Snopes (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Snopes" in English language version.

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  • Bruno, Bianca (May 10, 2017). "Fact-Checker Snopes' Owners Accused of Corporate Subterfuge". Courthouse News. Retrieved January 31, 2025. While Proper Media was already managing a significant amount of the operation of Snopes including all content and advertising accounts prior to acquiring shares in the company, the company says in its complaint that when its individual shareholders, including Vincent Green, gained a stake in Snopes a scam was launched to take over the website – one of the 1,000 most popular in the United States. But Proper Media says in its complaint that Mikkelson "was unhappy that Barbara maintained ownership of half of what he always considered to be his company after the divorce." Thus, Proper Media says, Green and Mikkelson conspired to gain majority control of Bardav and Snopes.com. Mikkelson and Green blocked its access to "personnel, accounts, tools and data necessary to manage Snopes," according to the lawsuit.

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  • Fine, Doug (August 27, 2005). "Snopes.com: Debunking Myths in Cyberspace". NPR. Retrieved January 31, 2025. David Mikkelson's Web site is a verb. Along with Google, hip Web surfers now Snopes anything having to do with urban legends, pop culture myths and general folklore. ~. The 45-year-old and his wife, Barbara, founded Snopes.com on a whim back in 1995. The site gets its name from Mikkelson's old Internet nickname.

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  • Snopes Media Group (September 23, 2022). "Snopes Co-Owners Acquire All Remaining Shares of the Company, Bringing Total Stake to 100%". Retrieved January 31, 2024. Snopes, the world's leading fact-checking site, today announced that two of its shareholders, Chris Richmond and Drew Schoentrup, have acquired 100% of the company. ~. Effective Sept. 16, Mikkelson stepped down as chief executive officer and stepped down from the Snopes Board of Directors. Richmond, who has served as a board member of Snopes since 2018, has assumed the role of chief executive officer