Posted on 08/14/2021 4:53:31 PM PDT by Robwin
David Mikkelson, the co-founder and CEO of Snopes, the well-known online fact-checker, has apologized and admitted to “serious lapses in judgement” for plagiarizing more than 50 articles.
“The results of our internal audit confirmed that I engaged in multiple serious copyright violations of content that Snopes didn’t have rights to use. There is no excuse for my serious lapses in judgement,” Mikkelson said in a statement.
He added, “I am sorry. I have given full authority to our managing editor, Doreen Marchionni, to take any measures needed to address these issues.”
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Isn’t Snopes supposed to be an ethical watchdog or something?
Lapse of judgement is once or twice, 50 times is chronic and intentional.
Liberals use words to use how they want them to mean in a given moment.
His excuse destroys any credibility he might have had.
You do not do something 50 times and claim it was due to lack of judgement. Anything you do 50 times has become part of your persona. In this case, a lack of morality.
That becomes you...what you are.
Plagiarism pays. We’ve got a serial plagiarist in the White House.
Just your average, run of the mill, serial lapser. 😀👎🤔
Lapse in judgement? No, leftist doing what leftist do. Then when caught...oh, it’s just a lapse in judgement.
Amazing how the when the Left gets caught it was a mistake, minor, an oopsie, my bad, won’t happen again, did I do that, a small oversight.
Never held accountable.
Don't forget "taken out of context."
“I had a minor lapse in judgment. 50 times.” Right...
My bad
I’m still waiting for Snopes to debunk the “hands up don’t shoot” narrative. Even Politifact had the intellectual honesty to give it their highest pants on fire rating.
Makes me wonder who he crossed that he suddenly became expendable?
Typical lazy slob “progressive.” Too much work do it him himself.
What about the lapses in judgement dumping his wife for a hooker/ porn worker only three years or so back? There were other criminal accusations around that same time.
Wait, wait. Don’t tell me! “No intent.” Do I win?
Once or twice is a serious lapse of judgement. 50 times is a serial issue with your judgement!
Taking anything on Snopes seriously is definitely a lapse in judgment.
I must be old.
I miss the days when we called that
stealing and lying.
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