Question to all Freepers

[Former Fetus]

A year or two, and a PC, ago I read in Free Republic about this website where I could check if a story in an e-mail was fact or urband legend. Unfortunately, after changing PCs, I lost the link to that site. I have wished over and over I had saved that info when I changed PCs. Finally, I've decided to ask the same people who gave me the information at least a year ago. Freepers, do y'all know the website I'm talking about? How about its address? Thanks.

[jra]

It’s snopes.com.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

www.snopes.com

But beware they claim that the Gere/Gerbil story is merely urban legend, which of course as everyone around here knows is false.

[nuconvert]

http://www.snopes.com/

[ConorMacNessa]

Snopes.com has a left wing bias on many questions.

[Alouette]

Snopes are Arkancide deniers.

[Half Vast Conspiracy]

But beware they claim that the Gere/Gerbil story is merely urban legend, which of course as everyone around here knows is false.

Right, I know it's true because my mom took the 911 call. True story.

[STARWISE]

This site’s also pretty good. FYU - the folks at Snopes are liberals.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/

[ansel12]

Here are two more that I use, one is for e-mails.

http://www.breakthechain.org/

http://www.truthorfiction.com/

[I see my hands]

In the spirit of teaching a man to fish..

I googled "true or not" and the first hit was snopes.com.

[pianomikey]

You could also check out straightdope.com.

[Delacon]

Of course Snopes but there is factcheck.org. I also like straightdope.com for its entertainment value.

[ThomasThomas]

If you post any article at this website the people there will you if it is ture real fast.

http://www.freerepublic.com

[Petronski]

I have to correct everyone here. People used to think the website you mean was snopes.com, but that turned out to be just an urban legend.

[Doctor Raoul]

There’s also a site Annenberg runs that evaluates news stories. Factcheck dot something.

[mplsconservative]

If you post any article at this website the people there will you if it is ture real fast.

http://www.freerepublic.com

Dan Rather sure learned that lesson. D'oh!

[Randy Larsen]

What? Tell me more!

[girlscout]

Bump for future reference.

[Lijahsbubbe]

Also that Bill Clinton did not inhale, an urban legend.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

What? Tell me more!

I'm curious too. Did they save the gerbil?

[mysterio]

Hey, thanks for those links. I didn’t know about truthorfiction.

[Theresawithanh]

Another good site I’ve found is mediamythbusters.com.

[Delacon]

Lets not forget AIM. Accuracy in Media. http://www.aim.org/

[magslinger]

Snopes.com has a left wing bias on many questions.

Snopes are Arkancide deniers.

Is that a leftward bias or a keen sense of self preservation?

[HoosierHawk]

bookmark...caring more for truth than Gere and his close pet friends.

[Randy Larsen]

I wanna know if there was a paper towel tube and a bic lighter involved!

What was that gerbils name?

[SIDENET]

[ansel12]

http://www.truthorfiction.com/ isn’t as liberal as snopes.

[Delacon]

“I’m curious too. Did they save the gerbil?”

That gerbil has more lives than a cat.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Like what? I’ve never seen it and I’ve read a lot.

[indcons]

I agree with Conor; Snopes definitely has a liberal bias - their articles “debunking” Hussein Obama’s muslim past speak for themselves.

[Delacon]

“I agree with Conor; Snopes definitely has a liberal bias - their articles “debunking” Hussein Obama’s muslim past speak for themselves.”

Well, find me a site that delves into politics and doesn’t get accused of bias. Politics is only one catagory that Snopes covers. For instance, I get emails forwarded from friends and family that are sensational and supposedly true. The first thing I do is take it to snopes for a search. The deadly spiders hiding in returning south american airline commodes comes to mind. Hysterical.

[21stCenturion]

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[Red_Devil 232]

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[maine-iac7]

Here's a story on truthorfiction.com that may have made it on FR some time ago - but so incredible, it's worth reading again

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/a/abortion_survivor.htm

just

the Lord works in mysterious ways

[Figment]

WOW is right.I’m speachless

[Erasmus]

The deadly spiders hiding in returning south american airline commodes comes to mind.

So that's what the story was. By the time it got to me, it was,

"Deadly South Americans hiding in spiders' abodes."

[okiejag]

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