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Snopes is owned and operated under Snopes, Inc., a subsidiary of Snopes Media Group, Inc., which current disclosures say is owned by Chris Richmond (60%) and Drew Schoentrup (40%) after they acquired ...
Snopes is a privately owned digital fact‑checking outlet operated under Snopes Media Group, Inc., ; the site funds operations mainly through programmatic advertising, paid memberships, direct contribu...
Snopes was the center of a protracted ownership and legal fight beginning in 2017 that involved Proper Media and Bardav Inc.; that dispute led Snopes to solicit public donations in 2017 and culminated...
David and Barbara Mikkelson were the founders of Snopes and central figures in U.S. fact‑checking for decades, but their amid plagiarism, litigation, and ownership changes. Different sources show Davi...
Snopes’ stated editorial independence rests on a mix of diversified revenue (advertising, reader contributions, memberships) and explicit disclosure rules, while its ownership history and episodic pla...
David and Barbara Mikkelson’s divorce triggered a prolonged ownership and legal battle that materially disrupted Snopes’ finances, leadership, and partnerships: Barbara sold her stake to Proper Media,...