Kennedy coincidences urban legend
Lincoln–Kennedy_coincidences_urban_legend
Irish-American cook and typhoid fever carrier
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mary Mallon. Look up Typhoid Mary in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. "Typhoid Mary". Snopes.com. September 26, 2002.
Mary_Mallon
Brand of lemon–lime soft drink
Name". Snopes. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2021. Mikkelson, Barbara (January 13, 2010). "7Up". snopes.com. Archived
7_Up
List of songs discouraged from being played after September 11 attacks
newsletter Hits Daily Double, which was not affiliated with iHeartMedia. Snopes.com did research on the subject and concluded that the list did exist as
Clear_Channel_memorandum
American comedian (born 1953)
"A Brief Overview of the Situation". Snopes. Mikkelson, David (August 4, 2011). "George Carlin on Aging". Snopes. Heyman, J.D. (January 8, 2013). "Larry
Larry_Miller_(comedian)
Unsolved 1982 mass poisoning in Chicago, US
Retrieved May 19, 2011. Mikkelson, Barbara & David P. "Tylenol Murders" at Snopes.com: Urban Legends Reference Pages. Solomon, Michael (July 13, 2022). "Poison
Chicago_Tylenol_murders
American political term
Republicans sell '86 46' merch when Biden was in office? We investigated". Snopes. Retrieved 2026-07-01. Schonfeld, Zach (2026-06-01). "Judge says NPS can't
86_47
American racist trope
items, but a Snopes article from 2017 was unable to find any meaningful evidence that the practice occurred; Patricia Turner told Snopes it likely never
Alligator_bait
2024 European political affair
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Accusations of Russian interference in the 2024 Romanian presidential election
Accusations_of_Russian_interference_in_the_2024_Romanian_presidential_election
Artists collective for Gaza war ceasefire
backgrounds that have come together in support of centering our shared humanity". Snopes compared the orange hand used in the design to red-hand symbols including
Artists4Ceasefire
Rhetorical tongue-in-cheek award
"Carmageddon". Snopes. Retrieved August 14, 2012. "2003 Darwin Awards". Snopes.com. May 4, 2006. Retrieved February 8, 2022. "2004 Darwin Awards". Snopes.com. July
Darwin_Awards
U.S. Army, Air Force, and Space Force battle cry
MilTerms: H". Combat.ws. Retrieved 29 September 2018. "snopes.com: The origin of 'hoorah'!". Msgboard.snopes.com. Retrieved 29 September 2018.[permanent dead
Hooah
Reverse image search engine
January 7, 2024. Evon, Dan (March 22, 2022). "Snopes Tips: A Guide To Performing Reverse Image Searches". Snopes. Archived from the original on February 7
TinEye
Bar Code
incorporating a barcode with prefix number '890' signifies ownership by an Indian organisation. List of Assigned GS1 Prefixes Snopes article regarding barcodes
List_of_GS1_country_codes
2012 painting by Petrina Ryan-Kleid
Clinton Wearing a Dress in His Flat?, Snopes, 15 August 2019 Epstein owned painting of Bill Clinton in a blue dress, Snopes, 26 December 2025 Did Epstein Own
Parsing_Bill
1994 American animated film
2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020. "The alleged "SEX" frame in The Lion King". Snopes. December 31, 1996. Retrieved July 1, 2006. Schweizer, Peter; Schweizer
The_Lion_King
2001 terror attacks in the U.S.
