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
March 30, 2015
Rumor: A convicted sex offender named Herb Carlyle is using social media sites to interact with ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 30, 2015
Rumor: Parents should watch for signs of mastoiditis after their children develop ear infections.
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March 30, 2015
Rumor: Mitt Romney said Michelle Obama should be called the 'First Woman' rather than the 'First ...
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March 30, 2015
Fauxtography: An ultrasound video shows an unborn child clapping along to music.
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March 29, 2015
Fauxtography: Photograph purportedly shows an unnaturally large handprint left on the window of ...
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March 29, 2015
This creepy picture is often used to illustrate a fictional story about a missing college studen ...
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March 28, 2015
Rumor: Marcus Bachmann was refused service at an Indiana dress boutique because the store owner ...
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March 27, 2015
Rumor: You can recharge your cell phone using body electricity.
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March 26, 2015
Rumor: Ted Cruz said in a CPAC speech that diseases such as AIDS and cancer can be eradicated th ...
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March 26, 2015
Rumor: The Indianapolis 500 has been cancelled and moved to Florida due to Indiana's passage of ...
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March 25, 2015
A collection of political pieces about Ted Cruz.
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 25, 2015
Fauxtography: Photograph purportedly shows a Westboro Baptist Church sign reading 'Ted Cruz Is O ...
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March 25, 2015
Rumor: Students at Liberty University faced a $10 fine if they missed a Ted Cruz speech.
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March 24, 2015
The accompanying caption claims that the pictured toys were being observed by scientists to stud ...
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March 24, 2015
Rumor: Rafael Cruz, father of Senator Ted Cruz, believes atheists should be separated from the d ...
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March 24, 2015
Rumor: Michelle Obama has demanded that all children in daycare be weighed as a part of her ongo ...
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March 24, 2015
Mailbag: Why you should pay attention to the calendar.
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March 24, 2015
Rumor: George Zimmerman said that it was God's plan for him to shoot Trayvon Martin.
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March 24, 2015
Rumor: All registered motorcycle owners are classified as gang members by the FBI.
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March 23, 2015
Mailbag: Why you shouldn't sleep through those civics lessons about the U.S. government in school.
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