# Snopes API: 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. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Snopes. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/snopes.com/list-latest-fact-checks - Method: `snopes.com/list_latest_fact_checks`, version 1 - Website: snopes.com - Returns: claim, rating, headline, author, published date, topic, image link, fact-check link - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `topic` | string | no | `"all"` | Topic to list, for example politics. One of "all", "politics", "health", "entertainment", "science", "technology", "business", "news". Default "all". | | `max_results` | integer | no | `20` | Maximum number of checks to return, for example 20. Default 20. | ## Output From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "topic": "all", "max_results": 20 } ``` Its output: ```json { "fact_checks": [ { "claim": "Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican, is getting a divorce because of an affair with Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat.", "topic": "Politics", "author": "Rae Deng", "rating": "Originated as Satire", "headline": "Bogus story claims Liz Cheney is getting divorced due to affair with Jamie Raskin", "image_link": "https://mediaproxy.snopes.com/width/1200/height/675/https://media.snopes.com/2026/09/liz_cheney_and_jamie_raskin.png", "published_date": "2026-09-28", "fact_check_link": "https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/liz-cheney-divorce-raskin-affair/" }, { "claim": "The official poverty rate in the U.S. hit an all-time historical low in 2025.", "topic": "Politics", "author": "Laerke Christensen", "rating": "True", "headline": "Is official US poverty rate at all-time historical low, as Trump claimed?", "image_link": "https://mediaproxy.snopes.com/width/1200/height/675/https://media.snopes.com/2026/09/trump_best_poverty_rate.png", "published_date": "2026-09-28", "fact_check_link": "https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-best-poverty-quote/" }, { "claim": "Major League Baseball approached U.S. President Donald Trump's administration regarding the possibility of hosting a game at a national park, specifically at Grand Teton National Park", "topic": "Politics", "author": "Anna Rascouët-Paz", "rating": "Mixture", "headline": "Did MLB approach White House about hosting game at Grand Teton National Park?", "image_link": "https://mediaproxy.snopes.com/width/1200/height/675/https://media.snopes.com/2026/09/did_mlb_approach_white_house_about_hosting_baseball_game_at_national_park.png", "published_date": "2026-09-28", "fact_check_link": "https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/national-park-mlb-game/" } ] } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"snopes.com/list_latest_fact_checks","input":{"topic":"all","max_results":20}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Show me the 10 most recent fact checks on Snopes about politics, with the claim and the rating for each. - What health claims have been debunked or verified lately? Give me around 15 of the newest ones with ratings and links. - I need the latest 30 fact checks across all topics from Snopes, including author and publish date. - Any new fact checks on viral entertainment or celebrity rumors? List the last 5 with their verdicts. - Pull the newest science fact-checks, up to 25, so I can see which claims were rated true, false, or mixed. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "properties": { "topic": { "enum": [ "all", "politics", "health", "entertainment", "science", "technology", "business", "news" ], "type": "string", "default": "all", "description": "Topic to list, for example politics." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 20, "maximum": 50, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum number of checks to return, for example 20." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "fact_checks" ], "properties": { "fact_checks": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "claim", "rating", "headline", "author", "published_date", "topic", "image_link", "fact_check_link" ], "properties": { "claim": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Claim as Snopes words it." }, "topic": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Snopes article topic." }, "author": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Author name." }, "rating": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Snopes rating label." }, "headline": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Fact-check headline." }, "image_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Featured image link." }, "published_date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Publication date in YYYY-MM-DD format." }, "fact_check_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Fact-check page link." } }, "additionalProperties": false } } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [Snopes API: Search fact-checks](https://fous.com/methods/snopes.com/search-fact-checks.md): 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. - [PolitiFact API: Search fact checks](https://fous.com/methods/politifact.com/search-fact-checks.md): Finds PolitiFact fact checks matching a claim, topic, or person, newest first. An exact person match returns that person's checked statements; otherwise fact-check text is searched. An optional Truth-O-Meter rating filters the results. - [Medium API: List topic articles](https://fous.com/methods/medium.com/list-topic-articles.md): Lists public Medium articles for a topic, newest first or popular this week, with author, publication, reading time, claps and membership status. - [ESPN API: List news for a league or team](https://fous.com/methods/espn.com/list-news.md): Finds an ESPN league or team by name and lists the latest headlines ESPN publishes for it, newest first. - [Google API: List top stories](https://fous.com/methods/news.google.com/list-top-stories.md): Lists the current top Google News stories, overall or for one topic, in a chosen country and language edition. - [Substack API: Search newsletters](https://fous.com/methods/substack.com/search-newsletters.md): Finds public Substack newsletters matching a topic, in Substack's search order. Subscriber counts are null when Substack does not display one. - [World Health Organization API: Get WHO fact sheet](https://fous.com/methods/who.int/get-fact-sheet.md): Finds a WHO fact sheet by health topic in the WHO fact-sheet directory. Returns its key facts, overview and sections in page order. - [Pitchfork API: List latest album reviews](https://fous.com/methods/pitchfork.com/list-latest-reviews.md): Lists the newest Pitchfork album reviews. You can filter them by genre or limit them to Best New Music. - [All Snopes methods](https://fous.com/methods/snopes.com.md)