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
Jan. 18, 2010
A bill signed by President Obama mistakenly ceded all of South Dakota to the Sioux?
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Jan. 17, 2010
Does "phat" come from an acronym formed from "Pretty Hot And Tempting"?
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Jan. 13, 2010
You can donate $10 to Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti by texting the word 'Haiti' to 90999?
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Jan. 12, 2010
Yet another reason to avoid water traps.
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Jan. 12, 2010
Maps show similarity between 2004 U.S. presidential election and pattern of free vs. slave state ...
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Jan. 12, 2010
Photographs show a motorcyclist who crashed into the back of a truck.
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Jan. 12, 2010
Photographs show a Porsche with the words 'Cheating Bastard' keyed into its side.
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Jan. 12, 2010
Photographs show a high-rise construction site flooded by waters from a nearby marina.
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Jan. 12, 2010
Photograph shows a man gored in the leg by a bull.
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Jan. 12, 2010
Image shows an advertisement from the SPCA thanking Michael Vick for his assistance in rescuing ...
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Jan. 11, 2010
Did a black Password contestant answer 'knob' to a clue of 'doe'?
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Jan. 11, 2010
Did Monkee Mike Nesmith take up the guitar after a firecracker injured his hand?
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Jan. 8, 2010
Setting your Facebook status to match your bra color will help boost breast cancer awareness?
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Jan. 7, 2010
List details a 'trifecta' of firsts related to President Obama.
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Jan. 7, 2010
A 2010 calendar distributed by Publix supermarkets identifies December 7 as 'Islamic New Year'?
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Jan. 6, 2010
Photograph shows an ATM sign warning that making faces into a security camera is a federal crime?
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Jan. 5, 2010
A 14-year-old girl named Ashley Lewis is missing from Kannapolis, NC?
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Jan. 5, 2010
Video clip shows the detonation of a home-made 'binary explosive'?
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Jan. 5, 2010
Attorney's essay challenges the constitutionality of health care reform legislation?
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Jan. 4, 2010
A new executive order gives INTERPOL license to operate with impunity within the U.S.?
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