text: ok. so what is the term for when u try to investigate (i think looking online) to see if something is true? for example...  looking to see if say........  mcdonald's uses mealworms in their beef?  isn't *that* called snope.. no ?   darn.. i forget the term...someone fill me in that is called research.  but if you are investigating whether a so-called statement is true, as in your example, then the web-site would be snopes.com.