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All teen and kid reviews for Snopes

Age
14
Average rating based on 3 kid and teen reviews:
  • 33% say sexual content is an issue
  • 33% say violence is an issue
  • 33% say there are positive messages
  • 33% say language is an issue
  • 33% say there's too much drinking, drugs, or smoking
Teen, 15 years old
May 29, 2009
 
great laughs, lots of information.
It has all the things adults like to read about and see! I feel it is very inappropiate for children, especially children 13 and under! no way! Not good at all!

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Teen, 16 years old
May 17, 2009
 
Really Cool Website
Although it is "educational", it is sort of inappropriate. Their are categories such as risque business.

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Teen, 14 years old
May 11, 2012
 
Great site, but not for younger kids
I've visited this site MANY times and it's a great website. It does have some rumors on there that have some mature content, but nothing too bad for kids 12+. Also, it has a positive message about sticking to the facts when it comes to rumors and legends. Learning potential: Kids will learn a little about how rumors get started and how to find out if their true or not, but the site's mostly for entertainment. Violence: Some rumors about violent/scary topics (Ex. One rumor says that two girls who were murdered skin and hang their parents for not telling their son (who was born after the girls' deaths) about them). One section in the "fauxography" portion of the site is labeled "Gallery Of Gruesome" which showcases pictures of horrific injuries. There's even a warning that states that some pictures might disturb sensitive viewers. But most articles on the site aren't too horrific. Sex: Some rumors are about sexual topics. One article about the rumor that a scene in the movie "The Rescuers" showing a brief picture of a naked woman shows the scene without censoring the nudity. But there's nothing very graphic that I've seen. Language: Some profanity, but not a lot. Consumerism: Mentioning of movies, actors, singers, authors, books, and other people, places, and things. Drinking: Some articles deal with rumors about incidents involving drinking or drug use, like a rumor about a babysitter who, high of LSD, cooks a baby thinking it was a turkey.

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