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* NetworkDecay: Thanks in large part to the Fake News Epidemic that has plagued social media since the run-up to the 2016 US Presidential Election. It's become more about political conspiracy theories, memes and satire than the horror and pop culture-themed urban legends that made the site popular. They can only report on what is being passed around, which means they can only add new reports on such urban legends if one they haven't already covered starts making the rounds.

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* NetworkDecay: Thanks in large part to the Fake News Epidemic epidemic that has plagued social media since the run-up to the 2016 US Presidential Election. It's become more about political conspiracy theories, memes and satire than the horror and pop culture-themed urban legends that made the site popular. They can only report on what is being passed around, which means they can only add new reports on such urban legends if one they haven't already covered starts making the rounds.
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rMerged into Forum Speak per TRS. Moved to discussion


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* NetworkDecay: In recent years, thanks in large part to the Fake News Epidemic that has plagued social media since the run-up to the 2016 US Presidential Election. It's become more about political conspiracy theories, memes and satire than the horror and pop culture-themed urban legends that made the site popular. They can only report on what is being passed around, which means they can only add new reports on such urban legends if one they haven't already covered starts making the rounds.

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* NetworkDecay: In recent years, thanks Thanks in large part to the Fake News Epidemic that has plagued social media since the run-up to the 2016 US Presidential Election. It's become more about political conspiracy theories, memes and satire than the horror and pop culture-themed urban legends that made the site popular. They can only report on what is being passed around, which means they can only add new reports on such urban legends if one they haven't already covered starts making the rounds.

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* NetworkDecay: In recent years, thanks in large part to the Fake News Epidemic that has plagued social media since the run-up to the 2016 US Presidential Election. It's become more about political conspiracy theories, memes and satire than the horror and pop culture-themed urban legends that made the site popular.
** Of course, they can only report on what is being passed around, which means they can only add new reports on such urban legends if one they haven't already covered starts making the rounds.

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* NetworkDecay: In recent years, thanks in large part to the Fake News Epidemic that has plagued social media since the run-up to the 2016 US Presidential Election. It's become more about political conspiracy theories, memes and satire than the horror and pop culture-themed urban legends that made the site popular.
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popular. They can only report on what is being passed around, which means they can only add new reports on such urban legends if one they haven't already covered starts making the rounds.
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* NetworkDecay: In recent years, thanks in large part to the Fake News Epidemic that has plagued social media since the run-up to the 2016 US Presidential Election, it's become more about political conspiracy theories and memes than the horror and pop culture-themed urban legends that made the site popular.

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* NetworkDecay: In recent years, thanks in large part to the Fake News Epidemic that has plagued social media since the run-up to the 2016 US Presidential Election, it's Election. It's become more about political conspiracy theories and theories, memes and satire than the horror and pop culture-themed urban legends that made the site popular.
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* NetworkDecay: In recent years, thanks in large part to the Fake News Epidemic that plagued social media in the run-up to the 2016 US Presidential Election, it's become more about political conspiracy theories than the horror and pop culture-themed urban legends that made the site popular.

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* NetworkDecay: In recent years, thanks in large part to the Fake News Epidemic that has plagued social media in since the run-up to the 2016 US Presidential Election, it's become more about political conspiracy theories and memes than the horror and pop culture-themed urban legends that made the site popular.
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Flame Bait (which weirdly doesn't have the flag; off to Bugs I go)


* HateDumb: In recent years, due to the Fake News Epidemic; many people who hate Snopes will claim it is not a good source for ''news'' which is exactly '''NOT''' what the website is for. Many who make this claim usually fail to realize that Snopes is a fact-checking website and not a news source reporting the news.
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* Hate Dumb: In recent years, due to the Fake News Epidemic; many people who hate Snopes will claim it is not a good source for ''news'' which is exactly '''NOT''' what the website is for. Many who make this claim usually fail to realize that Snopes is a fact-checking website and not a news source reporting the news.

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* Hate Dumb: HateDumb: In recent years, due to the Fake News Epidemic; many people who hate Snopes will claim it is not a good source for ''news'' which is exactly '''NOT''' what the website is for. Many who make this claim usually fail to realize that Snopes is a fact-checking website and not a news source reporting the news.
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* Hate Dumb: In recent years, due to the Fake News Epidemic; many people who hate Snopes will claim it is not a good source for ''news'' which is exactly '''NOT''' what the website is for. Many who make this claim usually fail to realize that Snopes is a fact-checking website and not a news source reporting the news.
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This is an example-less trope, and I'm not sure a work can be a base-breaker itself.


* BaseBreaker: In recent days, just make a single mention of Snopes on any kind of right-wing message board and watch the fireworks.

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* BaseBreaker: In recent days, just make a single mention of Snopes on any kind of right-wing message board and watch the fireworks.



* NetworkDecay: In recent years, it's become more about political conspiracy theories than the horror and pop culture-themed urban legends that made the site popular.

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* NetworkDecay: In recent years, thanks in large part to the Fake News Epidemic that plagued social media in the run-up to the 2016 US Presidential Election, it's become more about political conspiracy theories than the horror and pop culture-themed urban legends that made the site popular.
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** Of course, they can only report on what is being passed around.

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** Of course, they can only report on what is being passed around. around, which means they can only add new reports on such urban legends if one they haven't already covered starts making the rounds.
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** Of course, they can only report on what is being passed around.
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* {{Squick}}: Some of the legends more than qualify.

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* {{Squick}}: Some of the legends more than qualify. Gallery of the Gruesome ''[[BodyHorror plays]] [[LudicrousGibs this]] [[NightmareFuel straight]].''
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* NetworkDecay: In recent years, it's become more about political conspiracy theories than the horror and pop culture-themed urban legends that made the site popular.

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