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).
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May 4, 2000
Student receives top grade for following exam instructions literally.
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May 1, 2000
Can you establish a new identity or avoid fines with an International Driver's License?
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April 29, 2000
Did Jagger, Dylan, Lennon, Harrison, and McCartney once record an album as 'The Masked Marauders'?
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April 24, 2000
The 1992 animated classic is one of many Disney films with questionable conspiracy theories.
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April 22, 2000
Rumor: Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev was denied permission to visit Disneyland during a state ...
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April 22, 2000
Was Disneyland's Skyway closed because someone fell out of it?
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April 22, 2000
It's not as elaborate as it sounds.
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April 22, 2000
A classic piece of Disneyland lore.
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April 21, 2000
Did Disneyland's dress code once prohibit the admission of long-haired males?
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April 17, 2000
Did a viewer receive an insulting message from ABC's web site after complaining about 'The Pract ...
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April 10, 2000
"People are so sure in their own minds that they have seen [the snake bite] happen that I now ju ...
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April 9, 2000
A tale of Al Capone, 'Easy Eddie' O'Hare, and his son, Butch O'Hare.
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April 3, 2000
Woman who failed to use 'blind carbon copy' e-mail feature stalked by online acquaintance?
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April 1, 2000
Woman with peanut butter smeared on her private parts is surprised by guests while searching for ...
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March 31, 2000
Did a university implement swim tests at the behest of a benefactor whose child had drowned?
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March 31, 2000
Woman goes to emergency room when potato used as pessary sprouts in her vagina?
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March 30, 2000
Legend has it that a student sitting for an exam requested his professor bring the provisions un ...
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March 30, 2000
Was Washington's Mount Rainier named after Rainier Beer?
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March 30, 2000
Obese woman is discovered to have various items concealed the folds of her flesh?
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March 25, 2000
College student bursts into dorm room naked and finds his girlfriend and parents waiting inside.
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