Sites like Snopes

01 · Entity

About Snopes

Snopes snopes.com

Snopes.com | The definitive fact-checking site and reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.

The definitive Internet reference source for researching urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.

Wikidata: fact-checking website

Top 10K · #4,361 English 12 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

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Summary by Claude

Fact-checking website that researches and rates claims, viral images, rumors, urban legends and misinformation, publishing articles explaining whether they are true or false.

Who it’s for

General internet users and news readers

Business model

Advertising and memberships

• fact-checking
• fact checks
• urban legends
• viral photo verification
• political claims
• rumor debunking
• misinformation
• ad-free membership

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Snopes’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

1. 01
   Mental Floss mentalfloss.com Top 10K English

   Mental Floss - History, Trivia, Interesting Facts, and More

   Learn weird, interesting facts about history, entertainment, language, geography, and more topics. Test your knowledge with our quizzes and other trivia.

   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Meta Business Suite
   • Brevo
   • Amazon CloudFront
   • Google Fonts

   0 say Mental Floss is a good alternative to Snopes 0 say Mental Floss isn’t a real alternative to Snopes

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.911
2. 02
   Know Your Meme knowyourmeme.com Top 10K English

   Internet Meme Database | Know Your Meme

   Know Your Meme is a website dedicated to documenting Internet phenomena: viral videos, image macros, catchphrases, web celebs and more.

   • Cloudflare
   • Google Analytics
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Meta Business Suite
   • Chartbeat

   0 say Know Your Meme is a good alternative to Snopes 0 say Know Your Meme isn’t a real alternative to Snopes

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.906
3. 03
   Tripadvisor tripadvisor.com Top 1K English

   tripadvisor.com

   American travel website company

   • Apple Business
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   • Meta Business Suite
   • Amazon CloudFront

   0 say Tripadvisor is a good alternative to Snopes 0 say Tripadvisor isn’t a real alternative to Snopes

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.906
4. 04
   Answers answers.com Top 10K English

   Answers - The Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions

   Answers is the place to go to get the answers you need and to ask the questions you want

   • Amazon SES
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Meta Business Suite
   • Apache HTTP Server
   • DocuSign

   0 say Answers is a good alternative to Snopes 0 say Answers isn’t a real alternative to Snopes

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.904
5. 05
   British Broadcasting Corporation bbc.com Top 1K English

   BBC Home | Breaking News, World News, US News, Sports, Business, Innovation, Climate, Culture, Travel, Video & Audio

   Visit BBC for trusted reporting on the latest world and US news, sports, business, climate, innovation, culture and much more

   • Atlassian
   • Google Search Console
   • Adobe
   • Bootstrap
   • DocuSign
   • Dropbox

   0 say British Broadcasting Corporation is a good alternative to Snopes 0 say British Broadcasting Corporation isn’t a real alternative to Snopes

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.903
6. 06
   Bored Panda boredpanda.com Top 10K English

   Bored Panda - The Only Magazine For Pandas

   Bored Panda is a leading art, pop culture and lifestyle magazine that is viewed nearly 100 million times every month.

   • Apple Business
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   • Meta Business Suite
   • Brevo
   • Amazon CloudFront

   0 say Bored Panda is a good alternative to Snopes 0 say Bored Panda isn’t a real alternative to Snopes

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.903
7. 07
   Vox vox.com Top 10K English

   Vox

   Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters explain politics, policy, world affairs, technology, culture, science, the climate crisis, money, health and everything else that matters. Our goal is to ensure that everyone, regardless of income or status, can access accurate information that empowers them.

   • Amazon SES
   • Apple Business
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Amazon Publisher Services
   • Fastly

   0 say Vox is a good alternative to Snopes 0 say Vox isn’t a real alternative to Snopes

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.904
8. 08
   worldometers.info Top 10K English

   Worldometer - real time world statistics

   Live world statistics on population, government and economics, society and media, environment, food, water, energy and health. Interesting statistics with world population clock, forest loss this year, carbon dioxide co2 emission, world hunger data, energy consumed, and a lot more

   • Cloudflare
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Analytics
   • Amazon Publisher Services
   • Cloudflare Web Analytics
   • Google Ad Manager

   0 say worldometers.info is a good alternative to Snopes 0 say worldometers.info isn’t a real alternative to Snopes

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.900
9. 09
   BuzzFeed buzzfeed.com Top 10K English

   BuzzFeed

   BuzzFeed has breaking news, vital journalism, quizzes, videos, celeb news, Tasty food videos, recipes, DIY hacks, and all the trending buzz you’ll want to share with your friends. Copyright BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.

