Do the people on the right side here, consider Snopes.com as a creditable website?

I've never really thought about Snopes being left or right.

Is it?

Facts always have a left wing bias.

It is run by some committed liberals, so on political issues I would want to "snope" snopes. But, on the other issues I think it's probably pretty good.

I was just interested if it was a creditable source, not if it leaned left or right. I have been reading lots of interesting stuff on there, and have noticed some on both sides use it to 'debunk' what others have said.

You'll find that a lot of people on the right will say snopes is not reliable, even though they back up what they report.

Like I said, facts are notoriously for their left wing bias.

The damned liberals own the rights to every word on the planet printed. You can't trust a single written word.

Not even these.

Prepare your foil hat tonight. The invasion starts at any minute.

Make sure it's heavy duty foil. My brain wave control scan machine is powered by technology not from this planet.

I think snopes is a great source of information if you're trying to debunk a rumor.

I don't recall ever using it for political persuasion.

9: Done all the time. When the information found doesn't line up with the poster's world view it's usually derided as a 'liberal' smear site. You must not be familiar with debates such as these. If I've seen it once, I've seen it 100 times.

Clinton's Death List is pretty interesting, lotsa other stuff too.

Fuzz,

As a resident of Massachusetts I know a LOT of liberals.

I've never heard snopes referred to as either liberal or conservative.

What kind of circles do you travel that hundreds of people are crying about a political slant from snopes?

12: I frequent quite a few 'conservative' message boards and such, as well as listen to talk radio, read quite a bit. I try to stay well informed from all sides. So I see it frequently. I have a lot of time. 😉

Right, left, or center, Snopes is hardly infallible. There are numerous instances where, ah, "errors" creep into its postings. Sloppiness? Or bias? Doesn't really matter if the facts aren't right.

http://patterico.com/2004/07/27/snopes-going-down-the-tubes/ 

(FWIW, Patterico is a prosecutor in the L.A. District Attorney's office. Sharp guy. Straight shooter.)

ScottHar

http://www.1000markets.com/blog_posts/2494 

etc.

No one is infallible.

Of course Snopes had a left wing bias. Ask JPotts.

The HockeyDad makes his own facts on an as-needed basis and therefore has no need for a website like Snopes.

re 15: "No one is infallible" -- I guess I'll be seeing you in the re-education camps this weekend!

ScottHar

Good one HD.

Snopes and an iPhone= my best friend in times of need.

Snopes and an iPhone= my buddy's worst enemy at many a time. LOL!

It's close enough for me.