David Mikkelson
David Mikkelson founded the site now known as snopes.com back in 1994 as a creative outgrowth of his wide-ranging interests in a variety of subjects (particularly folklore) and his professional expertise in the computer industry. Handling everything from researching and writing articles about urban legends to managing the site’s technical infrastructure, David saw snopes.com (which antedated the development of automated search engines) quickly become the go-to place for Internet users to query about anything questionable they encountered online, establishing it as the oldest and best known online fact-checking outlet operating today. David’s educational background includes a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Texas (San Antonio) and about a zillion course hours of post-graduate classes at California State University Northridge taken with no particular degree program in mind. His previous employment encompassed stints with the News-Chronicle (newspaper), Teledyne Electronics, USPS, JPL, Digital Equipment Corporation, Rocketdyne, and Health Net (HMO).
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 27, 2014
Victim disarms would-be mugger by treating him to dinner.
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Feb. 27, 2014
Will Emma Watson be starring in a live-action version of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'?
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Feb. 27, 2014 (Updated: Sept. 29, 2020)
A list purportedly offers controversial and embarrassing statements about rape made by Republica ...
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Feb. 26, 2014
"Anyone unwilling to work should not eat"?
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Feb. 19, 2014
A 10-year-old girl named Hailey Owens is missing from her Springfield, Missouri, home.
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Feb. 19, 2014
Nestlé has recalled some HOT POCKETS brand products due to possible contaminated beef issues.
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Feb. 19, 2014
Are Facebook and CNN contributing money towards the medical care an infant car accident victim e ...
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Feb. 19, 2014
Brouhaha involving King Digital Entertainment, maker of Candy Crush Saga, over trademarks and si ...
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Feb. 13, 2014
Did NBA star Blake Griffin smack around Justin Bieber at a Hollywood Starbucks outlet?
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Feb. 12, 2014
Misleading and inaccurate reporting claimed that Congress had 'officially initiated President Ob ...
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Feb. 12, 2014
Photograph shows a half toilet in the Olympic city of Sochi, Russia?
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Feb. 12, 2014
Did President Obama ignore the death of Shirley Temple Black but order flags flown at half-staff ...
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Feb. 8, 2014
Was the technician responsible for the Sochi opening ceremony Olympic ring failure found dead th ...
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Feb. 6, 2014
Are the Facebook 'Look Back' profile mini-movies the work of a hacker?
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Feb. 4, 2014
Videos posted to YouTube appeared to show snow not melting — even when held near a flame.
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Jan. 29, 2014 (Updated: May 29, 2020)
Actor Vin Diesel is not dead; but he was the victim of yet another celebrity death hoax.
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Jan. 28, 2014
Does the 'Affordable Golf Club Act' require all U.S. residents to purchase a new set of golf clu ...
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Jan. 28, 2014
Rumor claims drinking water in which okra has been soaked overnight will make 'diabetes go away.'
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Jan. 27, 2014
A story about feline chemical burns from a reed diffuser is a genuine account.
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