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).
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July 13, 2010
Rumor: Photographs show an airliner with a 'Flying 101' exterior design.
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July 8, 2010
Rumor: Photographs show a 15-foot diamondback rattlesnake captured in Florida.
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July 7, 2010
A photograph purportedly shows a newly discovered species of moth.
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July 6, 2010
Account describes Pamela Murphy's efforts on behalf of patients at a Veterans Administration hos ...
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July 6, 2010
Does the U.S. military award 'Courageous Restraint Medals' to soldiers who refrain from firing t ...
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July 1, 2010
Sergio Vega was murdered scant hours after dispelling rumors of his death?
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June 30, 2010
Subway sandwich shops are offering free gift cards to those who participate in a market research ...
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June 28, 2010
Marty McFly visits the future on 21 October 2015.
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June 27, 2010
A listing of celebrity death hoaxes.
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June 24, 2010
Actor Jon Voight penned an open letter to President Obama?
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June 18, 2010
Senator Chris Dodd opined 5% down payment requirement 'would restrict home ownership to only tho ...
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June 17, 2010
Will a star named Aderoid make a remarkably close approach to Earth in June 2010?
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June 15, 2010
Seattle's never really been known for its pizza -- or for its piano-playing pizza delivery perso ...
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June 15, 2010
Senator Dianne Feinstein said she 'can't believe that so many people still don't' approve of hea ...
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June 14, 2010
Has Princess Cruises ceased making stops in Israel?
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June 8, 2010
Photograph shows Arizona billboard poking fun at Los Angeles' decision to boycott that state?
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June 7, 2010
President Obama did not remove red, white, and blue decor from the Oval Office and install a "Mu ...
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June 7, 2010
A 16-year-old girl named Kelsey Ray is missing from her Montana home?
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June 4, 2010
British Petroleum spokesperson opines 'Louisiana isn't the only place that has shrimp'?
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June 3, 2010
Chevron has denied accommodation to Louisiana National Guard helicopters battling the Gulf oil s ...
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