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7. OK, thanks.
Thu Feb 5, 2026, 10:20 AM
Yesterday

I certainly don't think that Snopes is infallible and would be interested in any documented, uncorrected failures on their part.

That said, I still think they're far, far more credible than some of the posts we see here based on nothing but something that somebody or some bot announced on Twitter. Judging by the amount of recs some of them garner, some folks seem to only consider whether the twitter post is salacious or something they'd like to believe, with no consideration of the source or it's credibility. That's not directed at you personally, by the way.

On edit:
Regarding this particular instance, it's possible that the claim is true and if I see anything credible that supports it, I'll post that, too. Even Snopes said that they're waiting for a response from the tweeter with more info.

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