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
July 27, 2004
Coca-Cola once recalled an advertising poster due to an overtly sexual image hidden within it.
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 27, 2004
John Kerry did not make disparaging remarks after viewing Ronald Reagan's casket as the former p ...
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July 26, 2004
Rumor: Any cars equipped with remote keyless entry systems can be unlocked via cell phone.
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July 26, 2004
Did John Kerry 'vote to kill every military appropriation for every weapons systems since 1988'?
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July 24, 2004
It's a charming story, but the details don't quite add up.
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July 24, 2004
Article details reporter's encounter with terrorists on U.S. airline flight.
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July 21, 2004 (Updated: Sept. 14, 2022)
Lina Medina, a Peruvian girl from the Andean village of Ticrapo who made medical history when sh ...
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July 19, 2004
Did President Bush misspeak and say 'feces' instead of 'fetus'?
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July 15, 2004
Was Adm. John Denton prevented from speaking before the California Assembly on 4 July 2004?
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July 14, 2004
Photographs show a public toilet made with one-way glass walls.
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July 11, 2004
Does Teresa Heinz Kerry donate to fringe political groups through the Tides Foundation?
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July 6, 2004
Video shows car running red light and sending another vehicle into a pedestrian?
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June 27, 2004
Did the brothers who invented automobile air conditioning pull a fast one on Henry Ford?
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June 25, 2004
Photographs show a large catfish with a basketball stuck in its mouth.
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June 24, 2004
Little League umpire writes letter to parents just before dying of a concussion?
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June 21, 2004
Gas exploration in Saudi Arabia reportedly uncovered human remains of gigantic proportions.
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June 21, 2004
Did a woman narrowly escape an abduction attempt in the parking lot of a Cedar Falls Wal-Mart?
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June 17, 2004
Man invoices his date for half the cost of dinner?
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June 17, 2004
The report of a woman who sought medical help to remove a deer tongue she had used for self-plea ...
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