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. 12, 2008
Did a study find dangerous microbial growth on 70% of lemon slices served with beverages in rest ...
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Feb. 12, 2008
Illinois senator Barack Obama has been endorsed for President of the U.S. by the Ku Klux Klan?
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Feb. 11, 2008
Karissa Boudreau: Missing child or Internet hoax?
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Feb. 11, 2008
City of Berkeley tells Marines its recruiting office is not welcome.
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Feb. 10, 2008
Excerpt reproduces a portion of a commencement address delivered by Ted Koppel.
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Feb. 6, 2008
Web site offers to sell third-world orphans for adoption as organ donors.
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Feb. 6, 2008
Were a flock of Muslim women clutching briefcases and text messaging during films spotted in Ral ...
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Feb. 4, 2008
Are several on-line airline ticket sites scams used to harvest credit card numbers?
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Feb. 3, 2008 (Updated: April 9, 2020)
An ambiguity in the U.S. Constitution allows for speculation about a back door method of getting ...
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Feb. 2, 2008
Was Patriots quarterback Tom Brady once a cast member of 'The Brady Bunch' television series?
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Jan. 31, 2008
Did John McCain say "the Democratic Party is a fine party, and I have no problems with it"?
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Jan. 30, 2008
Did instant cake mixes sell poorly until one food company decided to require the addition of a f ...
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Jan. 28, 2008
A photograph from a 2007 Corpus Christi TV station news report shows Martin Luther King Day cele ...
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Jan. 28, 2008
Was 'The Manchurian Candidate' withdrawn from distribution immediately after JFK was assassinated?
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Jan. 28, 2008
Photograph shows Brutus, a canine Medal of Honor recipient.
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Jan. 25, 2008
Information about the 'Valentine's Day Storm Worm' computer virus.
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Jan. 25, 2008
E-mail describes an attempted robbery at a Wichita, Kansas, convenience store.
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Jan. 23, 2008
Did a child bankrupt the Make-A-Wish Foundation by wishing for unlimited wishes?
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Jan. 22, 2008
This type of foam is created by impurities in the ocean.
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Jan. 20, 2008
Was a Marine's automobile defaced by a Chicago lawyer?
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