Your Snopes reference has left me wondering if you're aware that the website to which you linked is similar to The Onion - America's Finest News Source.

There's a "Disclosure" button towards the lower right hand corner of the page that points to a statement that all political and sports (or some-such) articles are entirely made up.

The new Great Equalizer is the SEND button.

In Memory of Harv: Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire