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
April 1, 2002
Did former USAF General Dick Hawley deliver a speech about thoughts of such surpassing stupidity ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 29, 2002
Diplomatic immunity does not extend to American citizens who commit crimes in the U.S., ambassad ...
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March 29, 2002
Is Kentucky planning the 'purchase of a submarine to patrol the waters of the Commonwealth and s ...
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March 29, 2002
Photograph shows sunrise through the World Trade Center towers.
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 29, 2002
Was an article defining 'What is an American?' penned by an Australian dentist?
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March 29, 2002
Did Dragnet's Sgt. Joe Friday character frequently implore female informants to provide 'Just th ...
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March 27, 2002
Will Yahoo! begin charging for its previously-free pop e-mail service in April?
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 27, 2002
Did Paul Simon take the title of his song 'Mother and Child Reunion' from the name of a chicken- ...
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March 26, 2002
Did the name of the mythical land featured in L. Frank Baum's Oz books come from a file cabinet ...
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March 24, 2002
Information about the 'Budweiser Frogs' screensaver computer virus warning.
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March 20, 2002
Did a Saudi Arabian newspaper run an article claiming that Jews use the blood of Christians and ...
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March 19, 2002
Information about the 'An Internet Flower for You' virus hoax.
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 19, 2002
Information about the '(Virtual) Card for You' computer virus.
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March 19, 2002
Are phony e-mails from VISA's 'Department of International Investigations' luring gullible victi ...
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March 18, 2002
E-mail attributes the Enron scandal to the Clinton administration.
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March 18, 2002
New York fireman writes angry letter asking President Clinton to stay away from FDNY events.
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 17, 2002 (Updated: June 15, 2011)
The band was never one to shy away from a good marketing gimmick.
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 15, 2002
Did John Glenn delivers a stinging rebuke to a Senate challenger who accused him of never having ...
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March 14, 2002
Did the Orange County chapter of the American Red Cross decline to allow an invited musical grou ...
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March 14, 2002
Did Madame de Gaulle make an embarrassing quip by mispronouncing the word 'happiness'?
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