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
Sept. 27, 2005
Were killer dolphins washed out to sea by Hurricane Katrina?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 25, 2005 (Updated: July 3, 2017)
Has a virus deadly to dogs been spreading in the canine population of the U.S.?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 25, 2005
One of the oldest Internet hoaxes holds that Microsoft and other companies are giving $5,000 to ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 23, 2005
Photograph showing President Bush holding a telephone to his ear upside-down is a manipulated one.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 23, 2005
Rumor: A badly-burned girl will receive $3 towards her medical care every time her photo is shar ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 22, 2005
Photographs juxtapose human and canine evacuees from New Orleans?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 22, 2005
News agency photo shows Hurricane Katrina evacuee's valid debit card number?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 22, 2005
Do photographs show a snake found in the receding flood waters of New Orleans.?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 21, 2005
Was activist Cindy Sheehan's other son killed while working to shore up a levee in New Orleans?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 21, 2005
Photographs juxtapose human and canine evacuees from New Orleans?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 20, 2005
Photograph shows bus caught in New Orleans flood waters displaying humorous sign?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 20, 2005
"Gilligan managed to foul up an island and six other people's lives while Bush has managed to fo ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 19, 2005
Speed camera photo shows car blown at 133 MPH by Hurricane Katrina?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 19, 2005
Advertisement for Heineken beer employs New Orleans 'looter' imagery?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 17, 2005
E-mails details increase in carjackings after Hurricane Katrina?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 17, 2005
Court document includes embarrassing typo about the medical condition of plaintiff's counsel?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 16, 2005
Do photographs show snakes driven to an offshore oil rig by Hurricane Katrina?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 16, 2005
Photographs show President Bush engaged in various recreational activities in flooded New Orleans?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 16, 2005
Does a photograph show a gas station sign advertising premium gasoline for $6.07 per gallon?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 16, 2005
Television news screen shot captures President Bush with an inadvertently humorous caption?
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