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. 2, 2007
E-mail from neighbor describes vice-presidential candidate John Edwards.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 2, 2007
A quiz about list of various statements supposedly made by Hillary Clinton.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 2, 2007
Did John Kerry tell Larry King that 'hadn't had time' to be briefed on the possibility of new al ...
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Sept. 1, 2007
Six black students in Jena, Louisiana, were charged with attempted murder for a beating administ ...
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Aug. 31, 2007
Do World Series victories by the Boston Red Sox predict the outcome of presidential elections?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 29, 2007
E-mail from the IRS offers $80 to recipients who complete satisfaction surveys.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 29, 2007
A collection of pieces about Target Corporation.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 28, 2007
Is the IRS sending out e-mail notices about tax refunds or stimulus payments?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 27, 2007
Was the city of Yreka, California, named for a backwards bakery sign?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 27, 2007
Is Disney suing the U.S. Air Force over the design of a new space badge.?
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Aug. 25, 2007
Evan Trembley: missing child or Internet hoax?
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Aug. 20, 2007
Photograph shows scuba-diving tourists with a large shark looming behind them.
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Aug. 20, 2007
A 1986 diary entry by President Ronald Reagan described George W. Bush as a 'shiftless ne'er-do- ...
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Aug. 19, 2007
Photographs supposedly show watermelons that have been grown in such a way as to force them into ...
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Aug. 16, 2007
President Richard M. Nixon used the wrong 'Wilson desk' in the White House.
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Aug. 13, 2007
Did three Florida hurricanes hit only Republican counties?
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Aug. 13, 2007
Has Canada has arrested U.S. President George W. Bush for war crimes?
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Aug. 13, 2007
Did a 1967 news article report a terrorist campaign to disrupt elections in South Vietnam?
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Aug. 13, 2007
Television has many tales (both true and apocryphal) of on-camera wildlife wranglers being bitte ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 13, 2007
Was voice actress Nancy Cartwright elected mayor of Northridge, California?
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