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
Sept. 10, 2003 (Updated: Aug. 23, 2022)
Evaporated milk is created by reducing the volume of whole milk by removing about 60% of its wat ...
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Sept. 8, 2003
An essay details the sad fates of rich and powerful men from 1923. How true is it?
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Sept. 6, 2003
Fantasy legend holds that no one is ever declared dead while on Disney theme park property.
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Sept. 5, 2003
Did a man survive an accident that poked an drill bit through one eye and out the side of his skull?
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Sept. 4, 2003
Rumor: Actor John Ritter's testicles were briefly visible in an episode of 'Three's Company.'
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Aug. 31, 2003
An awe-inspiring photograph reportedly captured wildlife fleeing a fire in Bitterroot Forest, M ...
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Aug. 29, 2003
Rumor: Disgruntled customer writes caustic letter to his bank over a bounced check.
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Aug. 29, 2003
Soldier's wife interrupts restaurant meal to lecture women about disparaging the president and t ...
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Aug. 28, 2003
Is conEdison reimbursing customers for spoiled food?
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Aug. 28, 2003
Does a 1945 Reuters article describes U.S. difficulties administering occupied Germany?
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Aug. 26, 2003
FOXNews photo depicting the NYC skyline after the 2003 blackout includes a view of the WTC towers?
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Aug. 22, 2003
It's mighty dark in Cleveland tonight.
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Aug. 16, 2003
As America's notorious "homicidal maniac" was about to receive his final punishment, a number of ...
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Aug. 11, 2003
Information about the 'Blaster' worm.
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Aug. 6, 2003
Let's fact-check that.
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Aug. 5, 2003
You can attempt to tender your fine payment in pennies, but you run the risk of being held in co ...
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Aug. 4, 2003
Is Earthlink sending out account suspension notices?
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Aug. 3, 2003
Baseball folklore holds that Lou Gehrig's famous consecutive game streak began when the Yankees' ...
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