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
Dec. 16, 2004
Information about the Zafi.D mass-mailing worm.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 13, 2004
WARNING: This article includes strong language and account of animal abuse.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 11, 2004
Rumor: Photographs show damage to an airplane caused by a mid-air collision with a goose.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 11, 2004
Do photographs show an 1100-lb. hog shot in Florida?
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Dec. 10, 2004
Do photographs show a series of cranes falling into the water while attempting to retrieve a sub ...
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Dec. 8, 2004
Account describes woman's finding wallet belonging to actress Lindsay Lohan?
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Dec. 2, 2004
Can store cashiers steal from customers by secretly initiating cash back requests and then pocke ...
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Dec. 1, 2004
Photographs show a mule shaking a dead mountain lion, not actually attacking and killing the big ...
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Dec. 1, 2004
Photographs show U.S. soldier who was shot in the face in Iraq?
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Nov. 30, 2004
Are students who take the SAT awarded 200 points for spelling their names correctly?
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Nov. 29, 2004
Photograph shows a large military transport plane stuck atop a freeway overpass.?
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Nov. 26, 2004
Is a 16-year-old girl named Ashlyn Sarkies missing from her Louisiana home?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 23, 2004 (Updated: Sept. 9, 2022)
According to the rumor, Queen Elizabeth II was photographed with a group of soldiers, including ...
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Nov. 21, 2004
Is an Indiana Congressman introducing legislation to change the name of Interstate 69?
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Nov. 19, 2004
Do Glade PlugIns air fresheners pose a greater-than-usual fire hazard?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 19, 2004
Does an EPA study propose paying families to allow their children to be exposed to pesticides?
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