Snopes

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Snopes is a free News app for iPhone and iPad by Snopes, Inc. Rated 4.8/5 from 858 ratings. Requires iOS 16.4. Updated October 27, 2026.

Rating: 4.8; 858 ratings
Price: Free; on the App Store
Size: 66 MB; Age 12+
Updated: Oct 27; 2026 · v3.9.1

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About Snopes

After more than 30 years of fact checking misinformation, Snopes finally has an app. When you aren't sure if something is true or false, launch our app and Snopes it. - Search our massive archives or use FactBot to ask about a topic - Read latest fact checks and investigations - Save articles in your reading list - Solve the new Snopes' Crossword puzzle - Try your hand at our true/false game to see if you can spot misinformation - Option to show fact check ratings next to articles when browsing - Use NightVision to make it easier on your eyes (option to automatically enable at night) Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Ratings & reviews

4.8

858 ratings

5 ★ 88% 4 ★ 8% 3 ★ 2% 2 ★ 0% 1 ★ 2%

What’s new

Version 3.9.1 · Updated October 27, 2026

Update for welcome page

App privacy

The developer, Snopes, Inc., reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

Contact Info: Phone Number, Email Address, Name
Identifiers: User ID, Device ID

Used for: Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, Analytics, App Functionality

App details

Snopes is a free News app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, developed by Snopes, Inc. It is rated 4.8 out of 5 from 858 ratings on the App Store, requires iOS 16.4 or later and is 66 MB to download. It was first released on October 10, 2025 and last updated on October 27, 2026.

Category: News
Rating: 4.8 / 5 (858 ratings)
Price: Free
Version: 3.9.1
Size: 66 MB
Requires: iOS 16.4 or later
Compatibility: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
Languages: English
Age rating: 12+
Released: October 10, 2025
Last updated: October 27, 2026
Developer: Snopes, Inc.

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