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title: "Snopes, Inc. — Publisher Overview"
type: publisher
publisher: "Snopes, Inc."
publisher_slug: "snopes-inc"
canonical_url: "https://marlvel.ai/publishers/snopes-inc"
last_updated: 2026-04-24T05:56:11.611Z
source: Marlvel.ai
license: CC-BY-NC-4.0
citation: "Marlvel.ai — Snopes, Inc. Publisher Overview"
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# Snopes, Inc. — Publisher Overview

> Empowering users to verify information and combat misinformation through a mobile-first fact-checking archive and investigative tools.

- **Publisher:** Snopes, Inc.
- **Website:** [https://snopes.com](https://snopes.com)
- **Overview generated:** 2026-04-24
- **License:** CC-BY-NC 4.0

## Executive summary

Snopes has transitioned its legacy web authority into a mobile utility, positioning itself as a primary source for misinformation verification outside of social media feeds. Their moat is a proprietary, decades-old archive of investigations that provides a level of institutional trust difficult for algorithmic aggregators to replicate. The recent integration of interactive features like FactBot suggests a strategic pivot toward increasing daily engagement beyond reactive search queries.

## Publisher DNA

- **Primary focus:** News and fact-checking services
- **Scale:** indie
- **Target audience:** Information-conscious individuals and researchers looking to verify claims and combat misinformation.
- **Origin:** Established as a long-standing archive of fact-checking investigations.

## Portfolio momentum

- **Velocity:** active
- **Active apps:** 1
- **Abandoned apps:** 0
- **Last major release:** 52 days ago

Maintains an active development cycle with 9 updates in the last 6 months for its single flagship title.

## Aggregated portfolio metrics

- **Total reviews (all apps):** 391
- **Weighted rating:** 4.79 / 5
- **Apps in portfolio:** 1

## Category breakdown

| Category | Apps | Share |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| News | 1 | 100% |

## Top apps

- **Snopes** — Flagship fact-checking tool with a 4.79 weighted rating.

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