Question: 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

Answer: 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.
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