   • Apple Business
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   • Google Workspace
   • Meta Business Suite
   • Adobe
   • Adobe Fonts

   0 say BuzzFeed is a good alternative to Snopes 0 say BuzzFeed isn’t a real alternative to Snopes

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.900
10. 10
    Everyday Health everydayhealth.com Top 10K English

    Everyday Health: Trusted Medical Information, Expert Health Advice, News, Tools, and Resources

    Everyday Health inspires and empowers people to live their healthiest lives, every day, through trusted, medically reviewed information and expert health advice from the nation's leading healthcare providers and patient advocates. Learn more about health

    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Amazon Publisher Services
    • GlobalSign

    0 say Everyday Health is a good alternative to Snopes 0 say Everyday Health isn’t a real alternative to Snopes

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.900
11. 11
    The Atlantic theatlantic.com Top 10K English

    Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic

    magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.

    • Cloudflare
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Meta Business Suite
    • Adobe
    • GlobalSign

    0 say The Atlantic is a good alternative to Snopes 0 say The Atlantic isn’t a real alternative to Snopes

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.899
12. 12
    United States Department of State state.gov Top 1K English

    Technical Difficulties

    executive department of the U.S. federal government

    • Apple Business
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    • Meta Business Suite
    • Adobe
    • Akamai Edge DNS

    0 say United States Department of State is a good alternative to Snopes 0 say United States Department of State isn’t a real alternative to Snopes

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.897
13. 13
    Breitbart News breitbart.com Top 10K English

    Breitbart News Network

    Syndicated news and opinion website providing continuously updated headlines to top news and analysis sources.

    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Analytics
    • Google Search Console
    • Meta Business Suite
    • cdnjs
    • Font Awesome

    0 say Breitbart News is a good alternative to Snopes 0 say Breitbart News isn’t a real alternative to Snopes

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.896
14. 14
    ScreenRant screenrant.com Top 10K English

    ScreenRant: Movie News, Movie Reviews, Movie Trailers, TV News

    ScreenRant debuted in 2003 and has grown into the largest source of breaking entertainment news & original features for movies, TV, comics, + more!

    • Amazon SES
    • Google Analytics
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Meta Business Suite
    • jsDelivr

    0 say ScreenRant is a good alternative to Snopes 0 say ScreenRant isn’t a real alternative to Snopes

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.897
15. 15
    Newsweek newsweek.com Top 10K English

    Newsweek - Latest Breaking News, US, World, Politics, Business, Tech and Videos.

    Newsweek provides in-depth analysis on news, world events, politics, business, tech, entertainment, healthcare, & trending videos. Subscribe for breaking news alerts!

    • Amazon SES
    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Meta Business Suite

    0 say Newsweek is a good alternative to Snopes 0 say Newsweek isn’t a real alternative to Snopes

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.898
16. 16
    Collider collider.com Top 10K English

    New Movie News, Movie Trailers & Upcoming Movie Reviews | Collider

    Stay up to date with new movie news, watch the latest movie trailers & get trusted reviews of upcoming movies & more from the team at Collider.

    • Amazon SES
    • Google Analytics
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Meta Business Suite
    • jsDelivr

    0 say Collider is a good alternative to Snopes 0 say Collider isn’t a real alternative to Snopes

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.897
17. 17
    apnews.com Top 1K English

    American not-for-profit news agency

    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Search Console
    • Meta Business Suite
    • Microsoft 365
    • Stripe

    0 say apnews.com is a good alternative to Snopes 0 say apnews.com isn’t a real alternative to Snopes

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.895
18. 18
    Lifehacker lifehacker.com Top 10K English

    Lifehacker | Do everything better

    Lifehacker is the ultimate authority on optimizing every aspect of your life. Do everything better.

    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Comscore
    • Google Analytics
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace

    0 say Lifehacker is a good alternative to Snopes 0 say Lifehacker isn’t a real alternative to Snopes

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.896
19. 19
    HowStuffWorks howstuffworks.com Top 10K English

    American media company

    • Atlassian
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    • Amazon CloudFront
    • DocuSign

    0 say HowStuffWorks is a good alternative to Snopes 0 say HowStuffWorks isn’t a real alternative to Snopes

    Comment
    Close cos 0.893
20. 20
    TIME time.com Top 1K English

    TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates

    Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news.

    • Amazon SES
    • Apple Business
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Meta Business Suite
    • Adobe

    0 say TIME is a good alternative to Snopes 0 say TIME isn’t a real alternative to Snopes

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.895

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to snopes.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Snopes uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What Snopes is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.