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
Nov. 19, 2001
Are all the monies collected to assist the victims of the September 11 tragedy reaching their in ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 19, 2001
Do coded images in oil paintings reveal plans for an upcoming ’massive germ attack on the U ...
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Nov. 18, 2001
The Newfoundland town of Gander played host to thousands of airline passengers stranded there af ...
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Nov. 18, 2001 (Updated: Sept. 1, 2022)
Beethoven's sonata in C-sharp minor, written in 1801, has been associated with a number of roman ...
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Nov. 18, 2001
Is a '1943 Guide to Hiring Women' from a transportation magazine real?
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Nov. 18, 2001
Will Sylvester Stallone return to tackle Osama bin Laden in the next 'Rambo' film?
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Nov. 15, 2001
September 11 lottery coincidences.
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Nov. 13, 2001
Are U.S. Interstate highways numbered according to a pattern?
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Nov. 12, 2001
Did the Associated Press carry a photo showing a sailor on the USS Enterprise signing a bomb wit ...
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Nov. 11, 2001
Long-held common belief holds that the Great Wall of China is the only man-made object visible f ...
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Nov. 11, 2001
Jan Berry of Jan & Dean had a near-fatal automobile accident on the very same road the duo had s ...
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Nov. 8, 2001
U.S. naval officer's letter describes a 'manning the rails' ceremony performed by a German dest ...
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Nov. 7, 2001
Did Mohammed Atta, a convicted terrorist released by Israel at the insistence of the U.S., parti ...
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Nov. 6, 2001
Was 'The Real Deal,' words of wisdom about gas, germs, and nukes, written by Army veteran Red Th ...
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Nov. 6, 2001
Was an 'Open letter to terrorists from an American grandfather' written by Dr. Charles F ...
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Nov. 5, 2001 (Updated: Sept. 12, 2022)
"I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free," the song goes.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 5, 2001
Were six Arabs stopped by police and released, even though they possessed Israeli passports and ...
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Nov. 4, 2001
History buffs love to pass around this rumor.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 3, 2001
Did Oliver North warn Congress about Osama bin Laden during the Iran-Contra hearings?
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