(Natural News) David Mikkelson, co-founder and CEO of notorious fact-checking website Snopes, was accused of rape by his estranged wife in a bombshell Facebook post last year. Now it appears the embattled Mikkelson, who is fighting legal battles on numerous fronts as his world continues to fall apart, is launching legal action against his own wife to silence her.
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“He Raped Me Every Morning” – Snopes Founder Mikkelson Accused of Daily Sexual Assaults by Second Wife and Former Sex Worker
(Jim Hoft) The founder of the far-left Internet website Snopes allegedly embezzled and spent nearly $100,000 on prostitutes during his divorce from his first wife.
Snopes Co-Founder Wrote Under Fake Names in Now Deleted ‘Stories’ Targeting Trump, Bannon, and More.
(Catherine Salgado) BuzzFeed News uncovered the evidence that Mikkelson wrote under an assumed identity for Snopes, and plagiarized extensively between 2015 and 2019. Mikkelson claimed to be a “bulwark in the fight against rumors and fake news. But he has been lying to the site’s tens of millions of readers,” noted Buzzfeed. In an internal review prompted by BuzzFeed News’ inquiries, Snopes confirmed Mikkelson wrote and published 54 articles containing plagiarized material from outlets such as Reuters and the Guardian. The articles were published under Mikkelson’s own name, the “Snopes byline,” and a pseudonym, and included topics such as “same-sex marriage licenses.”
Snopes Gets Pissy about Urinals, Lies about Portland Bathroom Policies
(Ben Wetmore) Snopes nitpicks Gateway Pundit article to rate it ‘mostly false’ when it is completely accurate
Social Engineering: Snopes Unironically Runs “Factually Incorrect But Morally Right” Article
Social Engineering: Snopes Unironically Runs “Factually Incorrect But Morally Right” Article
Snopes and AP Suddenly Quit As Facebook Fact-Checkers
(Zero Hedge) Two of Facebook’s four fact checkers, Snopes and the Associated Press, have abruptly ended their fact-checking relationship with the social media giant.
Three Glaring Examples Proving Snopes and the AP Have No Business Being Official ‘Fact Checkers’
(Matt Agorist) Snopes and the Associated Press have been given power over social media to define truth but they are often wrong and the consequences are grave.
Snopes Attempts to Debunk Geothermal Plant Link to Hawaii Volcano Activity
(Dr. Michael Salla) On June 22, Snopes.com released an article, debunking any connection between drilling activities at the Puna Geothermal Venture and the recent lava flow that has devastated much of the lower Puna region of the Big Island of Hawaii. In its alleged “fact checking”, Snopes referred to my research published in two articles on Exopolitics.org where I discussed the Puna Geothermal Venture and how the activities conducted there led to earthquakes, weakened the underlying geology, and was a contributing factor to the recent massive lava flows .
Fact Check Fail or Deliberate Lie? Snopes Gets It Wrong on Story about Warrantless Searches
(Rachel Blevins) Snopes.com has made its name as the truthful source that debunks crazy conspiracy theories and “fake news” on the internet, but its response to a story on legislation allowing warrantless searches is in need of its own fact check. Related: Corporate Media’s “Fake News” War Is Backfiring By Showing The World The Power Of Alt […]
Fail: Snopes Conveniently Silent on WaPost’s Dangerous Fake Story About Russia Hacking US Power Grid
(Claire Bernish) Snopes, one of the new arbiters of Fake News for Facebook, has been utterly remiss in its fact-checking duties by failing to report the false allegation The Russians hacked into Vermont’s power grid — perhaps because the original claim appeared in the Washington Post. Related Facts Force WaPost to Retract Viral Story on Russia Hacking […]
Snopes, the Supposed Arbiter of ‘Fake News’ — Accused of ‘Defrauding Own Site to Pay for Prostitutes’
(Claire Bernish) Fraud, embezzlement, and using company funds to pay for prostitution are just a sampling of the accusations against the CEO of fact-checking website, Snopes — a site which, incidentally, is part of Facebook’s new panel to combat “fake news.” Facebook’s choice to hire Snopes to arbitrate which news items will be allowed to […]