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Snopes on the Verge of Collapse as They Beg For Money on GoFundMe
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com ^ | Jul 24th, 2017 | Cristina Laila

Posted on 07/24/2017 6:33:57 PM PDT by Beowulf9

Snopes.com is a failed liberal blog from 1994. The website claims to be the internet’s oldest and most popular fact-checking site.

Last year, Snopes Co-Founder was accused of embezzling company money, and spending it on prostitutes.

Another victim of the fake news campaign backfiring on the left…

Snopes has repeatedly attacked The Gateway Pundit and Breitbart News as fringe conspiracy sites that President Trump reads. Good riddance, Snopes!

According to Tech Crunch, the $500K goal is just so they can get by until the end of the year. A little background on more reasons why Snopes is imploding:

(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: factchecker; snopes; snopesgfy
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To: Beowulf9

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4042194/Facebook-fact-checker-arbitrate-fake-news-accused-defrauding-website-pay-prostitutes-staff-includes-escort-porn-star-Vice-Vixen-domme.html


41 posted on 07/24/2017 7:31:49 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: Beowulf9

42 posted on 07/24/2017 7:39:31 PM PDT by Slyfox (Where's Reagan when we need him? Look in the mirror - the spirit of The Gipper lives within you.)
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To: smokingfrog

Well, it seems lie it is true....


43 posted on 07/24/2017 7:52:46 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (Is it not too late to appoint a special counsel to investigate Hillary's crimes?)
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To: dfwgator

[ Isn’t that like typing “Google” into Google. ]

Don’t do it!! You wanna blow up the universe??!!!

That’s like asking Kathy Griffin to comment on something Rosie O’Donnell heard Joy Behar “teach”!


44 posted on 07/24/2017 7:55:13 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 21:36 KJV Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all...)
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To: Slyfox

That’s a great bit. I don’t know what it is from but it is hilarious.


45 posted on 07/24/2017 7:58:29 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 21:36 KJV Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all...)
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To: smokingfrog

I’d love to post a comment on their GoFundMe page detailing the break-up of the founders and the prostitutes, embezzlement etc. Unfortunately, you have to donate to post a comment, and I certainly do not wish to donate!

Someone could donate $5 and write, “This is to support Dave in his happy use of prostitutes!”


46 posted on 07/24/2017 8:01:46 PM PDT by Enchante (Searching throughout the country for one honest Democrat....)
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To: Beowulf9

Last year, Snopes Co-Founder was accused of embezzling company money, and spending it on prostitutes.

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He was just supporting the local economy. Yeah, that’s it. At 500 a pop. Just spreading the wealth.. a long-time tradition of the faux rich.


47 posted on 07/24/2017 8:14:02 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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To: smokingfrog

Yes, because they are such nice people dedicating their lives to telling the truth.


48 posted on 07/24/2017 8:14:07 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Beowulf9

Now we know why they had a pro-Trump article the other day.


49 posted on 07/24/2017 8:36:09 PM PDT by tiki
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To: Beowulf9

Snopes is dying of a totally self inflicted wound.

They are actually very good if the subject is not political or social but just plain facts. If it is social or political they are totally biased and have discredited themselves.

Odd is it not that the Washington Post did the same thing to themselves but Bezos stepped in and bought it and keep it afloat. The Mexican Billionaire Carlos Slim Helú did the same for the New York Times.

It is a common occurrence that men of incredible wealth earned via hard work, brilliance, and drive turn into leftists. Most think it strange but it is not.

These men turn their back on the capitalist system that gave them great wealth. These men and women want for nothing and never will. The drive, brilliance, and guts that gave them great wealth also wants great power. Socialism is the path to great power by the individual over the masses. Their actions are all logical but very wrong.

Perhaps Jeff Bezos will give Snopes a hand out. I hope not.
If not Bezos perhaps Bill Gates, perhaps Carlos Slim, perhaps Bloomberg, perhaps the Rockefeller Foundation, perhaps Elon Musk, etc. etc. etc.

ps
I do commend Elon Musk in relationship to Space X. His Telsa Motors is a great success but without the insane government subsidies it receives Telsa would be dead meat.
Elon Musk is a madman that occasionally does brilliant things. Space X is great, but Musk should stick to rockets!

For those that do not know, he made his first fortune via founding pay pal. Which was a brilliant concept by a brilliant man.


50 posted on 07/24/2017 8:56:10 PM PDT by cpdiii (Deckhand, Roughneck, Mud-man, Geologist, Pilot, Pharmacist, CONSTITUTION WORTH DYING FOR!)
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To: Beowulf9

I love it when people I’m arguing with online will send me a link to Snopes. If you go there, you’ll see that 90% of their sources are the Compost and the Slimes. Hahaha -

Wonder if the second, sleazy hooker wife is ready to bolt now the cash is gone. First wife already embezzled a few hundred thousand.


51 posted on 07/25/2017 5:20:02 AM PDT by KosmicKitty (Waiting for inspiration)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Where do I go to verify a Snopes tale?


You’re already here. :-)


52 posted on 07/25/2017 5:51:41 AM PDT by rwa265
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To: Beowulf9

I recently had the following exchange of e-mails with Snopes.

Subject: Did Democrats Refuse to Stand for a Navy SEAL’s Widow?

To Snopes on March 4, 2017 1:18 pm

For the sake of your own credibility, you should change your conclusion from false to at least partially correct. In your closing paragraph, you state that those who promulgated the original claim began shifting the goalposts from four Democrats refusing to stand to how long they stood up. You go on to state that a more accurate description of events would state that Democrats stood for Gold Star widow, but maybe some of them didn’t stand and applaud as long or as much as some Republicans did. While it may be true that the headlines may be misleading, the reports that you reference acknowledge that the four Democrats stood during the introduction and first ovation, but then sat down.

Snopes response Mar 4, 2017 at 5:05 PM UTC

Many of the texts we discuss contain a mixture of truth, falsity, and exaggeration which cannot be accurately described by a single “True” or “False” rating. Therefore, an item’s status is generally based upon the single most important aspect of the text under discussion, which is summarized in the statement made after the “Claim:” heading at the top of the page. It is important to make note of the wording of that claim, since that is the statement to which the status applies.

My reply Mar 4 at 2:18 PM

It is your credibility that is at stake. While it is important to make note of the wording of a claim, it is also important to fully review the nature of the claim, and give credit to the part of the claim that is true. By not acknowledging the portion of a claim that is not true, Snopes opens itself to charges of partiality and of not being a fully reliable source.

Peace


53 posted on 07/25/2017 6:14:46 AM PDT by rwa265
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To: Beowulf9

They’ve surpassed the $500K goal and will probably keep on fundraising, so they have bought themselves another 5-6 months anyway. If they can resolve their legal dispute favorably then they should be fine (too bad, ha ha).

https://www.poynter.org/2017/snopes-met-its-500k-fundraising-goal-now-what/468113/


54 posted on 07/25/2017 9:57:20 AM PDT by Enchante (Searching throughout the country for one honest Democrat....)
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Yes, the Left loves Snopes
55 posted on 07/25/2017 10:03:16 AM PDT by Enchante (Searching throughout the country for one honest Democrat....)
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To: Enchante

Ho wants a new pad!


56 posted on 07/25/2017 1:37:17 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Beowulf9

Lie and pay the price. Bye-bye!


57 posted on 07/25/2017 1:49:45 PM PDT by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Building the Wall! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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