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Is Snopes biased to the left? (vanity)
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Posted on 01/06/2002 2:12:00 PM PST by EveningStar
Snopes is the most prestigious of all urban legend research sites. But is it biased to the left? Some, including yours truly, believe so. However, judge for yourself.
TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: internet; mediabias; rumors; snopes; snopesbias; snopessucks; urbanlegends; urbanrumors
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posted on
01/06/2002 2:12:00 PM PST
by
EveningStar
(k3w@earthlink.net)
To: Plummz
For your perusal.
To: EveningStar
On what basis are you concluding that Snopes is biased to the left???
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posted on
01/06/2002 2:22:14 PM PST
by
xm177e2
To: EveningStar
I've noticed that they seem to jump all over any derogatory information about the Clintons. I do believe they have a set of kneepads in their closets, but their de-bunking is usually quite reliable.
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posted on
01/06/2002 2:24:56 PM PST
by
Long Cut
To: EveningStar
Here are some politicized ones:
Australian gun control http://www.snopes2.com/inboxer/outrage/ausguns.htm
Clinton Body Count http://www.snopes2.com/inboxer/outrage/clinton.htm
To: EveningStar
If Snopes is so biased to the left, why did it give
credit to the "I am a Bad American" piece to a FReeper?
It was originally up there as "unknown," then Bootyist contacted Snopes and he changed it.
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posted on
01/06/2002 2:35:19 PM PST
by
xm177e2
To: EveningStar
Snopes is no longer a "premiere" urban legend debunker site IMHO. On some debunks, they exagerate by calling something "False" when after you read the thing, you find some truth and some exageration. I suggest
truthorfiction.com.
To: Beelzebubba
I tossed a few e-mails back and forth over the Ron Brown facts with someone from Sonpes. He would dodge all of the issues I brought forth, such as, the four pathologists who questioned the official autopsy. Yes, I believe they are biased.
Comment #9 Removed by Moderator
To: EveningStar
Well, don't expect the Truth in a world to be handed you on a silver platter by anyone. Snopes' or not.
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posted on
01/06/2002 6:18:50 PM PST
by
bvw
To: bvw
I don't expect that at all. Why did you think I did?
To: xm177e2
You will note that I did not cite any specific Snopes articles when I first posted this thread. However, those who responded to the thread did. The articles they cited reveal that Snopes is run by elitest liberals.
To: all
Notice the nasty dig at Reagan and GWB in this article about
Quayle quotes
To: bootyist-monk; xm177e2
It was originally up there as "unknown," then Bootyist contacted Snopes and he changed it. BTTT
To: John Robinson
bump
To: Ms. AntiFeminazi; All
Online Rumor Mill Spins Its Own (Liberal) MythThis is an old article but I just came across it and found it interesting. Liberals are always coming back with Snopes links when trying to rebut claims, but this proves that Snopes is liberal agenda-driven.
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posted on
12/22/2002 1:16:34 PM PST
by
Azzurri
To: Azzurri
Thanks for the link. Great article. I hadn't realized just how biased that snopes was.
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posted on
12/22/2002 1:36:20 PM PST
by
Bob
To: xm177e2; EveningStar
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posted on
01/13/2010 8:18:42 PM PST
by
Coleus
(Abortion, Euthanasia & FOCA - - don't Obama and the Democrats just kill ya!)
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