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).
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Aug. 12, 2013
Warning that photos taken with your smartphone can provide others with the locations of the peop ...
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Aug. 11, 2013
Image shows an AT&T telephone bill with a 'Lawful Interception Recovery Fee' to cover government ...
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Aug. 8, 2013
Has an eyeball-licking fad produced a widespread outbreak of ocular maladies among Japanese scho ...
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Aug. 7, 2013
E-mail phishing scam poses as notifications from the Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.
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Aug. 6, 2013
'Sliders' furtively sneak into cars to steal purses while their owners are busy pumping gas.
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Aug. 6, 2013
Hannah and Ethan Anderson are missing from their San Diego area home following their mother's death.
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Aug. 6, 2013
Rumor: Actor Sylvester Stallone recently announced he 'has surrendered his life to the Lord Jesu ...
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Aug. 4, 2013
Does a monster megalodon shark named 'Submarine' prowl the ocean's depths?
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July 31, 2013
Rumor: Video clip shows a Swedish policeman dancing on the job.
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July 30, 2013
Did Frosty Wooldridge pen an opinion piece about the decline of Detroit?
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July 27, 2013
Does all live music played anywhere in the U.S. now require a permit from the Department of Home ...
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July 26, 2013
Do Pampers brand diapers commonly cause severe diaper rash and chemical burns on infants?
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July 26, 2013
Rumor: Photograph shows a service technician who was dragged off a motor scooter and beaten by a ...
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July 24, 2013 (Updated: Sept. 14, 2022)
Are state police about to launch a 30-day speeding ticket blitz?
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July 24, 2013
Roderick Scott was acquitted after shooting a teenager who was breaking into cars.
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July 23, 2013
Legend: New pastor secretly poses as homeless man, then reveals himself to unsympathetic congreg ...
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July 21, 2013
The colored squares on toothpaste tubes supposedly identify the composition of the toothpaste en ...
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July 21, 2013
Have musical acts declined to perform in Florida over the state's 'stand your ground' law?
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July 19, 2013
Did actress Audrey Hepburn write a pithy list of beauty tips?
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July 18, 2013
Rumor: Apple is selling brand new iPhone 6S units for $1 each.
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