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Fact checks, fact-check ratings and fact-check articles

Snopes provides fact checks of rumors, claims, and misinformation, including relevant search results and the newest checks overall or by topic.

List latest fact checks

List 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.

Your information

TopicOptional

Topic to list, for example politics.

Max ResultsOptional

Maximum number of checks to return, for example 20.

1 credit per completed run

The same inputs also work from your code or an AI assistant. See For developers.

Example results

Latest fact checks

About the Snopes tool

Snopes searches fact checks by claim and returns matching claims, ratings, summaries, authors, and article details; it needs a claim to search.

List latest fact checks returns recent claims and article details overall or by topic; it can take a topic and maximum number of results.

Built from snopes.com and google.com. Last checked Sep 29, 2026.

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List latest fact checks

1 credit

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Topic`topic`	Text	Optional	Topic to list, for example politics.Example: All
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Maximum number of checks to return, for example 20.Example: 20

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Fact Checks`fact_checks`	List
Claim`fact_checks[].claim`	Text	Claim as Snopes words it.Example: Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican, is getting a divorce…
Topic`fact_checks[].topic`	Text	Snopes article topic.Example: Politics
Author`fact_checks[].author`	Text	Author name.Example: Rae Deng
Rating`fact_checks[].rating`	Text	Snopes rating label.Example: Originated as Satire
Headline`fact_checks[].headline`	Text	Fact-check headline.Example: Bogus story claims Liz Cheney is getting divorced due to affair with Jamie…
Image Link`fact_checks[].image_link`	Text	Featured image link.Example: https://mediaproxy.snopes.com/width/1200/height/675/https://media.snopes.com/20…
Published Date`fact_checks[].published_date`	Text	Publication date in YYYY-MM-DD format.Example: 2026-09-28
Fact Check Link`fact_checks[].fact_check_link`	Text	Fact-check page link.Example: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/liz-cheney-divorce-raskin-affair/

Example result

For Topic: All, Max Results: 20

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/"
    }
  ]
}

Search fact checks

1 credit

Search Snopes for fact-checks of a claim, in relevance order. Excludes news and other pages; broad searches can reach the end of Snopes’ available result pages before the requested limit.

Uses Snopes and google.com.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Claim`claim`	Text	Required	The rumour or claim to search for, e.g. Bill Gates microchip vaccine.Example: Bill Gates microchip vaccine
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Maximum fact-checks to return, e.g. 10.Example: 16

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Fact Checks`fact_checks`	List	Matching Snopes fact-checks in search relevance order.
Claim`fact_checks[].claim`	Text	Claim in Snopes’ words.Example: Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates tweeted the joke, "I guess we finally ran out…
Author`fact_checks[].author`	Text	Article author.Example: Jordan Liles
Rating`fact_checks[].rating`	Text	Snopes rating label.Example: Correct Attribution
Summary`fact_checks[].summary`	Text	One-sentence description.Example: Gates' joke came in response to a tweet from "The Daily Show's" Twitter…
Headline`fact_checks[].headline`	Text	Article headline.Example: Bill Gates Tweets Joke About Microchips Conspiracy Theory
Image Link`fact_checks[].image_link`	Text	Article image link.Example: https://mediaproxy.snopes.com/width/1200/height/675/https://media.snopes.com/20…
Published Date`fact_checks[].published_date`	Text	Published date (YYYY-MM-DD).Example: 2022-06-15
Fact Check Link`fact_checks[].fact_check_link`	Text	Snopes fact-check page link.Example: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bill-gates-microchips-tweet/

Example result

For Claim: Bill Gates microchip vaccine

JSON

{
  "fact_checks": [
    {
      "claim": "Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates tweeted the joke, \"I guess we finally ran out of microchips,\" in response to a previous tweet from \"The Daily Show's\" Twitter account.",
      "author": "Jordan Liles",
      "rating": "Correct Attribution",
      "summary": "Gates' joke came in response to a tweet from \"The Daily Show's\" Twitter account about Microsoft's ending its support of the Internet Explorer web browser.",
      "headline": "Bill Gates Tweets Joke About Microchips Conspiracy Theory",
      "image_link": "https://mediaproxy.snopes.com/width/1200/height/675/https://media.snopes.com/2022/06/GettyImages-850252202.jpg",
      "published_date": "2022-06-15",
      "fact_check_link": "https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bill-gates-microchips-tweet/"
    },
    {
      "claim": "Bill Gates —  along with a coalition dubbed \"ID 2020\" — seeks to \"microchip\" the world population using a COVID-19 vaccine.",
      "author": "Alex Kasprak",
      "rating": "False",
      "summary": "Conspiracy theorists misrepresent Bill Gates’ funding of vaccination and digital-identity research as evidence of a nefarious global surveillance plan foretold in the Book of Revelation.",
      "headline": "Are Bill Gates and the ID2020 Coalition Using COVID-19 To Build Global Surveillance State?",
      "image_link": "https://mediaproxy.snopes.com/width/1200/height/675/https://media.snopes.com/2020/04/GettyImages-1174968755.jpg",
      "published_date": "2020-04-22",
      "fact_check_link": "https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bill-gates-id2020/"
    }
  ]
}

For developers

Call it from your code with one request. Change the values in input to run it on new data. To get an API key, open Developers at the bottom of Studio, turn on Developer mode and go to API keys.

cURL

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@snopes",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "list_latest_fact_checks",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "topic": "all",
    "max_results": 20
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

Check whether a claim has a Snopes fact check.
Track recent fact checks by topic.
Review claim ratings and publication dates.
Find fact-check headlines and article links.
Summarize matching checks for a research brief.

Questions about Snopes

Can I run it with my own inputs?

Yes. Change the inputs in Studio and press Run, or send new inputs from your code, or ask a connected AI assistant.

Can I call this Snopes tool as an API?

Yes. Send a POST request to /v1/query with your Fous API key and the inputs, and get JSON back.

How much does it cost?

Each completed run costs 1 credit. Failed runs without a completed receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted. With pay as you go, a credit costs 1¢. Monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a Snopes account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from snopes.com when you run it. Some results are reused for up to 24 hours, and results that use your account or key are never reused. It was last verified on Sep 29, 2026.