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 The title text suggests that {{w|MythBusters}}, another group that debunks myths, also participate in the practice of spreading misinformation for the opportunity to test it. Indeed, the show has occasionally been accused of spending undue attention on unnecessary filler "myths" just for the sake of filling out the season.
-In subsequent years, especially during the Obama and Trump administrations, Snopes has come under fire from right-wing commentators who have claimed that the site has a liberal or left-leaning bias; as in the third panel of this comic, these claims have been refuted by [Snopes itself](https://www.snopes.com/2015/04/17/eye-of-the-beholder/) but also by other sites such as [FactCheck.org](https://www.factcheck.org/2009/04/snopescom/) and [PolitiFact](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jun/19/viral-image/no-factcheckorg-didnt-bust-snopescom/).
+In subsequent years, especially during the Obama and Trump administrations, Snopes has come under fire from right-wing commentators who have claimed that the site has a liberal or left-leaning bias; as in the third panel of this comic, these claims have been refuted by [https://www.snopes.com/2015/04/17/eye-of-the-beholder/ Snopes itself] but also by other sites such as [https://www.factcheck.org/2009/04/snopescom/ FactCheck.org] and [https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jun/19/viral-image/no-factcheckorg-didnt-bust-snopescom/ PolitiFact].
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	The title text suggests that {{w\|MythBusters}}, another group that debunks myths, also participate in the practice of spreading misinformation for the opportunity to test it. Indeed, the show has occasionally been accused of spending undue attention on unnecessary filler "myths" just for the sake of filling out the season.		The title text suggests that {{w\|MythBusters}}, another group that debunks myths, also participate in the practice of spreading misinformation for the opportunity to test it. Indeed, the show has occasionally been accused of spending undue attention on unnecessary filler "myths" just for the sake of filling out the season.
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		+	In subsequent years, especially during the Obama and Trump administrations, Snopes has come under fire from right-wing commentators who have claimed that the site has a liberal or left-leaning bias; as in the third panel of this comic, these claims have been refuted by [Snopes itself](https://www.snopes.com/2015/04/17/eye-of-the-beholder/) but also by other sites such as [FactCheck.org](https://www.factcheck.org/2009/04/snopescom/) and [PolitiFact](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jun/19/viral-image/no-factcheckorg-didnt-bust-snopescom/).

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 {{w|Snopes}} is a popular website for checking the validity of {{w|Urban legend|urban legends}}. Here, one [[Cueball]] asks the other to check before sending him urban legends. Cueball replies with another urban legend saying that Snopes, the website the first Cueball asks him to check, uses spam to keep their audience.
-Naturally, it didn't take long for an urban legend to suggest that the proprietors of Snopes also direct a spam operation to create more urban legends and disseminate them, just so they'll continue to have an audience. One of the Cueballs tries to come to Snopes' defense, only to realize that the debunking was done by Snopes itself, creating a circular, invalid argument.
+Naturally, it didn't take long for an urban legend to suggest that the proprietors of Snopes also direct a spam operation to create more urban legends and disseminate them, just so they'll continue to have an audience. One of the Cueballs tries to come to Snopes' defense, only to realize that the debunking was done by Snopes itself, creating a {{w|Circular reasoning|circular, invalid argument}}. (Snopes said we can trust Snopes, which we can trust because Snopes said we can trust Snopes, which we can trust because...)
 The title text suggests that {{w|MythBusters}}, another group that debunks myths, also participate in the practice of spreading misinformation for the opportunity to test it. Indeed, the show has occasionally been accused of spending undue attention on unnecessary filler "myths" just for the sake of filling out the season.