The mental gymnastics that Snopes.com does in order to tell you
something is “unproven” or “false” . The claim might be
true, but they will find any stipulation they can in order to make it “unproven” or “False” . This is usually attributed to their progressive
bias.
Here’s a
prime example of a Snope-A-Dope
Claim
Chelsea Wolfe, a freestyle
BMX biker who is the first transgender
woman to join the U.S. Olympic team, said on Facebook she hopes to
win the competition so that she can “burn a U.S.
flag on the podium.”
Context
Wolfe did not deny authoring the Facebook post when given the opportunity by Snopes and others, but neither did she confirm it. Although a screenshot of the alleged post exists, that post does not currently appear on Wolfe's Facebook page. Since we have no way to independently verify the authenticity of the screenshot, we rate this claim as "Unproven."