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
Jan. 28, 2004 (Updated: June 23, 2013)
Law professor's analysis demonstrates that the results of the last presidential election corresp ...
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Jan. 27, 2004
Does a Nike shoe ad use imagery from a terrorist bombing?
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Jan. 26, 2004
Fictional though television characters may be, we want to know all the details of their lives.
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Jan. 22, 2004
Is the Treasury recalling one state's quarters because they're jamming coin slots?
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Jan. 22, 2004
"Doug, are you upset about all the questions about your being the first black quarterback in the ...
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Jan. 19, 2004
Scammers equip ATMs with duplicate card readers and wireless cameras.
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Jan. 17, 2004
A lavish meal that is widely known, but apparently never seen.
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Jan. 16, 2004
Does a photograph show a statue of a U.S. soldier crafted by an Iraqi sculptor?
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Jan. 16, 2004
Social media is full of doctored photographs, but this one passes the test with flying colors.
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Jan. 15, 2004
In 2003 did President and Mrs. Bush help hand out Christmas presents to children of inmates?
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Jan. 14, 2004
Photographs purportedly showing a failed carjacker who was supposedly run over and killed by a t ...
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Jan. 12, 2004 (Updated: Jan. 24, 2005)
Imam is questioned about Islamic attitude toward infidels.
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Jan. 12, 2004
Is Citibank sending out notices asking customers to log in and verify their accounts?
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Jan. 12, 2004
For two men who never set foot on a professional baseball field in any official capacity, that w ...
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Jan. 10, 2004
Messages chronicle U.S. accomplishments in rebuilding Iraq since the end of major combat.
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