system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: What makes Snopes the authority on whether claims are true or false?

I see Snopes referenced a lot when it comes to the validity of claims on the internet and it never seems to be questioned.  How are they confirming these claims and why is their word taken so seriously?
gpt
They reveal their research process, cite their sources, constantly update their articles when they find new information and most importantly they are not afraid to correct any errors they've made. Basically they practice what good researchers are suppose to do.