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With PolitiFact it's very obvious in what ways they are deceptive even from just reading individual articles. Not every single one of them but there is a clear pattern of deception. Articles regularly will have internal contradictions, or they put two separate statements in the headline, debunk one of them and call the whole thing mostly false. I don't think it's the same with Snopes.
I don't rely on either myself but I think it's good to know whether I should tell other which of these pages to stay clear of. With PolitiFact I think that's obvious, with Snopes I'm not sure whether Snopes isn't actually preferable for people low media literacy. With all the AI slop, having people checking in with institutions isn't all bad. It's unfortunate that those institutions are bourgeoisie but it might still be better than a purely slop based media diet.
Snopes is good for non-political stuff, especially the farther back you go. They used to do actual internet journalism history stuff, like where certain copypastas came from and diving into old forums.