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
June 14, 2004
Some dollar stores sell expired and foreign, non-ADA-approved formulations of toothpaste.
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 13, 2004
A misunderstanding of flag protocol has led to the mistaken belief that a U.S. flag should be de ...
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June 12, 2004
A popular viral item describes the duties and obligations of honor guards at the Tomb of the Unk ...
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June 10, 2004
A viral photograph shows President George W. Bush hugging the daughter of a 9/11 victim.
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June 9, 2004
Washing instruction tags on Tom Bihn bags once carried a hidden message in French disparaging a ...
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June 9, 2004
Are terrorists planning to strike the U.S. on 11 June 2004?
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June 8, 2004
Does the National WWII memorial omit the words 'So help us God' from an FDR speech?
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May 26, 2004
Are mobile homes so named because they can be moved from place to place?
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May 25, 2004
"This is clearly going to raise some eyebrows in the Chihuahua world."
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May 25, 2004
Does a photograph show Alexandra Kerry in a see-through dress?
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May 25, 2004
Will the U.S. military be reinstating the draft by Spring 2005?
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May 23, 2004
E-mail describes Bruce Vincent's encounter with President Bush in the White House
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May 20, 2004
Reverse death hoax holds that comedian Andy Kaufman is still alive many years after his announce ...
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May 17, 2004
Did a childless couple discover the cause of their infertility was a lack of sex?
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May 17, 2004
An anonymous message warned of a dangerous ingredient lurking in a common household cleaning pro ...
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May 15, 2004
Did Marine Capt. Brian Chontosh receive the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism in Iraq?
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May 14, 2004
Did Dr. Seuss once write a children's book since banned due to its references to suicide and vio ...
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May 14, 2004
Are some gas stations charging an extra $10 to their customers' credit cards?
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May 13, 2004
Will not buying gas on April 15 help lower gasoline prices?
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May 12, 2004
Student makes humorous guesses at answers on chemistry exam.
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