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
Feb. 9, 2012
A 1981 Columbia University card identifying Barack Obama as a foreign student named Barry Soetor ...
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Feb. 9, 2012
Is the IRS sending out e-mail notices about $10,000 penalties for failure to file income tax ret ...
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Feb. 8, 2012
Will the Humane Society donate $1 towards the care of an abused puppy every time an item is shared?
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Feb. 8, 2012
Does a new policy eliminate combat pay for U.S. military personnel 'unless they are being shot at'?
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Feb. 7, 2012
A McDonald's advertisement described petting pit bulls as a 'risky' behavior?
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Feb. 7, 2012
Photograph shows members of SEAL Team Six?
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Feb. 6, 2012
If true, her pregnancy could have yielded an entire American football team.
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Feb. 6, 2012
Is Intuit sending out messages on behalf of the IRS?
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Feb. 5, 2012
We'd understand the confusion if the actor and the singer shared a surname.
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Feb. 2, 2012
There are plausible mechanisms behind the notion that coconut oil could help with Alzheimer's, b ...
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Feb. 2, 2012
Photograph seeks help in identifying youths pictured hanging a puppy.
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Jan. 31, 2012
Georgia held a hearing to determine Barack Obama's eligibility to appear on that state's ballot ...
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Jan. 30, 2012
Infamous photograph purportedly shows a 9/11-themed shirt sold in the Middle East.
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Jan. 27, 2012
Mitt Romney assisted in the search for his business partner's missing daughter?
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Jan. 26, 2012
Cutaneous fibromas (warts) occur among white-tailed deer due to a phenomenon caused by a virus, ...
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Jan. 26, 2012
Rumor: Photograph shows a large crocodile killed in Zimbabwe.
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Jan. 25, 2012
Television exposure of 'entertainers' before NFL games and at halftime can't be guaranteed.
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Jan. 25, 2012
Text describes the process of producing mechanically separated chicken?
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Jan. 23, 2012
A joke McDonald's sign announcing a $1.50 surcharge on African-American customers caused a publi ...
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Jan. 23, 2012
A chart from 2011 compared changes in the U.S. national debt over the last several presidencies.
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