If you’re questioning the reliability of something being reported, challenging the credibility of the reporter is very much on point.
Actually, it’s not.
Look, some crackpot may say that aliens with three legs and green and purple hair live on Titan (Saturn’s largest moon) and that they hold Elvis concerts three times a week. But the factuality of the information (or lack thereof) does not rest on the fact that he’s a crackpot. It rests on the evidence. The fact that he’s a crackpot is really beside the point. It all boils down to the evidence and arguments. If he can provide credible evidence for it, then it’s true, regardless of his being a crackpot or not. And if he can’t provide some evidence, then I can be comfortable dismissing his claims — again, regardless of his being a crackpot or not.
Snopes made some valid points in their article. Pointing out that Snopes has a bias (whether true or not) is really beside the point.
The Wolf