The article talks about the latest in how the Mail Online has been targeting the fact checking website called Snopes. The website aims to fight rumours and urban legands by citing accurate sources in order to get rid of misinformation. Recently, the Mail Online has been publishing articles regarding this website in a negative perspective and did this by posting the Snopes' founders finances and relationships.
- Mail Online published a lengthy investigation into fact-checking site Snopes
- In a prominent position on the Mail Online homepage, was a 1,400-word article about Snopes’ founders’ finances and relationships.
- Snopes was named, along with ABC News, the Associated Press and other fact-checking websites such as Politifact.com, as one of the third-party sources Facebook would use to help it flag disputed stories.
Personally, I think it is an intriguing state of affair. The Snopes website has been increasingly helpful to society and digital media as a whole as it aims to battle the fake news that has recently been cropping up in huge numbers. A lot of trusted news brands have been commending the works of Snopes' especially Facebook to the extent that they are willing to use the data created by these websites to help with their own companies. The fact that the Mail Online has resulted in targeting Snopes' founder with slander and dirty tactics only tells me one thing, whatever work that Snopes' is doing, they're doing it right.
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