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 18, 2007
ATM users in the UK are robbed by newspaper distributors who jostle their victims during transac ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 17, 2007
E-mail reproduces Jason Whitlock's editorial about the Don Imus controversy.
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 16, 2007
E-mail reproduces excerpt from Lee Iacocca's 'Where Have All the Leaders Gone?'
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 16, 2007
A free web site allows users to track the location of any cell phone?
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 8, 2007
Some travelers may no longer be able to use their driver's licenses to board airplanes after 1 O ...
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April 6, 2007
A photograph of "Hercules, the World's Biggest Dog" is anything but that.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
April 5, 2007
A teacher imparted a lesson in the value of freedom by having veterans return her students' desks.
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 5, 2007
Photographs show an undersea restaurant.
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 4, 2007
Departing employee e-mails acerbic 'leaving letter' to his colleagues.
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 4, 2007
Mother seeks medical help for her son, Kaleb Owens, a boy in a minimally conscious state.
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 3, 2007
"Emails offering easy remedies for avoiding and curing cancer are the latest Web-influenced trend."
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 2, 2007
Photograph shows a tsunami 1/2 second before striking the island of Sumatra.
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 2, 2007
Photograph shows a tsunami 1/2 second before striking the island of Sumatra.
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 1, 2007
Can you get free directory service by calling 1-800-FREE-411?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
March 30, 2007
An e-mail rumor long circulated on the Internet suggests that the maker of Vans skateboarding sh ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 30, 2007
Essay by comedian David Letterman urges Americans to focus on the positive?
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 30, 2007
Do photographs show the palatial home of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan?
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 29, 2007
Do photographs show trucks decorated with advertising art?
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 28, 2007
E-mail describes death of a woman from blood clots caused by birth control pills.
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 28, 2007
George W. Bush's eco-friendly ranch compared to Al Gore's energy-expending mansion.
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