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Snopes is having its time in the spotlight in Monday’s New York Times, as reporter David Streitfeld pumped up the famous “fact-checking” website on the front of Business Day. Snopes’ profile is rising with its new relationship with Facebook, but as the site has waded more into politics, it’s getting a liberal reputation, and allegations of hypocrisy have been raised.
But Streitfeld dismissed any concerns as desperate conservatives lies, in “Bigger Fact-Checking Role for Snopes Brings More Attacks.” And his fellow Snopes-fawner, colleague Jeremy Peters, accused conservatives of crying “fake news” to discredit the mainstream media. – READ MORE