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snopes.com

Category: Entertainment, News, Reference

Scanned: Jul 9, 2026, 03:09 AM UTC · First seen: Jul 9, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of snopes.com Captured Jul 9, 2026
https://snopes.com
Screenshot of snopes.com
29 years
Very Popular - #4,139 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Cloudflare, Inc.
Toronto, Canada
cloudflare
Unknown
104.18.2.193
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar eNom, LLC
Registered January 9, 1997
Expires January 8, 2028
Name Servers ABDULLAH.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Cloudflare, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
16 files scanned
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www.snopes.com.http-redirect 80 B No threats
www.snopes.com/# 577.8 KB No threats
www.snopes.com/about/# 410.8 KB No threats
www.snopes.com/contact/# 407.9 KB No threats
www.snopes.com/fact-check/# 487.5 KB No threats
www.snopes.com/app/# 410.1 KB No threats
www.snopes.com/dmca-policy/# 412.6 KB No threats
www.snopes.com/category/Entertainment 486.8 KB No threats
www.snopes.com/contributions/# 414.5 KB No threats
www.snopes.com/collections/# 415.1 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
238
External Links
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120
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
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http://snopes.com/${ct}Not flagged
http://snopes.com/${e}Not flagged
http://snopes.com/${i}Not flagged
http://snopes.com/${n}Not flagged
http://snopes.com/${t}Not flagged
http://snopes.com/${v}Not flagged
http://snopes.com/about/Not flagged
http://snopes.com/app/Not flagged
http://snopes.com/apple-touch-icon-120x120-precomposed.pngNot flagged
http://snopes.com/apple-touch-icon-120x120.pngNot flagged
http://snopes.com/apple-touch-icon-152x152-precomposed.pngNot flagged
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http://snopes.com/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.pngNot flagged
http://snopes.com/apple-touch-icon.pngNot flagged
http://snopes.com/category/EntertainmentNot flagged
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snopes.com Overview

Description of snopes.com

Snopes.com appears to be a long-established fact-checking and reference website focused on investigating rumors, misinformation, urban legends, folklore, and viral claims. The page title and metadata describe it as a reference source for researching myths, rumors, and misleading online content, and the homepage screenshot shows sections such as Latest, News & Politics, Entertainment, Fact Checks, and Quiz.

Based on the domain name, content, and third-party categorization data, the site functions primarily as a news/reference publisher rather than a commercial storefront or service portal. It appears to be operated as an editorial media property with searchable articles and topical coverage intended to help readers verify claims circulating online and in popular culture.

Safety Assessment for snopes.com

The scan results for snopes.com were broadly positive at the time of this scan. It was flagged by 0 out of 91 security engines, the malware scan reported no flagged files, and the checked blacklist and threat-database entries did not indicate known phishing or malware activity. External link and referenced-domain checks in the provided scan context also did not show flagged items.

Additional context also supports a lower-risk assessment: the domain has been registered for many years, has an established traffic presence, and the screenshot shows a consistent editorial news/reference website rather than a login lure, giveaway page, or suspicious download portal. Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan.

As with any website, point-in-time scan results do not guarantee future behavior, and users should still verify links and content they interact with. Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The domain uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate and is served through Cloudflare infrastructure, with nameservers also pointing to Cloudflare. The resolved server IP is 104.18.2.193, hosted by Cloudflare, Inc., and the certificate was valid with the provided expiry date of 2026-10-05. This setup commonly indicates use of a content delivery and protection layer in front of the origin service.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses may not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No major technical security concerns were evident from the provided scan data beyond that observation, and no malicious files or flagged iframes were reported at the time of this scan.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://snopes.com/
200 https://www.snopes.com/
Website Insights
#4,139
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Entertainment, News, Reference
Rank History (30 days)
Jun 1 Jul 8
17 cookies detected
Essential15
Analytics2
Advertising0
Social0
9 1st party cookies
8 3rd party (trackers)
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