I have no idea who the people are, but the cat can be believed, it's a real cat.
who got the cat?
https://nypost.com/2017/07/25/bitter-divorce-fuels-snopes-slow-demise/
The Snopes co-founder has since settled down and married a [NSFW] part time porn actress, Snopes.com administrator (spicy!), and sex worker. As in, she has a website devoted to being a whore.
Would Dr Conspiracy use an image of 'Snopes' and pass it off as Polarik...or do mine eyes deceive me?