The Snopes meme draws inspiration from the long-standing fact-checking website Snopes.com, known for verifying urban legends and political claims. The meme typically mimics the site's distinct visual style, featuring a 'Claim' followed by a 'Rating' such as 'True', 'False', or the internet-favorite 'Mostly False'. It gained traction as a way to mock overly pedantic corrections or to humorously apply serious investigative rigor to absurd, obviously fake statements. In recent years, it has become a staple for internet users to satirize misinformation or to create 'self-debunking' jokes about their own life experiences and choices.