David
and Barbara Mikkelson founded Snopes' in 1995. They divorced in 2015,
and now Barbara Mikkelson claims that David embezzled $98,000 from
Snopes' bank account to spend on prostitutes and himself, according to
the Daily Mail.
(R) David has since remarried, to Elyssa Young,
who has also been known as Eryn O’Bryn, a professional escort and porn
actress.
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The
bitter 2015 divorce of David and Barbara Mikkelson is the fuel that
ignited the battle for the popular fact-checking Web site, Snopes,
which is now resorting to a GoFundMe drive to keep it afloat.
The showdown takes on added gravity because the popular site, owned by
Baday, is one of the outlets that Facebook turns to for verification of
stories when it receives complaints of fake news.
Fans of Snopes have been responding in droves since Monday, when the
company said that Proper Media — both tech partner and part-owner after
buying Barbara’s shares in 2016 — has been withholding ad revenue.
David Mikkelson said the company was in danger of running out of money
and asked for readers to help it raise $500,000.
By 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, the GoFundMe site had already raised more than
$530,000. [Full]
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