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. 13, 2005
Sometimes a domain name can represent something entirely different than what was intended.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 12, 2005
Did Pat Robertson say that Hurricane Katrina was caused by God's anger over Ellen Degeneres?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 9, 2005
Did 'The Price Is Right' air an episode offering a trip to New Orleans as a prize?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 8, 2005
Do photographs show a 21-foot crocodile found swimming in the streets of New Orleans?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 8, 2005
Did Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco decline a request to declare an emergency?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 7, 2005
Do photographs show Hurricane Katrina approaching the Gulf Coast?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 6, 2005
E-mail reproduces Ben Stein's defense of President Bush's actions in the aftermath of Hurricane ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 6, 2005
Are truckers poised to strike over rising fuel prices?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 5, 2005
Photograph purportedly shows school buses caught in a flooded New Orleans parking lot because no ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 4, 2005
Did Jerry Lewis keep a significant portion of the funds raised during the annual MDA Labor Day T ...
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Sept. 2, 2005
Did Condoleezza Rice shop for expensive shoes during Hurricane Katrina?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 2, 2005
E-mail reproduces open letter from Michael Moore to President Bush regarding Hurricane Katrina.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 2, 2005
Has the USPS suspended mail delivery to some areas affected by Hurricane Katrina?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 1, 2005
Various rumors about the effect of Hurricane Katrina on gasoline supplies and prices.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 31, 2005
News photographs alternately described subjects of different races as 'looting' or 'finding' sup ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 29, 2005
Will participating in a boycott of selected oil companies lower gasoline prices?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 25, 2005 (Updated: Aug. 5, 2022)
Article describes talk given to a group of Wisconsin schoolchildren at the Iwo Jima memorial.
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Aug. 24, 2005
Did a Canadian housewife pen the 'I'll care if...' polemic?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 23, 2005
Will signing a petition to President Bush help lower gasoline prices?
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