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 26, 2015
Rumor: McDonald's restaurants are offering $1 Any Size Fries between May 18 and 31.
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May 26, 2015
Rumor: Facebook is banning atheists from their social network to reduce cyberbullying.
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May 26, 2015
Rumor: A video shows how the Muslim world reacted to President Obama's speech about the dang ...
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May 26, 2015
A McDonald's spokesperson allegedly told reporters, "It just make sense to automate our restaura ...
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May 25, 2015
Rumor: President Obama is set to strip Texas of Statehood ahead of the Jade Helm military exercises.
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May 25, 2015
Rumor: The Boy Scouts have banned water gun fights.
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May 24, 2015
A 2016 presidential campaign spoof played on the image of Republicans as clueless about issues a ...
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May 24, 2015
Rumor: Memes present quotes from several conservative politicians who have come out in support o ...
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May 22, 2015
Rumor: Six college students were arrested after they released piranhas into the Great Lakes.
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May 21, 2015 (Updated: Jan. 6, 2020)
Don't believe what you see. It's easy to steal the colors, logos and header of an established or ...
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May 21, 2015
Glurge: A touching tale about a troubled boy named Teddy Stoddard and the teacher who turned his ...
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May 21, 2015
Rumor: The installation of blue streetlights in Japan and Scotland caused a reduction in crime a ...
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May 21, 2015
Rumor: Photograph shows a drop bear cub being fed human blood.
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May 20, 2015
Does a photograph show a sign in Ireland that promotes drinking and driving?
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