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
June 28, 2007 (Updated: June 28, 2022)
Children's television show host Fred Rogers has been the focus of many rumors.
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June 28, 2007
Photographs show an expensive yacht capsizing during transport.
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June 27, 2007
What happened when a USAF airman decided to marshal a jet in a non-standard, revealing outfit.
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June 26, 2007
Video shows a car pulling over to the shoulder of a highway, then being smashed by a truck.
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June 26, 2007
Rumor: Photograph shows fingers damaged from too much mouse and keyboard use.
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June 25, 2007
Unusual spaces sometimes demand unusual structures to accommodate them.
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June 22, 2007
E-mail purports to list new traffic laws going into effect various states in 2007
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June 21, 2007
Transcript reproduces 2007 commencement address delivered by Yogi Berra at Saint Louis University.
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June 16, 2007
Would a bill before Congress would make it a crime for pastors and churches to speak against hom ...
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June 12, 2007
This goes well beyond body modification.
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June 12, 2007 (Updated: Sept. 16, 2022)
As fuel prices go up, so does interest in various products and additives said to improve gas mil ...
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June 11, 2007
"There seems to be a die-hard group of non-wearers out there who simply do not wish to buckle up ...
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June 11, 2007
Photographs show wild bears posing with humans on the grounds around an Alaska cottage.
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June 11, 2007
Photographs show the proceeds from drug sales found during a raid of a dealer's residence.
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June 10, 2007
Has Paris Hilton been stabbed several times in the jail where she is serving out her sentence?
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June 8, 2007
A Tampa, Florida, infant named Kaleb Schwade is hospitalized with brain injuries.
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June 7, 2007
The Dalton (Georgia) police have warned local stores to be on the alert for gang initiation abdu ...
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June 5, 2007
Marks & Spencer are giving away free merchandise vouchers in partnership with Persimmon Homes?
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June 4, 2007
Identity theft scammers pretending to be Red Cross representatives target military families.
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May 31, 2007
Scam: Phony IRS notifications of 'complaints in regards to business services' sent via e-mail.
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