A rumor that the Nov. 2, 2024, episode of "Saturday Night Live," featuring U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, was the show's lowest-rated in 20 years circulated online in the days after it aired.
For example, the Facebook page America's Last Line of Defense made the claim on Nov. 3:
(Facebook/America's Last Line of Defense)
As of this writing, ALLOD's post had amassed more than 1,000 reactions, as well as 600 shares and comments combined.
Some comments suggested people interpreted the content as true. For example, one Facebook user wrote: "And she thinks she can be president she needs to go back to school!" Another said: "I wouldn't EXPECT anything less from commie! TRUMP 2024!"
However, there was no evidence this episode of "SNL" had the lowest ratings in the last 20 years of the show, plus ratings had not yet been published by television network NBC. Likewise, no reputable news outlets had reported on such news.
Rather, the rumor originated with ALLOD, a social media account that describes its output as being satirical in nature.
Along with labeling itself as a "satire/parody" account, ALLOD's page description states:
The flagship of the ALLOD network of trollery. Nothing on this page is real.
ALLOD has a history of making up stories for shares, comments and general engagement.
Snopes has addressed similar satirical claims from ALLOD in the past, including the rumor that Netflix had "reversed" its support for Harris.
For background, here is why we alert readers to rumors created by sources that call their output humorous or satirical.