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
March 7, 2013
John Kerry will be presenting an award to Samira Ibrahim, an Egyptian woman who issued anti-semi ...
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March 6, 2013
Is 14-year-old Kelly Woiszwillo is missing from her Massachusetts home?
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March 4, 2013
President Obama did not order five first-line U.S. aircraft carriers into port together in a sho ...
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March 3, 2013
Video documents a link between singer Beyoncé and satanism?
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March 1, 2013
Photograph shows a Jewish baby stoned by Arabs?
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Feb. 28, 2013
Photograph shows a spider discovered inside an Oreo cookie?
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Feb. 27, 2013
Claims that a Chinese man named Li Ching-Yuen lived to be 256 years old are poorly documented an ...
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Feb. 27, 2013
Is a girl named Kayla Jones missing from the Millbrook, Alabama, area?
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Feb. 26, 2013
Are dairy groups petitioning the FDA to allow the use of artificial sweeteners in milk?
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Feb. 25, 2013
Is 17-year-old Kade Shipkowski missing?
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Feb. 25, 2013
DKNY used a New York street photographer's pictures without permission?
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Feb. 21, 2013
Molly is a dangerous recreational drug made from cocaine, crack, ecstasy, meth and bath salt?
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Feb. 19, 2013
Pope Benedict XVI resigned in order to avoid arrest?
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Feb. 18, 2013
Was actor Jackie Chan killed in an accident while filming a movie?
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Feb. 18, 2013
A man with Down syndrome who refused to leave a movie theater died after being handcuffed by mal ...
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Feb. 18, 2013
Did Michael Vick break both his legs in an automobile accident?
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Feb. 13, 2013
List details a number of helpful uses for cucumbers.
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Feb. 13, 2013
Can you get free cash or merchandise for forwarding an e-mail message or clicking share links?
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Feb. 11, 2013
Did President Obama order flags flown at half-staff after the death of singer Whitney Houston?
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Feb. 11, 2013
Text reproduces letter to the editor from a 'proud Democrat'?
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