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
May 29, 2005
Does a photograph show a bridge-tunnel system passing underwater between Sweden and Denmark?
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May 24, 2005
A photograph of a man named Brian Peppers, who was a registered sex offender in Ohio, was indeed ...
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May 21, 2005
Has the BBC reported on a lion vs. midgets match in Cambodia?
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May 19, 2005
Has an epidemic resulted in an outbreak of 'zombism'?
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May 15, 2005
Can your personal information be obtained through Zabasearch.com?
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May 5, 2005
Photographs of a rare, recently discovered trans-species of human-dog hybrid are actually pictur ...
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May 5, 2005
Despite decades of media mirth-making about the supposed statement, former vice president Al Gor ...
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May 3, 2005
The majestic photograph of a California hillside has been awing readers since 2005.
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May 2, 2005
Does a photograph show a sunrise shot of Mount St. Helens?
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May 1, 2005 (Updated: Nov. 6, 2008)
Are Bounce brand fabric softener sheets effective for a variety of household uses?
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April 29, 2005
Does a photograph show a headstone marking the grave of lawyer Johnny Cochran?
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April 28, 2005
Does a photograph of a rock show praying figures when viewed sideways?
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April 27, 2005
Does a photograph show a bathroom with an unusually painted floor?
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April 21, 2005
Does a photograph show a fireman receiving kiss of gratitude from a Doberman?
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April 19, 2005
Are actors from the 'Our Gang' series the victims of a curse causing them to die unexpectedly young?
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April 18, 2005
Is the U.S. military paying high school kids to sign up for future combat duty under a 'pre-enli ...
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April 15, 2005
Was the fashion of sagging one's pants born of a prison mode of signaling sexual availability?
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April 11, 2005
CBS has announced plans to produce a made-for-TV movie about the Terri Schiavo case?
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