Editing Snopes (section)

{{Short description|Fact-checking website}}
{{for|the novels by William Faulkner|Snopes trilogy}}
{{Italic title}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox website
| name = ''Snopes.com''
| logo = Snopes logo.svg
| logo_size = 125px
| logo_alt = Snopes logo
| screenshot = Snopes home page screenshot.png
| screenshot_size = 250px
| caption = A screenshot of ''Snopes'' home page in 2019
| url = {{official URL}}
| commercial = Yes
| type = Reference pages
| registration = Required only on forums
| owner = {{plainlist| *[[Chris Richmond (entrepreneur)|Chris Richmond]]
*[[Drew Schoentrup]]<ref name="yahoo" /><ref name="Disclosures" /> }}
| author = Barbara Mikkelson<br />David P. Mikkelson<ref name="webby" />
| launch_date = {{start date and age|1994}} (as ''Urban Legends Reference Pages'')
| current_status = Active
}}

'''''Snopes''''' ({{IPAc-en|'|s|n|oʊ|p|s}}), formerly known as the '''''Urban Legends Reference Pages''''', is a [[Fact checking|fact-checking]] website.<ref name="bXXvq" /> It has been described as a "well-regarded reference for sorting out myths and rumors" on the Internet.<ref name="NwKqn" /><ref name="zqpch" /> The site has also been seen as a source for both validating and [[Debunker|debunking]] [[urban legend]]s and similar stories in [[Culture of the United States|American popular culture]].<ref name="2qSrZ" />