Snopes is struggling due to mounting legal fees and they are a crucial organization for the fucked up, anti-truth time we’re currently living in, so I’m donating what I can and also writing drabbles* in exchange for any level of donation.
If you donate $50+, I am also willing to update the WIP of your choice lol
Just donate & send me a screenshot and a prompt/pairing.
*in this case, drabbles means at least 100 words; they will likely be more because i have no restraint or good sense
Here’s the letter from the Snopes page describing the issue: November 1, 2019 by David Mikkelson, Organizer
Dear Readers,
We wish we had better news, but they have filed another appeal. This time they’re appealing our successful defense of our First Amendment rights.
Parties suing us — including newly minted CEO of Salon.com, Chris Richmond — have spent years filing losing motions, asking for continuances, changing legal counsel, and appealing adverse rulings.
It is all part of a scheme, our counsel wrote, “to ‘bring legal hell’ on Snopes employees in retaliation for terminating Snopes’ contract with Proper Media.”
Even the court described their tactics as “hostile.”
With the truth on our side, we have foiled their attempts so far. But now the case will drag on even longer and legal fees will continue to drain our revenues, threatening Snopes’ existence.
But even while they try to drag us down, we are showing up to make Snopes work better for you.
Soon we will bring you two major new developments:
A membership program that will reward sustaining Snopes supporters with special features and exclusive content.
And Snopes News, a feed without the falsity, where you can find headlines of the day curated by fact-checkers and editors you know you can trust. Sign up for updates here.
So long as we have your support, we will not give up.
Make a contribution today to defend Snopes.
Truthfully yours, Team Snopes
I’d like to add Snopes is one of THE most trusted sources out there, and if it goes we will lose a great deal
