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
April 22, 2013
Photograph shows a girl from Sandy Hook Elementary School who was killed in the Boston Marathon ...
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April 22, 2013
Did the accused Boston Marathon bombers attend expensive private schools?
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April 19, 2013
A collection of rumors and conspiracy theories associated with the Boston Marathon bombing.
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April 17, 2013
A 14-year-old boy named Devon Ward who went missing from his Horseheads, New York, home has been ...
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April 17, 2013
A Google Maps image supposedly captured a furtive corpse disposal.
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April 15, 2013
Television's children host Mr. Rogers said his mother responded to scary news by telling him, 'L ...
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April 15, 2013
A Facebook page whose creation date is earlier than the occurrence of a tragedy proves it was a ...
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April 14, 2013
Does this transcript document an interview between Chris Matthews and Cardinal Bergoglio?
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April 12, 2013
Dr. Kermit Gosnell is on trial on charges of having committed illegal late-term abortions?
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April 10, 2013
Map shows states in which employees can be 'fired for being gay.'
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April 8, 2013
Did Rep. Paul Ryan refuse to tip an elderly waiter at a Washington-area restaurant?
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April 8, 2013
Did a South Carolina couple put their 16-year-old daughter up for adoption after learning she is ...
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April 8, 2013
Tabitha Adkins and Jesse Shedd are wanted by the police for beating an autistic woman named Ashl ...
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April 8, 2013
Is the FCC is modifying its policies regarding the use of profanity and non-sexual nudity on rad ...
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April 8, 2013
A prominent meteor shower will be visible in late April 2013?
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April 4, 2013
An STD-related infection known as 'blue waffle disease,' and pictures thereof, are a hoax.
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April 3, 2013
The claim that Senator Feinstein said 'All vets are mentally ill and the government should preve ...
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April 3, 2013
"We have decided that your word is worth nothing. The conversation is over."
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April 2, 2013
Rumor: The Dalai Lama said it 'would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.'
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April 1, 2013
Did a man named Joshua Max Gallagher severely beat a 17-month-old girl?
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