No-no!
Not at all. Actually, I haven’t looked at their site of late.
A
good comparison would be the ACLU. A lot of really good things have
happened under their influence.
But
an inarguably leftist slant comes with it in what they pursue and *refuse*
to pursue. The agenda is not deviated from.
Snopes
is much the same way. That which is labelled “false” is not always
held to the same standard, depending on political viewpoint. That
which is deemed “true” is inconsistent. That which is neutral leans
decidedly left when a political question is at stake. It’s been that
way since day one.
I
don’t blame them. A LOT of people incapable of critical thought have
gone to snopes for one-stop shopping. To me, that’s like going to
the Boston Globe for one-stop news shopping. And for that matter,
how can it be any different? But then, that’s equally as indictable
as going to, say, Sean Hannity, for onestop shopping.
I
agree, the chain letters, kids dying of cancer, send it now and money will
come.... these are all posted for all to see as false. But why
someone needs a website to TELL them that is beyond me.
To
me snopes can also be compared to Mythbusters. If you’re dumb enough
to fall for the myth in the first place, you’re dumb enough to fall for
how they “bust” it. Entertaining, yes. Quite so.
Informative? As only two highschool kids on a limiltless
budget can be :-)
The
birth certificate issue opens a huge can of worms I’m sure this list is
not set up for. But allow me to answer your contention in
saying, I’m questioning the ability for anyone to debunk ANYTHING that has
yet to exist. Proving a negative is impossilble. If snopes has
said they have debunked such a question, in the absence of tangible
reality, they are every bit as left-leaning as anyone can accuse them of
being.
From: BaadAssGremlins@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:BaadAssGremlins@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of BLDFW
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 7:22
AM
To: BaadAssGremlins@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: Have a
question (Non AMC)
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"Left leaning"?? That's a new one to
describe the service Snopes offer.
I've never looked at
Snopes.com as a political site favoring any one particular
party. Rather, it appears they offer information on idiotic
chain mails and other preposterous claims looking to scare people or
cheat them out of their hard earned dollars.
I suppose you could
see it that way if, as of late, they're busy debunking the flood of
"right leaning" "where's the birth certificate", "they're
trying to kill grandma", "he's not our kind", "my tea is not strong
enough", "she'd make a great president", "can't let him win so block
at all costs" junk mail circulated by the highly frustrated far
Right.
You aren't knocking Snopes because of that are
you?
Bill
Dallas, TX
(a far right state)
3a.
Tue
Feb 9, 2010 6:50 am (PST)
Snopes is especially
Left-leaning. It's a couple of bathrobed geezers that
masquerade
as a research staff. If you're after the leftist view, snopes
is
the place to be.
Urbanlegend is a bit more centrist in
some areas. But again, kind of a
college-kid
perspective.
Neither site does what I would call "debunk" any
more than a Ford borchure
"debunks" a Chevy
brochure.
Research isn't easy and it isn't simple. Expecting
someone else to do it
for you is almost the same as placing
yourself in a Doctor's hands without
any oversight. And it leads
to nearly the same place at times.
The Internet is full of
"creative writing" and snopes is no oasis from
that.
From: BaadAssGremlins@ yahoogroups. com
[mailto:BaadAssGremlins@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of
Eddie Stakes
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 6:53 PM
To: BaadAssGremlins@ yahoogroups. com
Subject: Re:
[BaadAssGremlins] Have a question (Non AMC)
Try
www.snopes.com
and
www.urbanlegends.
com
both worth bookmarking as tons of stuff out there always
asking people to
forward! And most is BS!
Eddie
Stakes
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@ planethoustonamx
.com
www.planethoustonam x.com
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From: Ed
Veneck <mailto:edveneck@yahoo. com>
To: BaadAssGremlins@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Monday,
February 08, 2010 6:32 PM
Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Have a
question (Non AMC)
A friend of my sent me a e-mail at I know
is BS but I don't remenber the
webs site that everyone uses to
prove that they are a hokes. Can someone
help me out with the
name.
Ed
3b.
Tue
Feb 9, 2010 9:47 am (PST)
I had no idea Snopes was
that way. I just knew that it was a site to go to
when people send emails
frantically talking about China putting silly putty
in your babyfood or
other b.s hoaxes like that. I'll check urbanlegend. com
from now on
too.
Bart
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