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FACT CHECK: Is Snopes Biased? Read This ‘Fact Check’ On Erica Thomas Story And Judge For Yourself.

John Bickley

Conservatives have long accused fact-check site Snopes of being politically biased, but is that a fair accusation? A new “fact check” by the outlet on an obviously satirical post by The Babylon Bee about the accusations of a Georgia Democrat provides a convenient opportunity to look into the claim.

The “fact check” focuses on a satirical spinoff of the allegations leveled by Georgia Democratic Rep. Erica Thomas. “Did a Georgia Lawmaker Claim a Chick-fil-A Employee Told Her to Go Back to Her Country?” Snopes asks, adding chidingly: “We’re not sure if fanning the flames of controversy and muddying the details of a news story classify an article as ‘satire.'”

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