2008. Retrieved September 12, 2019. "Palestinians Dancing in the Street". Snopes. March 9, 2008. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved September
September_11_attacks
Homemade aerostat using weather balloons
Snopes. Retrieved August 29, 2024. Mikkelson, David (December 21, 2000). "Did Larry Walters Fly in a Lawn Chair Attached to Helium Balloons?". Snopes
Lawnchair_Larry_flight
English actor (born 1945)
being thrown out' of their Jerusalem homes amid 'amazing time' in Israel?". Snopes. Archived from the original on 1 June 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026. Walfisz
Helen_Mirren
American actor and producer (born 1937)
suggests the abandonment of language that reinforces racism, is posted at the Snopes web site. Firestone, David (April 18, 2001). "Mississippi Votes by wide
Morgan_Freeman
American politician and attorney (born 1942)
(June 30, 2026). "Is Mitch McConnell dead? What we know about his health". Snopes. Archived from the original on July 1, 2026. Retrieved July 7, 2026. Bendery
Mitch_McConnell
Website that deliberately publishes hoaxes and disinformation
November 2016 LaCapria, Kim (2 November 2016), Snopes' Field Guide to Fake News Sites and Hoax Purveyors - Snopes.com's updated guide to the internet's clickbaiting
Fake_news_website
Country in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
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Soviet_Union
Fact-checking website
Fact-checking – Process of verifying information in non-fictional text Snopes – Fact-checking website PolitiFact – American nonprofit fact-checking website
FactCheck.org
1978 film directed by Michael Cimino
August 9, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020. "The Deer Hunter and Suicides". Snopes.com. Retrieved June 12, 2010. "AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies". American Film
The_Deer_Hunter
British researcher and conspiracy theorist
Michael Yeadon Say COVID-19 Vaccine Will Kill Recipients Within 2 Years?". Snopes. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
Michael_Yeadon
American arts-and-crafts store chain based in Oklahoma
2017). "Does Hobby Lobby Refuse to Sell Jewish Holiday Items?". Snopes.com. Snopes. Retrieved April 15, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival
Hobby_Lobby
the fake news website Now 8 News. "Are McDonald's Hamburgers 100% Beef?". Snopes. 24 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2022-07-05
McDonald's_urban_legends
2025 murder in Frisco, Texas, U.S.
they bought a car and a $900,000 house with donated funds. According to Snopes, the family had not withdrawn any money from donations as of April 2025
Murder_of_Austin_Metcalf
Invitation-only American Express charge card
director of American Express in Europe, told the fact-checking website Snopes.com that there "had been rumors going around that we had this ultra-exclusive
Centurion_Card
American conservative website and media company
Wire sometimes misstates facts to advance a partisan view. According to Snopes, "DailyWire.com has a tendency to share stories that are taken out of context
The_Daily_Wire
Advertising figure and mascot
Angeles Times. Retrieved February 7, 2025. "For Whom the Taco Bell Tolls". Snopes. 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-22. Lawson, Tim and Alisa Persons. The Magic Behind
Taco_Bell_chihuahua
1903 New York Times editorial
Fly Same Year NYT Said Flying Machines Could Take 10M Years To Develop?". Snopes. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 8
Flying Machines Which Do Not Fly
Flying_Machines_Which_Do_Not_Fly
English musician and media personality (1948–2025)
Cindy (23 July 2025). "Did Ozzy Osbourne perform in Israel in 2024?". Snopes. Archived from the original on 27 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025. Sounds
Ozzy_Osbourne
Vice President of the United States since 2025
Should Have Bigger Say in Democracy Than Non-Parents. Here's the Context". Snopes. Archived from the original on July 24, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024. Jones
JD_Vance
American English slang term
Possible origins include: Rhyming slang for nix. The fact-checking website Snopes posits that the most likely derivation is from the slang "nix," which "carries
86_(term)
American electric vehicle and clean energy company
26, 2025). "Musk mocked in Tesla 'Swasticar' poster at London bus stop". Snopes. Retrieved March 9, 2026. According to multiple sources: "Tesla Sales Fall
Tesla,_Inc.
