Is Snopes A Conspiracy Theory Leaning Right?

Following the 2016 election, fake news became a political weapon, with left-wing and right-wing supporters accusing each other of spreading falsehoods. Viral social media posts and a Republican House member have amplified claims wrongly identifying some right-wing figures at the U.S. Capitol riot as part of “antifa”, leading to a slew of right-wing conspiracy theories. One such theory claimed that Khan was a deep state operative on the Clinton Foundation payroll.

Right-wing media has a long history of promoting hoaxes by platforming conspiracy theorists and creating deceptively edited videos. For example, right-wing conspiracy theorist Jim Hoft described the event as “feds on parade”, while right-wing website 100 Percent Fed Up falsely described it. Speakers at the Republican convention have repeatedly repeated falsehoods that Democrats are rigging the election and that non-citizens will vote in November. Fact-checking site Snopes has debunked many more anti-Republican party stories than pro-Republican ones in the past week.

The companies’ voting machines are at the heart of a right-wing conspiracy theory alleging they were used to fraudulently flip votes from Trump to President Joe. A study examined four fact checkers (Snopes, PolitiFact, Logically, and the Australian Associated Press FactCheck) using a data-driven approach. The current regime has an advantage in having an endless supply of individuals and outfits dedicated to churning out “fact checks”.

Reuters Fact Check addresses online misinformation with coverage that maintains accuracy, integrity, and impartiality. Verify the latest news with AP Fact Check, which combats misinformation by debunking false and misleading claims.