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
Nov. 3, 2006
Photographs show a woman hand-feeding hummingbirds.
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Nov. 2, 2006
An Oregon girl's message-in-a-bottle was found by a boy in Hawaii.
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Oct. 31, 2006
Has Iran passed a law requiring Jews and Christians to wear badges identifying them as religious ...
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Oct. 30, 2006
The top costume choices for Halloween 2009
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Oct. 29, 2006 (Updated: Sept. 27, 2022)
Between costumes for pets and candy for trick-or-treaters, the cost of the annual holiday can ad ...
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Oct. 26, 2006
Did Pat Tillman's brother Kevin write an essay criticizing U.S. policy in Iraq?
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Oct. 25, 2006
Has the FDA barred travelers from bringing Vegemite into the U.S.?
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Oct. 10, 2006
Rumor: Photograph shows a pickup truck that a wife crashed into her husband's Ferrari in the fam ...
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Oct. 10, 2006
Photographs show rats being prepared for human consumption.
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Oct. 10, 2006
Photograph shows a large bull elk killed in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness.
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Oct. 9, 2006
Warning about consumers' experiencing a loss of smell after using Zicam cold remedy.
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Oct. 8, 2006
Photograph shows holiday wreaths laid at headstones in Arlington National Cemetery.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 8, 2006 (Updated: Aug. 23, 2022)
"B.B. Class Road" is a song by The Byrds from the 1971 album Farther Along.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 7, 2006
Does a photograph show an advisory sign for Japanese metro passengers?
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Oct. 7, 2006
Classified ad attempts to find a new home for Dolly, a large dog.
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Oct. 5, 2006
Why is a company headquartered in Texas and best known for liquid products such as ginger ale, c ...
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Oct. 4, 2006
Photograph shows a cat jumping out of a raft.
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Oct. 4, 2006
Information about the Mail Server Report mass-mailing worm.
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Oct. 4, 2006
Did Axl Rose die of a drug overdose in Las Vegas?
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