Skip to content
https://snopes.com

Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
94
GRADE
A
FIX
0
REVIEW
2
PASS
7
INFO
0
Probed from New York, United Stated
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
7 PASS 2 REVIEW
B
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
REVIEW
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Critical::
Both www and non-www versions serve content
Got: Both variants return 200 Expected: One variant 301-redirects to the other
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

200https://www.snopes.com/
200https://snopes.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://snopes.com/ https://snopes.com/

Consistent

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
48 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

48
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Enable HSTS: Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
  • Enable DNSSEC on your domain for DNS spoofing protection
  • Enable OCSP stapling on your TLS server to remove a CA roundtrip and protect user privacy
A+
DNS Records
2 A records, 13 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 13 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 104.18.2.193, 104.18.3.193
Info::
Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2606:4700::6812:3c1, 2606:4700::6812:2c1
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: abdullah.ns.cloudflare.com, surina.ns.cloudflare.com
Info::
5 mail exchanger(s) configured
Info::
CAA records not checked
CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
Info::
SPF record present in TXT
Info::
DNS resolution time: 13 ms
Got: 13 ms
A104.18.2.193, 104.18.3.193
AAAA2606:4700::6812:3c1, 2606:4700::6812:2c1
CNAME
NSabdullah.ns.cloudflare.com, surina.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
1 aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com
TXT
atlassian-domain-verification=sceBg+nouBk7FYFSbxrNYBXwkJHXdq1EvkWVFiRagfY2dc0Ruy...
facebook-domain-verification=2b3rmcwd7300k4kqntt9bp5jus7pu7
google-site-verification=3qfDTKj-BugVcar_Mx8ZkZiZZM6KbpRmnpz9simTvz0
google-site-verification=DFh0bffhOvXKMAZEM2GIUp0Dt3TJjn-SFPrY6OwWz4c
google-site-verification=Fy1af1brTrLycjKGoioVBvshgQ-3it9l2LRSY4i1GCs
google-site-verification=YL3O8lmPuHC3Lzpmk4TbXf9tOw5vRi34-tqtcOWmS38
google-site-verification=mUIsE4SyFWiB7WEqA9w8vnH2E_7x-s0k1RWIrKUalRU
SPF v=spf1 a mx include:_spf.google.com include:helpscoutemail.com include:amazonses...
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 13 ms

CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.

Why this matters

Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.

A
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 86 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 86 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://snopes.com → https://www.snopes.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://snopes.com

28 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.snopes.com/

57 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://snopes.com30128 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
2https://www.snopes.com/20057 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (2 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (2 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2606:4700::6812:3c1, 2606:4700::6812:2c1
Got: 2 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2606:4700::6812:3c1, 2606:4700::6812:2c1 Connection Reachable (2 ms)
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 362 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 362 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 2471 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 362 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 362 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 2471 B Sitemaps referenced 2 User-agents meta-externalagent, AwarioRssBot, ImagesiftBot, scoop.it, Seekr, GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, cohere-ai, FacebookBot, peer39_crawler/1.0, PerplexityBot, YouBot, Diffbot, img2dataset, peer39_crawler, *, Bytespider, Claude-Web, omgili, Applebot-Extended, anthropic-ai, AwarioSmartBot, Amazonbot, FriendlyCrawler, magpie-crawler, Meltwater, omgilibot, Applebot, DataForSeoBot, PiplBot, CCBot, ClaudeBot Blocking No — crawling allowed
# As a condition of accessing this website, you agree to abide by the following
# content signals:

# (a)  If a Content-Signal = yes, you may collect content for the corresponding
#      use.
# (b)  If a Content-Signal = no, you may not collect content for the
#      corresponding use.
# (c)  If the website operator does not include a Content-Signal for a
#      corresponding use, the website operator neither grants nor restricts
#      permission via Content-Signal with respect to the corresponding use.

# The content signals and their meanings are:

# search:   building a search index and providing search results (e.g., returning
#           hyperlinks and short excerpts from your website's contents). Search does not
#           include providing AI-generated search summaries.
# ai-input: inputting content into one or more AI models (e.g., retrieval
#           augmented generation, grounding, or other real-time taking of content for
#           generative AI search answers).
# ai-train: training or fine-tuning AI models.

