Snopes.com in Danger of Shuttering

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55. They've posted a FAQ

Q: $500,000 is a lot of money, how do you plan on spending it?
...(W)e are absolutely humbled by the community’s resounding response to our #SaveSnopes fund-raising campaign...In order to continue our fact-checking efforts, we need to be able to pay our staff (which comprises 16 people), accommodate millions of monthly visitors, and cover other basic operating expenses, in addition to funding our legal expenses.

Q: Does Proper Media own 50 percent of Snopes.com?
No. Snopes.com’s parent company, Bardav, has six individual shareholders, three of whom work for Snopes.com/Bardav, and three of whom do not. No company or other non-human entity owns any shares of Bardav...No owner or shareholder of Proper Media has ever held a seat on Bardav’s board of directors.

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