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Nov 21, 2025
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What major falsehoods did David and Barbara Mikkelson debunk through Snopes in the 1990s and 2000s?

David and Barbara Mikkelson founded Snopes in the mid‑1990s and spent the late 1990s and 2000s documenting and debunking a wide variety of viral urban legends, doctored images and politically charged ...

Dec 31, 2025

How have databases like IAFD compiled and vetted biographical data for performers linked to historical European studios such as Color Climax?

Databases such as the Internet Adult Film Database (IAFD) compile performer biographies largely by aggregating film-credit information, volunteer research and user-submitted corrections, with a small ...

Nov 21, 2025

What are some notable fact-checking achievements of David and Barbara Mikkelson?

David and Barbara Mikkelson co‑founded what became Snopes in 1994 as the Urban Legends Reference Pages, and the site grew into one of the earliest and most widely used online fact‑checking resources, ...

Nov 15, 2025

What are the professional backgrounds of David Mikkelson and Barbara Mikkelson before founding Snopes?

David and Barbara Mikkelson founded the site that became Snopes in 1994 after collaborating on Usenet’s alt.folklore.urban; David is described repeatedly as having a technical/computer background and ...

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