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
Jan. 5, 2020
The amount of the bounty is supposedly based on Iran's population.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 5, 2020
Composite images created from multiple data inputs are often mistaken for literal photographs.
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Jan. 4, 2020
A routine review of content labeled satire.
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Jan. 3, 2020
A meme claims the televangelist once remarked that Jews could avoid slaughter if they became Chr ...
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Jan. 3, 2020
The three most common types of sex trafficking are escort services, residential (locations), and ...
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Jan. 3, 2020
Criminals are always looking for ways to take advantage of people.
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Jan. 1, 2020
The expanded version: "If someone perceives something to be true, it is more important than if i ...
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Dec. 30, 2019
Seemingly insignificant naming choices can be highly controversial if an understanding of local ...
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Dec. 24, 2019
A routine review of content labeled satire.
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Dec. 23, 2019
The U.S. senator from South Carolina is not exactly known for the consistency of his positions.
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Dec. 22, 2019
Routine correspondence from the president supposedly said more than lawmakers were expecting.
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Dec. 19, 2019
The chimeric "War on Christmas" conflict was neatly characterized in a single tweet.
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Dec. 19, 2019
That the nation is fictional and its precise location unknown is apparently no barrier to free t ...
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Dec. 17, 2019
Multiple memes have falsely attributed pro-Trump statements to unlikely celebrities
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Dec. 14, 2019
School district: "The incident began with a verbal altercation between two students that escalat ...
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Dec. 8, 2019
A routine review of content labeled satire.
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Dec. 7, 2019
Fake death notices are often spread for malicious purposes.
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Dec. 6, 2019 (Updated: Nov. 28, 2025)
The line between original speech and mere repetition is frequently blurred in the online world.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 6, 2019
This viral clip should not be considered a true hair-raising experience.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 5, 2019
The statement has been frequently cited (in whole or in part) across the years by politicians, n ...
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