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. 10, 2009
Regulations taking effect in February 2009 will prohibit the resale of used children's products ...
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Jan. 7, 2009
Yahoo! Groups is using 'web beacons' to track users.
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Jan. 7, 2009
Message lists consequences that will result from passage of the Freedom of Choice Act.
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Jan. 6, 2009
Article explains the difference between http and https protocols.
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Jan. 5, 2009
Does a photograph show a large pile of debris and corpses created by the Indian Ocean tsunami?
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Jan. 5, 2009
Editorial by Kit Lange offers predictions for the upcoming Obama presidency.
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Jan. 2, 2009
Mug shots demonstrate a preponderance of Obama supporters among arrestees.
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Jan. 2, 2009
Petition decrying the death of Imani Jennings at the hands of Anthony Weakfall.
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Dec. 30, 2008
Is New Year's Day the day of the year on which the most people are killed in automobile accidents?
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Dec. 29, 2008
Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected ...
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Dec. 18, 2008
The image of Santa Claus as a jolly large man in a red-and-white suit was the standard long befo ...
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Dec. 17, 2008
A four-year-old named Hannah Garman, who is dying from cancer, wants to receive Christmas cards?
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Dec. 16, 2008
Ben Stein wrote an editorial advocating a government bailout of the Big Three U.S. automakers?
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Dec. 15, 2008
A caustic letter from the president of Knox Machinery took the president of General Motors to ta ...
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Dec. 15, 2008
Phishing scheme sent by e-mail targets Wells Fargo customers.
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Dec. 14, 2008
Sports fans in Philadelphia not only once booed Santa — they also heckled and threw snowballs at ...
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Dec. 11, 2008
Forwarding a text message to ten other people will get you a $60.00 credit on your cell phone bill?
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Dec. 9, 2008
A boy named Christopher Bedgood, who is suffering from cancer, wants to receive Christmas cards?
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Dec. 8, 2008 (Updated: Oct. 14, 2022)
Given the fear and uncertainty engendered by the economy, it was only a matter of time until som ...
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Dec. 8, 2008
Does the Salvation Army charge families for clothing and toys donated to them through the Angel ...
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