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
Oct. 9, 2001
Was a cross formed from iron beams found amidst the World Trade Center wreckage?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 9, 2001
Has the Reuters news agency proscribed use of the word 'terrorist'?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 8, 2001
Contrary to common belief, being an only child (or an only son) does not automatically exempt yo ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 7, 2001
There are a variety of rumors surrounding higher education bereavement policies that affect stud ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 7, 2001
Did actor Jackie Chan escape certain death because the script for a movie he was to shoot at the ...
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Oct. 4, 2001
Was a Canadian policeman suspended after traveling to New York to help search for survivors of t ...
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Oct. 4, 2001
Did the winner of 'Murder in Small Town X' die at World Trade Center?
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Oct. 3, 2001
Highly publicized allegations of insider trading in advance of 9/11 generally rest on reports of ...
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Oct. 3, 2001
Embarrassing ad appears on MSNBC web site after terrorist attacks
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Oct. 2, 2001
Did Billy Graham's daughter say that 'We cannot just ask God in when disaster strikes'?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 2, 2001
Were the September 11 terrorist attacks on America a failure from a statistical standpoint?
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Oct. 1, 2001
Light a candle for a satellite photo?
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Oct. 1, 2001
Were attack-related domain names registered before September 11?
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Sept. 29, 2001
Did newsman Edward R. Murrow pen a piece about the need for restraint in the U.S. response to th ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 27, 2001
Was an unburned Bible found amidst the wreckage of the Pentagon?
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Sept. 26, 2001
Did the Clinton administration fail to track down the perpetrators of several terrorist attacks ...
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Sept. 25, 2001
Is the web site Intifada.com partnered with Amazon.com?
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Sept. 25, 2001
Dr. Tony Kern, a former USAF Lieutenant Colonel, authored a letter about what America can expect ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 25, 2001
Send a petition to the United Nations to stop World War III?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 23, 2001
Did CNN fake footage of 'Palestinians dancing in the street' after the terrorist attack on the USA?
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