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
April 13, 2008
Was the pastor of the church attended by Senator Hillary Clinton convicted of child molestation?
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April 3, 2008
A B-17 damaged on a bombing raid over Germany reached England safely after a German pilot declin ...
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April 2, 2008
The story of a shark who supposedly developed an affection for the fisherman who saved her life.
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April 1, 2008
A deceptively dangerous-looking 'Devil's Swimming Pool' lies at the edge of Victoria Falls.
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April 1, 2008
Rumor: Photograph shows Barack Obama holding a telephone upside down.
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March 31, 2008
The availability of Michelle Obama's senior thesis fluctuated throughout the 2008 presidential c ...
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March 26, 2008
Photographs show an encounter between a polar bear and some sled dogs.
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March 26, 2008
Gang initiates are bumping their cars into others, then shooting whoever gets out of the bumped ...
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March 26, 2008
Shumila Ahmed: missing person or Internet hoax?
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March 26, 2008
E-mail compares U.S. military deaths under Presidents Clinton and Bush.
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March 25, 2008
Editorial criticizes Barack Obama's political stances.
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March 24, 2008
AriZona changed its Southern Style Sweet Tea label after consumers complained that it depicted o ...
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March 20, 2008
Rumor: Photograph shows Barack Obama with various members of the Obama family.
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March 18, 2008
Will the IRS will be distributing stimulus payments according to the last two digits of taxpayer ...
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March 17, 2008
Are gang initiates in New Jersey slashing victims' faces to 'get a buck fifty'?
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March 17, 2008
A 'day of silence' protesting the harassment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students ...
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March 16, 2008
A viral video appears to capture the mysterious creature lurking late at night.
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March 16, 2008
Four refueling tips supposedly help consumers get the most from their gasoline dollars, but how ...
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March 14, 2008 (Updated: Feb. 23, 2012)
Did Barack Obama urge his supporters to join him in changing 'the greatest nation in the history ...
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March 11, 2008
Did Walt Disney's will leave a substantial bequest to the first man to become pregnant?
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