![]() ![]() The relationship proved negative to the Snopes editorial team, as well as its impartial stance on urban legends and viral news. Well, Snopes broke off the partnership with Facebook. As LaCapria states, Facebook wanted the "appearance of trying to prevent damage without actually doing anything."Īlthough Snopes maintains that all editorial staff remains separate from the commercial side of the businesses, Binkowski said that she believes Facebook pushed Snopes to prioritize debunking stories regarding Facebook advertisers over other misinformation. They clearly don't care."Īnother Snopes content editor, Kim LaCapria, left the fact-checking site in part due to frustrations with the Facebook partnership. They are more interested in making themselves look good and passing the buck. "They've essentially used us for crisis PR. The Guardian later reported that the partnership ended due to pressure from the Snopes editorial team.īrooke Binkowski, former managing editor of Snopes said, Snopes split from Facebook so it could "determine with certainty that our efforts to aid any particular platform are a net positive for our online community, publication, and staff."įurthermore, David Mikkelson, and Snopes head of operations, Vinny Green, said that Snopes "have not ruled out working with Facebook or any other platforms in the future." Snopes Ended the Facebook Partnership At the same time, the Associated Press also announced it would no longer fact check on the Facebook site, either. However, in early 2019, Snopes announced it would no longer work with Facebook. In 2017, Snopes partnered with Facebook to fact check for the social network, receiving $100,000 for their fact-checking work in the first year, and $406,000 in the second year. What About Snopes Partnership with Facebook?Īs one of the most popular fact-checking websites, Snopes is perfectly positioned to debunk the rampant spread of fake news throughout Facebook. Whereas, Democrat and Democrat-leaning independents are more likely to trust a fact-checking site. Several studies indicate that Republican supporters and Republican-leaning independents maintain a strong distrust of any fact-checking sites, including Snopes. The bias you perceive a fact-checking to have, be that liberal or conservative depends on your political stance. Fact-Checking Site Perception Depends on Political Stance Looking at the broader picture, then, gives a better definition. " the vast majority of them are debunking false claims made about him, not affirming negative things said about him or disproving positive things said about him." However, Mikkelson refutes this image of liberal bias, especially against President Trump, stating that, Typing "Trump" into the Snopes search bar is equally revealing 100 pages, each with ten links containing the keyword. Whatever your take on President Trump, one undeniable fact is that he is a constant stream of information-rightly or wrongly.Īs Snopes fact checks many of President Trump's Tweets and other assertions, of which there is a considerable volume, it is only understandable that there is a strong perception that Snopes leans liberal in its attempts to clarify his messages. Snopes' Trump ConundrumĪnother reason for Snopes' perceived liberal bias is that one name appears on the website more than most: Trump. She’s like an ambassador from a world where hard times make you stronger, but they’re still to be avoided where you escape your past not by running away but by planting a ladder where you stand and climbing up.Since then, the story has been discredited multiple times. As she tells it, Dolly the multimillionaire and international star is a direct product of Dolly the little girl, who decided to model herself after the local hooker in the backwoods-Tennessee town where she grew up. “It costs a lot to look this cheap,” she likes to say. She’s never tried to hide or apologize for her tackiness or her self-sculpting. Even “I Will Always Love You” (lest we forget, a Parton composition long before Whitney), is both a love song and a breakup song.Īnd then there’s Parton herself, with breasts like launching missiles and the wardrobe of a seven-year-old with resources. Many of her songs float lightly on dark currents-if you scan her compositions from the past fifty years, you’ll find plenty of dying children, abandoned women, and paralyzing poverty dished up in catchy tunes and warbling tones. That’s how Dolly Parton works, both as a musician and a celebrity. ![]() Of course, that can be found in the original version, but the brisk clip of the performance and the chime of Dolly’s voice bounce over the concreteness of the despair. ![]()
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