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Old July 5th 05, 12:43 PM
Gary Drescher
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"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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First, I don't check out documents I've had for years, on snopes...


Or anywhere else, unfortunately.

for one thing, snopes isn't entirely accurate, either


Snopes has a well-deserved reputation for accuracy, but you're missing two
important points. One is that you need to fact-check *somewhere* that
provides pointers to primary sources, if you care whether what you say is
true. The other is that--because Snopes behaves responsibly--they do not
*ask* you to take their word for what they say--*they* cite sources that you
are encouraged to consult for yourself.

--Gary