1965 epic film by David Lean
Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 April 2025. "Dr. Zhivago stunt death". www.snopes.com. 11 July 1997. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved
Doctor_Zhivago_(film)
US military anti-vax COVID-19 propaganda attack
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ChinaAngVirus disinformation campaign
ChinaAngVirus_disinformation_campaign
Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined. According to Snopes, however, this claim is false. This is a list of lakes of Canada with an
List_of_lakes_of_Canada
1980 American film
Jones as Abner Snopes Diane Kagan as Mother Snopes Carolyn Coates as Lula De Spain Michael Riney as Brother Shawn Whittington as Sarty Snopes Jimmy Faulkner
Barn_Burning_(film)
American writer and Satanist (1930–1997)
wrong, there's something very wrong!" This rumor was judged unfounded by Snopes. On February 2, 1998, his estranged daughter Zeena Schreck and her then
Anton_LaVey
Portable device to make telephone calls using a radio link
April 2010. Mikkelson, Barbara (23 July 2003). "Hospital Cell Phone Death". Snopes. Retrieved 16 June 2024. Rachel C. Vreeman, Aaron E. Carroll, "Medical Myths"
Mobile_phone
"What the Fuck?". Snopes.com. Urban Legends Reference Pages. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Barbara Mikkelson (July 9, 2007). "Pluck Yew". Snopes.com¨. Urban Legends
List of common false etymologies of English words
List_of_common_false_etymologies_of_English_words
Back to the Future character
LaCapria, Kim (October 22, 2015). "Back to the Future Rumors and Predictions". Snopes. Snopes Media Group Inc. Retrieved June 3, 2021. Biff Tannen on IMDb
Biff_Tannen
Cola soft drink
Accident?". Snopes. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024. "Snopes urban legend of the Coca-Cola bottle shape". Snopes.com. May
Coca-Cola
American media and entertainment conglomerate
p. 307. Mikkelson, David (October 19, 1995). "Was Walt Disney Frozen?". Snopes. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2022
The_Walt_Disney_Company
Propaganda technique
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Firehose_of_falsehood
Surgical excision of a rib
surgery of the era makes it extremely implausible. Barbara Mikkelson of Snopes.com suggests that Florenz Ziegfeld might have started such a rumor about
Rib_removal
Children's nursery rhyme
'Muffin Man' Song a Warning to Kids About 16th-Century Serial Killer?". Snopes. Retrieved 12 February 2024. Matilda Anne Mackarness The Young Lady's Book:
The_Muffin_Man
[redacted] with him". It is unknown if the FBI ever investigated her claims. A Snopes article said the date of the allegations "did not line up with the established
Relationship of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein
Relationship_of_Donald_Trump_and_Jeffrey_Epstein
2115 film by Robert Rodriguez
copy exists "Was a John Malkovich Movie Made to Be Released in 2115?". Snopes. November 24, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2026. Lussier, Germain (November 18
100_Years_(film)
Fact-checking feature on X
applied to top myths relating to the conflict." The fact-checking website Snopes discovered three posts from verified users, who had shared a video of a
Community_Notes
Internet meme and joke
his "Ligma" tag was reinstated. In October 2018, fact-checking website Snopes debunked false reports that rapper Machine Gun Kelly had died from a "Ligma
Ligma_joke
1938 novel by William Faulkner
Sartoris, John Sartoris (Marse John, Father), Granny, Ringo (Morengo), Ab Snopes, Cousin Drusilla, Aunt Jenny, Louvinia, and the lieutenant (a Yankee soldier)
The_Unvanquished
American actor
and 2005. A television pilot based on the Snopes.com website by writer-director Michael Levine called Snopes: Urban Legends was completed in 2002 with
Jim_Davidson_(actor)
American video journalist (born 1993)
Fly Same Year NYT Said Flying Machines Could Take 10M Years To Develop?". Snopes. "Vox and Vox Media Studios' Emmy-Nominated Series "Glad You Asked" Returns
Cleo_Abram
Urban legend originating from the 1960s
Mikkelson, Barbara (October 10, 2004). "Home Intruder Poses as Clown Statue". Snopes. Retrieved October 21, 2023. "The 8 Most Notorious Urban Legends of All
The babysitter and the man upstairs
The_babysitter_and_the_man_upstairs
Supposed pattern of U.S. presidential deaths
outside the curse have faced assassination attempts or medical problems. Snopes rates the claim that a "death curse threatens U.S. presidents elected in
Curse_of_Tippecanoe
Policy platform of the 2024 Donald Trump campaign
eradicate veterans' homelessness by the end of next term. According to Snopes, the expenses for housing immigrants waiting to be expelled were $86.9 million
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travel, tourism, insurance
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