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| 1995 || || [[wikipedia:Snopes.com|Snopes.com]] is founded by couple David and Barbara Mikkelson, initially as a website to debunk urban legends, though it subsequently expands to covering the factual accuracy of popular stories or claims.<ref name="Seipp">{{cite news |first=Cathy |last=Seipp |authorlink=Catherine Seipp |work=[[National Review]] |title=Where Urban Legends Fall |url=http://www.nationalreview.com/seipp/seipp200407210830.asp |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812075515/http://www.nationalreview.com/seipp/seipp200407210830.asp |archivedate=July 23, 2004 |accessdate=February 7, 2014 |date=July 21, 2004}}</ref> The website is an outgrowth of David Mikkelson's work with username 'snopes' in the [[wikipedia:Usenet|Usenet]] newsgroup alt.folklore.urban.<ref name="Porter">{{cite book |last=Porter |first=David |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KQLaAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA48&lpg=PA48 |title=Internet Culture |chapter=Usenet Communities and the Cultural Politics of Information |publisher=[[Routledge]] |year=2013 |page=48 |isbn=978-1-135-20904-9 |accessdate=September 13, 2016 |quote=The two most notorious trollers in AFU, [[Ted Frank]] and snopes, are also two of the most consistent posters of serious research.}}</ref> | | 1995 || || [[wikipedia:Snopes.com|Snopes.com]] is founded by couple David and Barbara Mikkelson, initially as a website to debunk urban legends, though it subsequently expands to covering the factual accuracy of popular stories or claims.<ref name="Seipp">{{cite news |first=Cathy |last=Seipp |authorlink=Catherine Seipp |work=[[National Review]] |title=Where Urban Legends Fall |url=http://www.nationalreview.com/seipp/seipp200407210830.asp |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812075515/http://www.nationalreview.com/seipp/seipp200407210830.asp |archivedate=July 23, 2004 |accessdate=February 7, 2014 |date=July 21, 2004}}</ref> The website is an outgrowth of David Mikkelson's work with username 'snopes' in the [[wikipedia:Usenet|Usenet]] newsgroup alt.folklore.urban.<ref name="Porter">{{cite book |last=Porter |first=David |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KQLaAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA48&lpg=PA48 |title=Internet Culture |chapter=Usenet Communities and the Cultural Politics of Information |publisher=[[Routledge]] |year=2013 |page=48 |isbn=978-1-135-20904-9 |accessdate=September 13, 2016 |quote=The two most notorious trollers in AFU, [[Ted Frank]] and snopes, are also two of the most consistent posters of serious research.}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 12:27, 19 March 2017
This timeline covers independent fact-checking operations, as well as key events that shaped the perception and application of fact-checking.
Full timeline
| Year | Month and date (if available) | Event type | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Snopes.com is founded by couple David and Barbara Mikkelson, initially as a website to debunk urban legends, though it subsequently expands to covering the factual accuracy of popular stories or claims.[1] The website is an outgrowth of David Mikkelson's work with username 'snopes' in the Usenet newsgroup alt.folklore.urban.[2] |
References
- ↑ Seipp, Cathy (July 21, 2004). "Where Urban Legends Fall". National Review. Archived from the original on July 23, 2004. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
- ↑ Porter, David (2013). "Usenet Communities and the Cultural Politics of Information". Internet Culture. Routledge. p. 48. ISBN 978-1-135-20904-9. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
The two most notorious trollers in AFU, Ted Frank and snopes, are also two of the most consistent posters of serious research.
