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Snopes API

Snopes (snopes.com) has 2 public methods: search fact-checks and list latest fact checks. Each costs 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.

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Methods

2

  • Search fact-checks

    Searches Snopes for fact-checks of a claim, in relevance order, and reads each fact-check's claim, rating, headline, summary, author and date. News and other pages are excluded.

    Returns claim, rating, headline, summary, author, published date, image link, fact-check link

    Readsnopes.com/search_fact_checks

  • List latest fact checks

    Lists the newest Snopes fact checks overall or in a topic, with each claim, rating, author, publication date, image and article link. Topics follow Snopes article categories; less active topics may have fewer recent checks.

    Returns claim, rating, headline, author, published date, topic, image link, fact-check link

    Readsnopes.com/list_latest_fact_checks