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
Dec. 10, 2011
Free $100 Cheesecake Factory gift cards for all Facebook users?
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Dec. 8, 2011
Did James T. Kirk say that 'A meeting is an event where minutes are taken and hours wasted'?
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Dec. 7, 2011
E-mail phishing scam poses as notifications from the Better Business Bureau.
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Dec. 5, 2011
A Congressional bill sought to add FDR's D-Day prayer to the national World War II Memorial, but ...
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Dec. 5, 2011
Is a scam being spread via American Airlines ticket confirmations?
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Dec. 5, 2011
Photograph shows military jets in formation spelling out an obscene phrase?
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Dec. 2, 2011
Facebook is about to close your account, citing violation of its policies?
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Dec. 2, 2011
Michael A. Crowley letter on plight of small business owner.
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Dec. 1, 2011
Rumor: Photograph shows a store's express lane sign that illustrates the item limit with 'this m ...
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Nov. 30, 2011
"Tattoo artist Ryan turned rogue after discovering that Rossie had cheated on him with his best ...
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Nov. 29, 2011
Does legislation passed by the U.S. government allow horses to be slaughtered for food in that c ...
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Nov. 28, 2011
Photograph shows truck that caused multiple accidents after the driver and passenger donned moos ...
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Nov. 27, 2011
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a number of warnings to American pet owners in the ...
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Nov. 27, 2011
Prayers are requested for Karen Perry, who lost her three children in a Thanksgiving-eve plane c ...
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Nov. 27, 2011
Thomas Sowell penned a letter to the editor about the Occupy Wall Street movement?
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Nov. 20, 2011
Employer issued letter to employees that any further taxes on his business will result in his sh ...
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Nov. 20, 2011
Employer issued letter to employees that any further taxes on his business will result in his sh ...
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Nov. 17, 2011
A video seems to show President Barack Obama making a dramatic exit from a press briefing.
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Nov. 17, 2011
Video shows Miss USA contestants ridiculously responding to the question of whether math should ...
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Nov. 17, 2011
Newt Gingrich once said, 'People like me are what stand between us and Auschwitz'?
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