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: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Jan. 18, 2000 (Updated: Oct. 19, 2022)
Rumors about menthol cigarettes tend to fall into two categories: those having to do with specif ...
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Jan. 17, 2000
Rumor holds that actress Marisa Tomei was awarded an Academy Award in 1993 due to presenter Jack ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 10, 2000
Rumor has it that the hit song is about actor Dave Coulier and others.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 10, 2000
William Waldorf Astor rewards friendly hotel employee's kindness by making him manager of the Wa ...
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Jan. 8, 2000
Humorous questionnaire posted on the McDonnell-Douglas web site?
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Jan. 2, 2000
The sight of the dead, gold-painted girl in 'Goldfinger' is one of filmdom’s most memorable images.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 2, 2000
A shocking list was published without any sources or supporting documentation.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 23, 1999
Contrary to what mystery and crime dramas might portray, ingesting ground glass isn't inherently ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 20, 1999
The words "Christ" and "Christmas" have been abbreviated in English since long before the modern ...
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Dec. 20, 1999
Is a South African woman whose 12-year old cousin was raped gathering signatures to force her go ...
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Dec. 17, 1999
Here's what happened on stage in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1975.
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Dec. 15, 1999
A tale about how Temple Baptist Church was built on land bought with 57 cents donated by a littl ...
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Dec. 13, 1999
How to survive being attacked by an anaconda.
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Dec. 12, 1999
Dumb questions purportedly asked of park rangers by tourists.
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Dec. 12, 1999
An old-time legend holds that a celebrity guesting on a radio program announced Sonny Tufts' upc ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 5, 1999
Mutant Marsupials Take Up Arms Against Australian Air Force
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Dec. 2, 1999
Is a drug called Progesterex being used to sterilize rape victims?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 28, 1999
Did John Wayne's autopsy reveal 40 pounds of impacted feces in his colon?
Written by: David Mikkelson Barbara Mikkelson
Nov. 22, 1999 (Updated: Oct. 28, 2022)
The first formal card was designed by an Englishman in 1843.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 21, 1999
A once firmly entrenched and demanding Christmas tradition.
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