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. 23, 2009
A bill before Congress would prohibit ownership of handguns by those who have not obtained firea ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 23, 2009
Benjamin Netanyahu's response to an interviewer who questioned the proportionality of Israel's m ...
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Feb. 23, 2009
As part of the 2009 presidential inauguration festivities, Tiger Woods gave a speech in thanks o ...
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Feb. 23, 2009
Article lists facets of Ted Kennedy's life and career?
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Feb. 17, 2009
President Obama issued an order 'allowing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to resettle in t ...
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Feb. 9, 2009
Carissa Malanitch: missing child or Internet hoax?
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Feb. 8, 2009
Congress supported a bailout of AIG because that company insures the Congressional pension trust?
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Feb. 7, 2009
Photographs show a collection of guns kept by actor Charlton Heston?
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Feb. 6, 2009
E-mail warns about a carjacking attempt in Whittier, California?
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Jan. 30, 2009
Is the Obama administration planning to have military members pledge a loyalty oath directly to ...
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Jan. 28, 2009
Letter from a putative victim apologizes to a mugger for foiling his robbery attempt?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 27, 2009 (Updated: Feb. 4, 2009)
Criminals in Omaha are distracting drivers with decoys and notes left on windshields?
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Jan. 18, 2009
The figure of an astronaut carved into the wall of a centuries-old Spanish cathedral is actually ...
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Jan. 18, 2009 (Updated: Sept. 15, 2022)
When puppy love becomes "'til death do us part."
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 17, 2009
Why should the act of breaking a mirror bring one seven years of bad luck?
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Jan. 17, 2009
Cosmetics manufacturers will be giving away free product in settlement of a class-action lawsuit?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 16, 2009
A Huntley and Palmers biscuit tin appeared to incorporate some unusual imagery.
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Jan. 16, 2009 (Updated: Feb. 16, 2021)
IHOP offers a free short stack on National Pancake Day, but the specific date changes annually.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 14, 2009
Photographs show an unusually colored buck taken by a hunter?
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Jan. 13, 2009
Photographs allegedly show a gas pipeline rupture and explosion caused by a neglectful backhoe o ...
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