David and Barbara Mikkelson who operate snopes.com in Southern California
receive eight million inquiries a day about the truth of internet messages. They strive to remain apolitical and their income comes from advertisers on the site.
"Rumors are a great source of comfort to people," they say, "When you are looking at truth versus gossip, truth doesn't stand a chance."
Still it is very nice to have a place to check out outrageous claims and get the facts.
