We may think that we are absolutely right because we are logically impeccable, and that all others are wrong accordingly. By firmly believing so, however, we may inadvertently commit logical fallacies ...

Speak like an insider! Welcome to Snopestionary, where we’ll define a term or piece of fact-checking lingo that we use on the Snopes team. Have a term you want us to explain? Let us know. The red ...

I was surprised that in his Dec. 14 op-ed, "An indictment of 'real' news," Barton Swaim used only one example of how the mainstream media is guilty of publishing "fake" news. That's the logical ...

The "follow the money" argument is an intellectually lazy fallacy. However, if you really do think that money will change our minds, then write us a check. Glance through any sufficiently long ...

Confirmation bias is the logical fallacy where one only looks for evidence that confirms the beliefs that they want to hold. It usually goes hand in hand with evidence denial, where one does the ...

Everyman (Google Watch), has been after Google for as long as I can remember. I do not blame him, I actually think it is good for the industry. He recently posted a thread at Search Engine Watch ...