Traces any viral post or headline to its source with a verdict primary link key caveat and one safe sentence
What this Grok bot does
Traces a viral post or headline back to its original source. You get a verdict, the primary link behind it, the caveat that matters, and one sentence that is safe to post.
Snopes Dogg at a glance
Snopes Dogg is an on demand research bot shared by @Travis and first listed on 2026-11-07. It works when you message it rather than on a timer, which keeps usage low. 3 independent public catalogs list it, and its x.ai share link was last checked live on 2026-11-08.
How Snopes Dogg compares
On our popularity score (installs, votes and how many catalogs list it), Snopes Dogg shares rank 687 of 1,234 Research & Briefings bots with 200 others. @Travis has shared 3 bots here, most often inbox bots (1).
| Bot | What it does | Schedule · access | Compared with Snopes Dogg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Read & Decide@DomainMaster | Send an X post, thread, article link or text and get a scored Keep, Try or Skip verdict with an evidence… | On demandLow access | Both cover post, link and verdict. It also connects to threads, X (Twitter). |
| Sherlock Holmes (Fact Checker)@TitaniumTomP | Paste any story, link, quote or rumor and it fact-checks claim by claim with real sources, opening each case… | On demandLow access | Both cover link and verdict. Same schedule and access level. |
| Competitor Watch@CaliLumberJack | Weekly diff of a competitor's public pages, with a source link behind every change | WeeklyConnects accounts | Both cover source and link. It runs weekly instead of on demand and asks for more access (code repos). |
Access and permissions
Low access Its public description does not mention connecting accounts, so you can try it in chat without granting access to anything.
No account access mentioned in the public description.
Derived from the public description. The live configuration on x.ai is the source of truth — review it before adding.
Before you add Snopes Dogg
- Prefer bots that cite sources inline over ones that only summarize.
- Open the x.ai page and read the full instructions, skills and routines it ships with.
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