Who believes snopes?

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  1. therooster

    therooster Banned

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    Get this , snopes is calling this story false because it wasn't the corrupt Ukraine paying to play with the clintons . No , it was individual donations of Ukraine’s poor folks, because the clinton foundation does so much for the poor people of ukraine. Lol. What a joke ... lolol...

    https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ukraine-clinton-foundation/
     
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    The fact-checker isn't wrong, but is using weasel-words to claim that the statements made are false, which is what everyone has a problem with when it comes to fact checking.

    Sure, Snoopes correctly pointed out that the "Ukraine donated the most to the Clinton Foundation" claim consist of contributions by individuals, and not governments. However, this "Educating Liberals" guy never claimed it was the Ukraine government. Sure, the publication has pointed out that this is technically a lie by "omission," but they don't seem to understand the context of a social media platform such as Twitter, which only allows you to post so much context.

    Either way, I wouldn't have rated this claim false. At worse, I would have rated it misleading.
     
  3. Robert E Allen

    Robert E Allen Banned

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    I don't believe anyone
     
  4. Maquiscat

    Maquiscat Well-Known Member

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    I don't believe you on this.
     
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    Robert E Allen Banned

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    that's ok you can be wrong.
     
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    Snopes is a left biased joke. As though crowning yourself "fact checkers" lends instant credibility.
     
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    Maquiscat Well-Known Member

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    Did it pass you by or did you not bother to roll with it?
     
  8. william kurps

    william kurps Banned

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    Snopes is just some guy who cheated on his wife and is involved in a huge lawsuit

    Tacoma-based Snopes, debunker of fake news, is locked in a nasty legal dispute
    Jun 4, 2019 · After more than two decades battling internet hoaxes, retouched photos, and other fake news, David Mikkelson, co-founder of Snopes, faces a much larger and more existential adversary. ... The dispute, which is playing out in the California courts, has generated claims and ...
     
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    A or not A.

    Mostly true.
     
  10. Gatewood

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    Snopes got busted long ago as being just another leftist source that only pretends to be politically neutral 'facts' checkers. Mostly their lies are of omission by NEVER giving the rest of the story.
     
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  11. william kurps

    william kurps Banned

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    Exactly he is just a partisan hack / blogger who post from an apartment

    And has to use a cardboard box to stand up his laptop.. its hilarious

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  12. Texas Republican

    Texas Republican Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I don’t know about snopes. But I know there are “Moops”.
     

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