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
Jan. 27, 2014
How can a package of NTUC FairPrice pork be certified as 'halal,' as seen in a widely circulated ...
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Jan. 27, 2014
Does the Obama administration plan to displace thousands of Montana residents to give their land ...
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Jan. 27, 2014
Have U.S. troops in Afghanistan been ordered to carry weapons with no bullets?
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Jan. 25, 2014
Is a 21 year-old woman named Katelyn Marie Craven missing from the Alexandria, Virginia area?
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Jan. 25, 2014
The Obama administration did not order $1 billion worth of "disposable" coffins for use with "FE ...
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Jan. 24, 2014
Messages announcing the death of a friend harbor malware that infects the recipient's computer w ...
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Jan. 22, 2014
Reports that Phillip Morris is bringing 'Marlboro M' brand marijuana cigarettes to market starte ...
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Jan. 22, 2014 (Updated: Oct. 20, 2022)
Citing a doctor, a 2009 warning to parents from a Rhode Island middle school claimed maggots cou ...
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Jan. 22, 2014
As of May 2014, will European Union regulations require newborn children to be implanted with RF ...
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Jan. 21, 2014
The FunVax rumor largely hinges on the "God gene" theory, a bit of pop science that doesn't quit ...
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Jan. 20, 2014
A viral list supposedly reproduces community organizer Saul Alinsky's rules for 'How to Create a ...
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Jan. 19, 2014
Claims that the artificial sweetener Splenda was inadequately tested and is unsafe for human con ...
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Jan. 19, 2014
Rumor: A man in a burqa attempted to hijack a flight in Ohio, and the media refused to report it.
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Jan. 17, 2014
Is Target offering free credit monitoring service to customers who may have been affected by the ...
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Jan. 17, 2014
Does U.S. law allow all Americans to opt out of the Affordable Care Act's individual health insu ...
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Jan. 16, 2014
A disturbing photograph supposedly documents a recent move to approve animal carcasses with canc ...
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Jan. 16, 2014
Jackson pleaded guilty to one count of wire and mail fraud and in August 2013 was sentenced to 3 ...
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Jan. 15, 2014 (Updated: Oct. 27, 2022)
A widely shared meme claimed the fruit can switch flavors after you eat it.
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Jan. 15, 2014
He told us the story behind the viral photograph.
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Jan. 15, 2014
Rumor: Map shows how to 'drive across the USA hitting all the major landmarks.'
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