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
Oct. 3, 2004
Do photographs show a prototype of the new F/A-37 military plane?
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Oct. 2, 2004
Would the Secret Service have to provide lifetime protection for all of John Kerry's homes?
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Sept. 30, 2004
Aftermath of Hurricane Charley reveals message from God on billboard?
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Sept. 30, 2004
A infamously viral newspaper photograph shows a pregnant woman smoking a cigarette and complaini ...
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Sept. 25, 2004
Fortunately, the 'mouse' did indeed eventually supplant the steering wheel as the primary PC acc ...
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Sept. 24, 2004
Does Procter & Gamble support overturning a Cincinnati prohibition against laws protecting homos ...
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Sept. 22, 2004
Is the Communist Party USA endorsing John Kerry for President?
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Sept. 21, 2004
Did Digital founder Ken Olsen say there was 'no reason for any individual to have a computer in ...
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Sept. 19, 2004
Will the 'Check 21' Act prevent consumers from 'floating' checks?
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Sept. 19, 2004
The Body Shop gave a 2002 human rights award to pro-Palestinians in Israel seeking the right of ...
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Sept. 16, 2004
The album 'Here, My Dear' chronicled the deterioration of Marvin Gaye's marriage into its heartb ...
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Sept. 15, 2004
Does a 'Triangle of Life' article provide good advice about earthquake safety?
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Sept. 14, 2004
Did a Kinsey Institute study find that having children lowers the IQ of both parents?
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Sept. 11, 2004
Chart shows relationship between 2004 electoral vote and voter IQ?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 9, 2004
Does a series of photographs show a restaurant's 6-lb. hamburger offering?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 9, 2004
Does a series of photographs show a restaurant's 6-lb. hamburger offering?
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Sept. 9, 2004
Does an e-mail list 'four years of George Bush double standards'?
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Sept. 7, 2004
Does a photograph show the imprint of a fetal footprint on its mother's abdomen?
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Sept. 7, 2004
Did Oliver North pen an open letter to Senator John Kerry?
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Sept. 6, 2004
Photograph shows God's hands in a cloud formation.
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