Snopes
For information-conscious individuals and researchers looking to verify claims and combat misinformation.
SnopesSnapshot
Who is Snopes?
Empowering users to verify information and combat misinformation through a mobile-first fact-checking archive and investigative tools.
Target audience
Portfolio
Free 1Last updated
Snopes
v3.1
6mo ago
Publisher DNA
What defines Snopes?
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
Maintains an active development cycle with 9 updates in the last 6 months for its single flagship title.
Portfolio
What does Snopes ship?
Apps
1 app analysed
Mobile-first layout provides a more accessible experience than the web version for daily users
- Fact checking accuracy and depth provide a reliable resource for verifying suspicious information online
- Subscription status fails to sync correctly, leaving paid users restricted to free article access
Single-market publisher, every app ships only to United States.
Based on 1 of 1 app with localized market data · last scanned .
Americas (1)
- United States1 / 1
Core markets (1/1 apps)
User Sentiment
How do users feel about their apps?
1
Positive apps
0
Neutral / mixed
0
Negative apps
65/100
Avg sentiment score
Rivals
Who does Snopes compete with?
The rivals identified
Nemeses(1)
Directly competes in the high-trust, objective journalism space with a massive, established news-gathering infrastructure.
Same space(3)
Dominates the news aggregation space, serving as a primary discovery engine that often directs traffic to fact-checkers.
Targets the same analytical, fact-oriented audience looking for high-level synthesis of global events.
Represents the premium subscription-based news model that competes for the same time-share of informed readers.
New entrants(1)
An emerging threat in the 'truth-seeking' niche, focusing on real-time, verified information for specific high-stakes events.
Frequently asked questions
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What fed this analysis
- Apps analyzed:
- 1
- With full intel:
- 0
- With overview:
- 1
- Website scraped:
- yes
- Social presence:
- yes