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Snopes

News & Magazines • Snopes, Inc • ⭐ 4.20 • 10,000+
Version 3.2 Everyone 10+

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Permissions Explained 10 permissions requested View details

This app requests 10 permissions. The table below explains what each permission may allow and what users should review before installing.

Status Permission What it means Why it may be used User safety note
ℹ️ Review Read The Contents Of Your Usb Storage read the contents of your USB storage This is an Android permission or app-specific permission requested by the app. The app may use this permission for features related to its category, device support, background behavior, storage, connectivity, or system integration. Review this permission before installing, especially if it does not match the app’s expected purpose.
ℹ️ Review Modify Or Delete The Contents Of Your Usb Storage modify or delete the contents of your USB storage This is an Android permission or app-specific permission requested by the app. The app may use this permission for features related to its category, device support, background behavior, storage, connectivity, or system integration. Review this permission before installing, especially if it does not match the app’s expected purpose.
ℹ️ Review View Network Connections view network connections This is an Android permission or app-specific permission requested by the app. The app may use this permission for features related to its category, device support, background behavior, storage, connectivity, or system integration. Review this permission before installing, especially if it does not match the app’s expected purpose.
ℹ️ Review Full Network Access full network access This is an Android permission or app-specific permission requested by the app. The app may use this permission for features related to its category, device support, background behavior, storage, connectivity, or system integration. Review this permission before installing, especially if it does not match the app’s expected purpose.
ℹ️ Review Run At Startup run at startup This is an Android permission or app-specific permission requested by the app. The app may use this permission for features related to its category, device support, background behavior, storage, connectivity, or system integration. Review this permission before installing, especially if it does not match the app’s expected purpose.
ℹ️ Review Draw Over Other Apps draw over other apps This is an Android permission or app-specific permission requested by the app. The app may use this permission for features related to its category, device support, background behavior, storage, connectivity, or system integration. Review this permission before installing, especially if it does not match the app’s expected purpose.
ℹ️ Review Control Vibration control vibration This is an Android permission or app-specific permission requested by the app. The app may use this permission for features related to its category, device support, background behavior, storage, connectivity, or system integration. Review this permission before installing, especially if it does not match the app’s expected purpose.
ℹ️ Review Prevent Device From Sleeping prevent device from sleeping This is an Android permission or app-specific permission requested by the app. The app may use this permission for features related to its category, device support, background behavior, storage, connectivity, or system integration. Review this permission before installing, especially if it does not match the app’s expected purpose.
ℹ️ Review Google Play License Check Google Play license check This is an Android permission or app-specific permission requested by the app. The app may use this permission for features related to its category, device support, background behavior, storage, connectivity, or system integration. Review this permission before installing, especially if it does not match the app’s expected purpose.
ℹ️ Review Receive Data From Internet receive data from Internet This is an Android permission or app-specific permission requested by the app. The app may use this permission for features related to its category, device support, background behavior, storage, connectivity, or system integration. Review this permission before installing, especially if it does not match the app’s expected purpose.

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)

What Snopes Is Used For

Snopes is a news and magazines app focused on fact checking and investigating claims, based on the metadata provided. People may use it when they want to look up whether a story, post, rumor, or topic has been covered by Snopes’ archives, or when they want to read newer fact checks and investigations in a mobile-friendly format.

The app also appears to support a few reading and browsing features beyond fact checking. Users may save articles to a reading list, search the archive, or use FactBot to ask about a topic. Based on the permissions and features listed, it may need network access to fetch articles and check content online, and it includes options like NightVision for easier reading at night. The metadata also mentions a crossword puzzle and a true/false game, so it may be used for light interactive content as well as news-style reading.

Common uses

  • Search Snopes’ archive for fact checks and investigations
  • Use FactBot to ask about a topic
  • Read recent fact checks in a news-style feed
  • Save articles to a reading list for later
  • Use the true/false game to practice spotting misinformation
  • Try the crossword puzzle included in the app
  • Enable NightVision for easier nighttime reading
Best for:
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Related tags
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App Details

Package:
com.snopes.app
Developer:
Snopes, Inc
Version:
3.2
Updated:
Mar 2, 2026
Min Android:
7.0
Age Rating:
Everyone 10+
Contains Ads:
Yes
In-App Purchases:
Yes

Official Listing

  • Official listing available on Google Play
  • Package name: com.snopes.app
  • Age rating: Everyone 10+

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How to Download Snopes

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