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. 10, 2006
Does a photograph show a storm surge created by Hurricane Katrina?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 10, 2006
A Diamond Pet Brands recall is underway due to potential Salmonella contamination?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 10, 2006
Did a mouse set a house on fire after the homeowner threw the rodent into a pile of burning leaves?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 10, 2006 (Updated: May 28, 2021)
This haunting photograph of a cat with a single cyclopic eye has been popping up since 2006.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 9, 2006
E-mail petition seeks to restore the Pledge of Allegiance to public schools.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 7, 2006
Lists of entries that attempt to illustrate "the way things used to be" for modern readers can s ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 7, 2006
Information about NBC's religious-themed TV saga 'The Book of Daniel'
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 6, 2006
An illustration from a withdrawn Yellow Pages ad reveals a risqué image when a portion of it is ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 4, 2006
Did a Philadelphia couple organize a private train line to take wounded servicemen to the Army-N ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 2, 2006
Did retired Marine General Chuck Pitman write a 'letter of apology' to the Arab world?
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Dec. 31, 2005
Frauds like these succeed because those perpetrating them frame their solicitations as heart-ren ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 20, 2005
Is the IRS sending out e-mail about tax refunds?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 18, 2005
French playboy discovers the woman he's been romancing on the Internet for months is his mother.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 18, 2005
The Dolphins' perfect record that season inspired a lasting legend.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 13, 2005
Let's fact-check that.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 13, 2005
Thief drowns in submerged pool after looting the home of disaster victims.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 10, 2005
Does a Ford SportKa commercial show a cat being decapitated?
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Dec. 10, 2005
Powerade advertisement shows basketball star Lebron James sinking a series of extraordinarily lo ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 9, 2005
Do photographs show a conceptual pen-sized personal computer system?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 7, 2005
Photograph shows a parachutist about to drop into a pond surrounded by dangerous-looking reptiles?
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