Snopes: How do you survive 25 years debunking fake news?

By BBC News2019-09-23Science & Tech

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Image caption David Mikkelson by his computer monitor with a doctored photo in the early days of Snopes

How do you survive 25 years in the fact-checking business?

Snopes began as a forum for sharing and investigating urban legends and cool folklore.

But in a world where “fake news” dominates ... Read even more

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