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
Sept. 17, 2008
Dolphins have long fascinated onlookers for a variety of reasons.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 17, 2008
A bill passed by the California legislature seeks to designate May 22 as Harvey Milk Day.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 16, 2008
A list supposedly present humorously bad analogies and metaphors taken from high school essays. ...
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Sept. 15, 2008
Video shows a young black man who fathered Bristol Palin's child?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 14, 2008
Information about the 'Obama Sex Video' virus lure.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 14, 2008
List presents similarities between Theodore Roosevelt and Sarah Palin.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 14, 2008
Letters from Alaskans offer viewpoints of Alaska governor Sarah Palin.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 13, 2008
Did John McCain say he would define the income level that divides the middle class from the rich ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 11, 2008
"Dear God, I promise I will never waste my food no matter how bad it can taste."
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 10, 2008
"My marriage ended because John McCain didn't want to be 40, he wanted to be 25."
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 10, 2008
Is the FBI offering 'ATM Cards' to help victims recover money from Nigerian scammers?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 10, 2008
Sarah Palin exclaimed, 'So Sambo beat the bitch'?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 10, 2008
E-mail reproduces country singer Charlie Daniels' editorial about Barack Obama?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 9, 2008
Photographs show an Airbus 340 that crashed into a wall during engine testing after technicians ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 8, 2008
E-mail reproduces quotes from Sarah Palin news interviews?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 8, 2008
List catalogs books banned from the Wasilla, Alaska, public library by Mayor Sarah Palin?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 7, 2008
Letters from Alaskans offer viewpoints of Alaska governor Sarah Palin.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 6, 2008
Article relates the plight of suffragists who were arrested for picketing the White House in 1917.
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