Snopes is a USA website covering National News.
Snopes is a digital fact-checking service that describes itself as "the internet's go-to source for discerning what is true and what is total nonsense." It is the oldest and largest fact-checking site online.
Snopes began in 1994 by investigating urban legends, hoaxes and folklore. It was founded by David Mikkelson, who was later joined by his wife Barbara. 'Snopes' is the name of a despicable family in the Yoknapatawpha novels and stories of William Faulkner.
This website is owned by Snopes Media Group Inc.
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Snopes Slammed for Co-Founder's Plagiarism So Many COVID Myths, So Little Time Write a Snopes review. Log in now if you are a Mondo Times member. If you are not a member, register for a free Mondo Times basic membership.
-- Countering rumors and fake news, fact-checking website Snopes held the high ground for years. BuzzFeed News just changed that with revelations that Snopes co-founder David Mikkelson wrote 60 articles plagiarized from news outlets, and he did so in order to bump web traffic.
Dean Sterling Jones wrote at BuzzFeed News on August 13, 2021:
The Co-Founder Of Snopes Wrote Dozens Of Plagiarized Articles For The Fact-Checking Site
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, August 16, 2021
-- The fact-checking website Snopes is being deluged with requests to verify claims about the coronavirus. The World Health Organization has described the torrent of claims and commentary as an "infodemic" to match the viral pandemic.
Elahe Izadi wrote the story at The Washington Post on April 15, 2020:
There are so many coronavirus myths that even Snopes can't keep up
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, April 17, 2020Also See:
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