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 11, 2006
Former president Theodore Roosevelt's words regarding the assimilation of immigrants into Americ ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 8, 2006 (Updated: July 10, 2017)
Does a web site offer a device for performing LASIK eye surgery at home?
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 7, 2006
Notification of attempted delivery cards from a phony 'Parcel Delivery Service' were used as par ...
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April 6, 2006
Fauxtography: Photographs purportedly show a bizarre-looking baby born in Nepal.
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April 6, 2006
E-mail claims released captive Jill Carroll will make anti-military, pro-Iraq statements.
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April 6, 2006
Naval captain's speech urges Americans to wake up and act decisively in battling terrorism.
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April 6, 2006
Did Joan Rivers once give out actress Victoria Principal's home phone number on her talk show?
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April 4, 2006
The reproduced text of an e-mail quotes statements from Australian government officials about Sh ...
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April 4, 2006
Did Hurricane Katrina evacuees spurn free transportation to a local job fair?
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April 3, 2006
The famous general supposedly once handed out an exploding cigar that paid off decades later.
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March 31, 2006
Are prayers and cards requested for Sgt. Kevin Downs, who was injured in Iraq?
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 31, 2006
Prayers are requested for Cindy Hogman, a wife and mother battling cervical cancer.
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March 31, 2006
Did Paul Allen write a letter to a Santa Clarita newspaper in defense of Mormons?
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 30, 2006
Rumor: Photograph shows a kayaker being trailed by a Great White shark.
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March 30, 2006
Do photographs show a tennis match played atop a hotel?
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March 30, 2006
Is this the real thing, the product of digital trickery, or something else?
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March 29, 2006
Did several million dependents disappear from income tax returns in 1987?
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March 29, 2006
Is 21-year-old Bryan Warner dying of lung cancer and a brain tumor?
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March 27, 2006
Did Ben Stein author an editorial on the (non-)importance of Hollywood and the Oscars?
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March 26, 2006
A gruesome photograph from a decade ago does not show injuries sustained by a victim of the Sept ...
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