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Snopes Fact-Checker Jumbles Claim Missing Titanic Submersible Was Using Elon Musk’s StarLink Service

Fact-checking organization Snopes issued an inaccurate fact-check that asserted that the missing OceanGate Titanic exploration submersible was using Elon Musk's StarLink satellite internet service. On Tuesday, Snopes published an article ...

June 21, 2023BY Ryan Morgan
Snopes Retracts Dozens of Articles After Review Finds Co-founder Plagiarized

Snopes, a fact-checking website, has retracted at least 54 articles after finding that its co-founder and CEO had ...

August 14, 2021BY Zachary Stieber
Snopes and the Fact-Checked Claims That Weren’t Really Made

Commentary A fact-checker’s role is to help readers distinguish fact from fiction by analyzing and rating claims. Sometimes, ...

February 5, 2021BY John Hirschauer and Chandler Lasch