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
March 17, 2020
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night — nor a pandemic — has much chance of delaying ...
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March 16, 2020
French medical advice warned that "adverse effects" of drugs such as ibuprofen had been reported ...
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March 15, 2020
Medical professionals believe positive coronavirus retests are more likely the result of errors ...
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March 14, 2020
What works for colds is unlikely to help an already-infected person stave off the COVID-19 coron ...
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March 14, 2020
Even if COVID-19 hasn't infected the entire population, a mania for buying bathroom tissue appar ...
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March 14, 2020
It's puzzling why more conspirators aren't caught when they operate so brazenly.
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March 13, 2020 (Updated: July 29, 2020)
Some blood banks have begun routinely conducting COVID-19 antibody tests on donors' blood, thoug ...
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March 10, 2020
On the plus side, this "treatment" might help keep away others who could potentially infect you.
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March 10, 2020
The "Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020" seeks to ensure that all TSA emplo ...
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March 8, 2020
"Fool's errand: A foolish undertaking, especially one that is purposeless, fruitless, nonsensica ...
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March 2, 2020
A trope that suggests people are so dumb they think the beer and virus are related played out in ...
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Feb. 29, 2020
Hoax social media posts attempted to lure clicks from unsuspecting users with yet another false ...
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Feb. 28, 2020
As is often the case with statistics, which ones you choose to consider makes a significant diff ...
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Feb. 27, 2020
It wasn't necessarily a compliment.
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Feb. 27, 2020
It's difficult to discern people's political affiliations just by looking at them.
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Feb. 27, 2020
A viral Facebook post falsely attributed several quotes to the former secretary of state.
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Feb. 24, 2020
Police chief: "This is probably one of the most embarrassing things I’ve seen in this department ...
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Feb. 21, 2020
An example of what candidates should avoid, especially if their record on race has already come ...
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Feb. 20, 2020
"I didn’t need little Bruce Springsteen," Trump proclaimed at a campaign rally.
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Feb. 19, 2020
"When we go to the Bible we should keep in mind that the basic principles of the Bible are taugh ...
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