[I never thought of Snopes as the last word on anything.]
They put it pretty straight but lean hard left when you get to the political stuff. You will see "rumors" about the Clinton's take on a different feel than "rumors" about the Bush's
"I never thought of Snopes as the last word on anything"
I have seen several instances where they were wrong. One was during the census. The urban legend was that census takers were asking for SS#s. Snopes refuted it, but it was later confirmed in national news (for certain areas only). I don't think Snopes ever retracted their statements.