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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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Fact Check: Dr. Starner Jones Asks 'Why Pay for the Care of the Careless?'

Written by: David Mikkelson

Nov. 5, 2009

A letter to the editor by a Mississippi physician criticized a patient's lifestyle choices.

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Christmas Cards for Noah Biorkman

Written by: David Mikkelson

Nov. 4, 2009

Noah Biorkman, a 5-year-old boy battling cancer, wants to receive Christmas cards?

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Former U.S. President Barack Obama standing in front of an American flag

Is FOX News Airing a Revealing Documentary on Barack Obama?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Nov. 3, 2009

"The report has uncovered more of Obama's radical past and we will see things that no one in the ...

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HR 615

Written by: David Mikkelson

Nov. 3, 2009

House Resolution 615 would require members of Congress to participate in a public health care plan?

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Don't Text and Drive

Written by: David Mikkelson

Nov. 2, 2009

Photographs show a motorist whose torso was severed when he crashed into a truck while talking o ...

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Sherry Hackett - We Noticed

Written by: David Mikkelson

Nov. 2, 2009

Sherry Hackett penned a piece critical of President Obama entitled 'We Noticed.'

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Does This Photograph Show Legislators Playing Solitaire?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Nov. 1, 2009

"The bills they’re passing by playing solitaire instead of voting for us are taking away our fre ...

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Chinese Astrology and Flu Outbreaks

Written by: David Mikkelson

Nov. 1, 2009

Do influenza outbreaks of recent years correspond to Chinese astrological symbols?

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FDIC: Notice of Bank Failure

Written by: David Mikkelson

Oct. 28, 2009

Is the FDIC sending out e-mail notices about accounts in failed banks?

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$1 Real Chicken Deal Boston Market Coupon

Written by: David Mikkelson

Oct. 28, 2009

Boston Market is offering coupons good for a $1 chicken meal?

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J.D. Pendry - Axis of Idiots

Written by: David Mikkelson

Oct. 28, 2009

Essay by J.D. Pendry criticizes foreign policy stances of Democratic politicians?

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Is This Good Advice for Preventing Swine Flu?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Oct. 27, 2009

List offers useful tips for avoiding contracting the swine flu?

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Barack Obama's Columbia University Thesis

Written by: David Mikkelson

Oct. 25, 2009

Did Barack Obama's thesis for Columbia University, entitled 'Aristocracy Reborn,' note that Amer ...

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Gizmo, the Toilet-Flushing Cat

Written by: David Mikkelson

Oct. 24, 2009

Homeowners discover a furtively flushing feline is the source of their huge water bills.

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A pile of old mobile phones against a white background.

ObamaPhones

Written by: David Mikkelson

Oct. 19, 2009

Does an Obama administration program provide free cell phones and cellular service to welfare re ...

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Barack Obama was not born in Kenya.

No, Associated Press Did Not Report that Obama Was 'Kenyan-Born'

Written by: David Mikkelson

Oct. 19, 2009

Internationally syndicated news stories are sometimes edited or added to by local newspaper publ ...

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Detroit Slums

Written by: David Mikkelson

Oct. 18, 2009

Photograph shows Detroit slums with downtown skyscrapers in the background?

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Nick Doize Prayer Request

Written by: David Mikkelson

Oct. 14, 2009

Prayers are requested for Nick Doize, a teenager battling leukemia?

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White House Ban on 'Christmas' Trees?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Oct. 12, 2009

Has the White House decreed that its 2013 Christmas trees will be referred to as 'Holiday trees'?

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McDonald's Drive-Through Memo

Written by: David Mikkelson

Oct. 11, 2009

Memo from a McDonald's director advocates making a policy of omitting items from customers' driv ...

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