Our mission endures due to generous support from readers like you. We know you count on Snopes to provide the unvarnished truth, and it’s our mission to deliver the facts – without fear or favor. As the internet’s oldest fact-checking website, we have become an indispensable resource to people around the world. One of the defining characteristics of Snopes is our independence. We are financially s
![Become a Snopes Supporter | Snopes.com](https://cdn-ak-scissors.b.st-hatena.com/image/square/3c8ba953d3c196accfe9cd045cf6a2704329571e/height=288;version=1;width=512/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.snopes.com%2Ftachyon%2F2022%2F03%2FOffer-Image-FB-Open-Graph-Snopes-Member-1.png)