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
Jan. 4, 2001
Did Jefferson Airplane singer Grace Slick name her daughter 'god'?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 1, 2001
During the Germans pass up a chance to kill FDR because they mistranslated the name of the city ...
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Dec. 21, 2000
Is Wal-Mart selling globes with Israel labelled as 'Palestine'?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 21, 2000
The image of a man soaring three miles above Los Angeles in a makeshift "aircraft" has captured ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 20, 2000
A photograph captures a small car impossibly loaded down with hundreds of pounds of lumber and o ...
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Dec. 18, 2000
Vague language plus satire on the internet equals a "prediction" that might sound legitimate wit ...
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Dec. 17, 2000
Does the song 'Fire and Rain' chronicle the death of singer James Taylor's girlfriend in a plane ...
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Dec. 16, 2000
Despite being so credited in common lore, Thomas Crapper did not actually invent the flush toilet.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 15, 2000
Was the song 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' created as a secret code by persecuted Catholics?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 13, 2000 (Updated: Oct. 5, 2011)
Did a stoned babysitter cook an infant in the oven?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 10, 2000
Did the same person pose for both Judas and Jesus in da Vinci's painting of The Last Supper?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 10, 2000
Hairdresser attacks male customer for masturbating under sheet.
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Dec. 6, 2000
Despite modern religious legends, candy canes were not created as Christian symbols representing ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 5, 2000
Glurge from a Virginia State Policeman killed in the line of duty?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 3, 2000
Crook posing as security guard places 'OUT OF ORDER' sign on bank's night depository.
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Dec. 3, 2000
Forger steals money by manipulating ABA symbols on checks.
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Dec. 3, 2000
Did a bank issue a credit card to a tree.
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Dec. 3, 2000
Does Al Gore's book 'Earth in the Balance' say that to believe in Biblical prophecy is 'unforgiv ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 2, 2000
Customer clears bank loan early by sending last coupon in payment book first.
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