The thing that makes Snopes interesting is when they investigate the flow of (mis|dis)information through the right-wing ecosystem. Some of my conservative fri

The thing that makes Snopes interesting is when they investigate the flow of (mis|dis)information through the right-wing ecosystem. Some of my conservative friends have enough intellectual curiosity that they're willing put their disdain of Snopes aside and still engage. The ones that won't do that are usually engaging from a posture of shallow cynicism. However, these people are still my friends (in some cases they're my relatives), and I want to understand their views. So yes, discussions of this type tend to resolve themselves in prosaic ways. It doesn't mean they aren't worth having.