As we approach the 2020 presidential election, now more than ever, fact-checking is important. The most commonly used fact-checking website is Snopes, which for years was 50% owned by an ad agency and up until last year was in partnership with Facebook. Since husband-and-wife duo Barbara and David Mikkelson launched the mom & pop website in 1994, they have partaken in a nasty divorce after Barbara accused David of embezzling their fortune on lavish vacations and prostitutes. David has since hired a staff of 15 “fact-checkers” using no known formal screening or evaluation process. In addition, judging from the below photo, Barbara is a crazy cat lady, which always detracts credibility.
Luckily, the people at Snopes have carefully examined and debunked this myth, verifying only that Barbara loves cats. Thankfully, all allegations behind our most respected authoritative source of information have been classified as no more than urban legend.
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