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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Feb. 24, 2015
Rumor: President Obama and Hillary Clinton were criminally charged by Egyptian courts with aidin ...
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Feb. 23, 2015
Rumor: Veteran Brian Kolfage experienced a reduction in his VA benefit amount after appearing on ...
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Feb. 23, 2015
Rumor: The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has issued a warning about polar bears roami ...
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Feb. 22, 2015
Country music legend Willie Nelson is not dead; he's just the target of a recirculated celebrity ...
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Feb. 22, 2015
Rumor: A Catholic priest said that he met God and found God is a woman.
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Feb. 20, 2015
Rumor: Porn star Sasha Grey was killed by Ukranian military forces.
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Feb. 20, 2015
News: President Obama has announced the 'Let's Get Every Kid in a Park' initiative offering free ...
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Feb. 20, 2015
Rumor: President Obama has signed a new law lowering the drinking age to 18.
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Feb. 20, 2015
"I like to get information from doing stuff like actually talking to people and living real ...
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Feb. 20, 2015
Rumor: Musician Macklemore tweeted that he has joined ISIS.
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Feb. 19, 2015
Rumor: Photograph shows Condoleezza Rice posing with Osama bin Laden.
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Feb. 19, 2015
Fake news reports the Wendy's fast food chain was caught serving adulterated chili product.
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Feb. 19, 2015
Rumor: Image captures caged Christian children burned alive by ISIS.
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Feb. 19, 2015
Rumor: A review of Facebook Active Sessions will reveal unauthorized users currently accessing o ...
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Feb. 19, 2015
News: Christina Bond died after she accidentally shot herself with a gun stashed in her bra holster.
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Feb. 19, 2015
Rumor: EverPet brand dog and cat food is made in China and has killed several pets in the U.S.
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Feb. 18, 2015
Rumor: President Obama secretly signaled African leaders using a Muslim hand signal known as the ...
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Feb. 17, 2015
Rumor: A UK Krispy Kreme outlet created a promotion called 'KKK Wednesday.'
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Feb. 17, 2015
News: The Ithaca tourism board is urging travelers to go to Key West instead.
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Feb. 17, 2015
Rumor: Great Value brand ice cream sandwiches sold by WalMart don't melt.
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