# ANY RESTRICTIONS EXPRESSED VIA CONTENT SIGNALS ARE EXPRESS RESERVATIONS OF
# RIGHTS UNDER ARTICLE 4 OF THE EUROPEAN UNION DIRECTIVE 2019/790 ON COPYRIGHT
# AND RELATED RIGHTS IN THE DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET.

# BEGIN Cloudflare Managed content

User-agent: *
Content-Signal: search=yes,ai-train=no
Allow: /

User-agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /

User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: meta-externalagent
Disallow: /

# END Cloudflare Managed Content


User-agent: Amazonbot
User-agent: anthropic-ai
User-agent: Applebot
User-agent: AwarioRssBot
User-agent: AwarioSmartBot
User-agent: Bytespider
User-agent: CCBot
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
User-agent: ClaudeBot
User-agent: Claude-Web
User-agent: cohere-ai
User-agent: DataForSeoBot
User-agent: Diffbot
User-agent: FacebookBot
User-agent: FriendlyCrawler
User-agent: GPTBot
User-agent: img2dataset
User-agent: ImagesiftBot
User-agent: magpie-crawler
User-agent: Meltwater
User-agent: omgili
User-agent: omgilibot
User-agent: peer39_crawler
User-agent: peer39_crawler/1.0
User-agent: PerplexityBot
User-agent: PiplBot
User-agent: scoop.it
User-agent: Seekr
User-agent: YouBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: *
Disallow:

Sitemap: https://media.snopes.com/sitemaps/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://media.snopes.com/sitemaps/sitemap-latest.xml

sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 362 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
snopes.com — via eNom, LLC, 29 years, 8 months old
PASS
snopes.com — via eNom, LLC, 29 years, 8 months old
Info::
Domain registered until Jan 8, 2028 (1 years, 8 months remaining)
Info::
DNSSEC is not enabled
DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.
Info::
Registrar: eNom, LLC
Warning::
Registrar lock is NOT enabled
The domain can be transferred without an unlock step. Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) in your registrar's control panel to protect against unauthorized or accidental transfers.
Domain expiry

541 days

January 8, 2028

SSL certificate

48 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

29 years, 8 months

Registered January 9, 1997

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2606:4700::6812:2c1

Registrar

eNom, LLC

Unlocked 2 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar eNom, LLC
Created January 9, 1997 (29 years, 8 months ago)
Expires January 8, 2028 (1 years, 8 months)
Last Updated July 23, 2025
Name Servers abdullah.ns.cloudflare.com, surina.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 2606:4700::6812:2c1
Data source: rdap (0.0s)

DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.

Why this matters

Without DNSSEC, an attacker who can poison your DNS can hijack your domain — and SSL certs alone don't stop them.

Learn more

DNSSEC adds cryptographic signatures to DNS records, preventing forged responses from poisoning resolver caches. Without it, an attacker who controls the network path can redirect your domain to a malicious server before any HTTPS handshake happens. Most modern registrars (Cloudflare, Google Domains, Route 53) enable it with one toggle.

Source: ICANN / RFC 4033

The domain can be transferred without an unlock step. Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) in your registrar's control panel to protect against unauthorized or accidental transfers.

Why this matters

Without registrar lock, an attacker who phishes your registrar credentials can transfer the domain in minutes — total brand hijack.

Learn more

Registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited, clientDeleteProhibited) requires extra verification before any transfer/update/delete. Every major registrar offers it free. Combined with 2FA on your registrar account, it's the strongest defense against domain hijacking.

Source: ICANN / domain-security best practice

A+
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 32 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
5 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
1 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
9 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
32 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
33 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 5 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 9 ms Server Processing 17 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
A+
CDN & Delivery
Cloudflare (HIT)
PASS
Cloudflare (HIT)
Info::
Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: EWR)
Got: cf-ray: 9efeffe4aef60f42-EWR
Info::
CDN cache status: HIT
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Cache Status HIT Evidence cf-ray: 9efeffe4aef60f42-EWR
All checks on this page are automated. Results are estimates - run targeted manual reviews when the score affects a release decision.

Send Feedback