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Max ResultsOptional

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Example results

Fact Checks: Fact Checks
Image Link Claim Topic Author Rating Headline Published Date Fact Check Link
Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican, is getting a divorce because of an affair with Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat.
Politics
Rae Deng
Originated as Satire
Bogus story claims Liz Cheney is getting divorced due to affair with Jamie Raskin
2026-09-28
snopes.com
The official poverty rate in the U.S. hit an all-time historical low in 2025.
Politics
Laerke Christensen
True
Is official US poverty rate at all-time historical low, as Trump claimed?
2026-09-28
snopes.com
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
Politics
Anna Rascouët-Paz
Mixture
Did MLB approach White House about hosting game at Grand Teton National Park?
2026-09-28
snopes.com
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel “is equal to 40,000 innocent Americans slaughtered in less than 24 hours. That's 16 times 9/11. Sixteen 9/11s that occurred not very far from here.”
Politics
Nur Ibrahim
Correct Attribution
Netanyahu compared Oct. 7 attack to '16 9/11s'
2026-09-25
snopes.com
A photograph taken in September 2026 authentically shows U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump staring at the camera and frowning.
Politics
Emery Winter
True
Is photo of Donald and Melania Trump frowning real?
2026-09-25
snopes.com

Fact Checks
Claim	Topic	Author	Rating	Headline	Published Date	Fact Check Link
Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican, is getting a divorce because of an affair with Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat.	Politics	Rae Deng	Originated as Satire	Bogus story claims Liz Cheney is getting divorced due to affair with Jamie Raskin	2026-09-28	snopes.com
The official poverty rate in the U.S. hit an all-time historical low in 2025.	Politics	Laerke Christensen	True	Is official US poverty rate at all-time historical low, as Trump claimed?	2026-09-28	snopes.com
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	Politics	Anna Rascouët-Paz	Mixture	Did MLB approach White House about hosting game at Grand Teton National Park?	2026-09-28	snopes.com
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel “is equal to 40,000 innocent Americans slaughtered in less than 24 hours. That's 16 times 9/11. Sixteen 9/11s that occurred not very far from here.”	Politics	Nur Ibrahim	Correct Attribution	Netanyahu compared Oct. 7 attack to '16 9/11s'	2026-09-25	snopes.com
A photograph taken in September 2026 authentically shows U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump staring at the camera and frowning.	Politics	Emery Winter	True	Is photo of Donald and Melania Trump frowning real?	2026-09-25	snopes.com

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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: Politics, Max Results: 5

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/"
    }
  ]
}

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Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Maximum fact-checks to return, e.g. 10.Example: 16

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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/"
    }
  ]
}

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