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
June 13, 2015
Rumor: The names of the Milky Way and 3 Musketeers candy bars were inadvertently switched.
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 10, 2015
When is a court not a court? When it's the invention of a single person and his blog.
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June 10, 2015
A customer at a Bismarck, N.D., WalMart reported that she found a long razor blade embedded in t ...
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June 8, 2015
Rumor: Actress Gwyneth Paltrow starved to death trying to live off of food stamps for a week.
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 8, 2015
Rumor: Photograph shows Michelle Obama texting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner while o ...
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June 8, 2015
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 8, 2015
Rumor: Senator Ted Cruz claimed flooding in Texas was caused by Native American rain dances.
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June 6, 2015
News: Senator Bill Nelson of Florida has urged that the DHS investigate the H-1B Visa program af ...
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June 5, 2015
A photograph of Hillary Clinton shaking hands with Osama bin Laden is a fabrication created for ...
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June 4, 2015
Rumor: Senator Ted Cruz was overheard calling President Obama the N-word at a fundraiser.
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June 4, 2015
Rumor: Pope Francis holds an advanced degree in chemistry.
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