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
March 4, 2003
Did Monty Python member Terry Jones write 'I'm Losing Patience with My Neighbours, Mr. Bush'?
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 4, 2003
Should military personnel avoid the use of the NACEC.org web site?
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March 3, 2003
Tourists who have taken rocks from Hawaiian beaches have returned them in hopes of ending streak ...
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March 3, 2003
Photographs show a suspect who was decapitated by a wrought-iron fence while fleeing from police.
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 1, 2003
The claim that terrorists have acquired a large number of "missing" UPS uniforms is old and untrue.
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 1, 2003
Is the 'U.S. Diplomat's Letter of Resignation' genuine?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 28, 2003
Photograph taken from Space Shuttle Columbia shows sunset over Earth
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 27, 2003
Have thieves stolen cars by using VINs to obtain duplicate keys through auto dealerships?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 26, 2003
Is the 'Make the Pie Higher' poem composed of actual quotes from George W. Bush?
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Feb. 23, 2003
Does Jessica Santillan, a 17-year-old girl who received the wrong heart and and lungs in a trans ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 21, 2003
An online magic trick reads the minds of those who try it and determines which symbol they chose.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 19, 2003
Is Shannon Syfrett collecting e-mail responses for a school science fair project?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 19, 2003
Who said 'going to war without France is like going deer hunting without an accordion'?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 17, 2003
Did Sen. Robert Byrd deliver a fiery floor speech condemning military action against Iraq?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 16, 2003
What are we celebrating on the holiday known as 'Presidents Day'? Is it really a holiday at all?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 16, 2003
Photographs show the explosion of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
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Feb. 15, 2003
Photographs show Japanese women wearing imitation see-through skirts.
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Feb. 13, 2003
Vietnam veteran Brian Shul delivered a patriotic speech in Chico, California, in 2001.
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Feb. 12, 2003
It takes more than fur to make a feline into a lion.
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