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
May 19, 2012
Charlie Codling, a 4-year-old boy with a terminal brain tumor, wants postcards?
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May 18, 2012
A 1991 literary promotional booklet identified Barack Obama as having been born in Kenya.
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May 17, 2012
Rumor: Video shows a hapless pedestrian being run over and beaten in Detroit.
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May 16, 2012
Chuck Green penned a column about Barack Obama's being a 'victim of Bush's failed promises'?
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May 16, 2012
Maine Governor Paul LePage is making New Jersey's Chris Christie look like an enabler. He isn't ...
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May 15, 2012
The forthcoming 'gay revision of the Bible' from Pink Cross Publishing is a bit of satir ...
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May 15, 2012
Photographs show a foot injury caused by stepping on a broken CFL bulb?
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May 14, 2012
During a 9/11 commemoration ceremony, Michelle Obama supposedly made a caustic reference to the ...
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May 14, 2012
The reality stretches head and shoulders above this widespread misconception.
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May 14, 2012
Was a woman arrested for taking pictures of an airport tourist attraction from a publicly access ...
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May 14, 2012
Item documents contradictory statements Barack Obama made about the killing of Osama bin Laden?
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May 13, 2012
Scam uses Amazon.com notifications of canceled book orders.
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May 10, 2012 (Updated: March 8, 2021)
A warning about an "insulting" Facebook hack began with: "Apparently someone has found another w ...
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May 10, 2012
Rumor: The Taco Bell chain is closing due to allegations that their 'beef' is really cat and dog ...
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May 9, 2012
‘I tried to be professional and detach myself from my emotions. But when I saw him lying there I ...
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May 9, 2012
Burger King vouchers for inviting friends on Facebook?
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May 8, 2012
Rumor: Walter Reed Medical Center has issued guidelines that prohibit the distribution of religi ...
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May 8, 2012
Navy SEAL rebukes President Obama over the various aspects of the killing of Osama bin Laden. Is ...
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May 7, 2012
Rumor: Video clip shows a 'Britain's Got Talent' contestant shooting himself after a harsh judging.
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May 7, 2012
High mileage Volkswagen Passat automobiles cannot be purchased in the United States?
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