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. 10, 2015
News: A newborn girl was discovered to be carrying twin fetuses in her abdomen.
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Feb. 10, 2015
News: Jon Stewart is leaving 'The Daily Show.'
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Feb. 10, 2015
Rumor: A woman obtained a late-term abortion because she learned she was carrying a male fetus.
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Feb. 10, 2015
Rumor: Kanye West has been barred from all future award shows.
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Feb. 10, 2015
Rumor: Canadian rapper Drake penned a viral quote about falling in love with a writer.
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Feb. 9, 2015
Do Samsung smart TVs record and transmit private conversations?
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Feb. 9, 2015
A spurious quote attributed to White House adviser Valerie Jarrett was supposedly spoken during ...
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Feb. 9, 2015
News: Dark Dynasty K9 breeders released a video of a huge pit bull named The Hulk.
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Feb. 9, 2015
Rumor: Photograph shows a volcano in Indonesia that spews blue lava.
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Feb. 9, 2015
Rumor: The California Department of Public Health has issued a warning against measles parties.
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Feb. 9, 2015
Rumor: Maureen Scott authored an editorial piece criticizing President Obama.
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Feb. 8, 2015
Rumor: 'Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson said homosexual behavior causes autism.
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Feb. 7, 2015
News: Bruce Jenner survived a deadly car crash in Malibu.
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Feb. 7, 2015
Rumor: Sarah Palin said vaccinations may cause homosexuality.
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Feb. 6, 2015
Rumor: Photograph shows a Chinese worker seated at a rack of cell phones, manipulating App Store ...
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Feb. 6, 2015
News: Intuit has temporarily halted the transmission of state tax returns filed electronically w ...
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Feb. 6, 2015
News: A 17-year-old girl poured acid on her boyfriend's genitals as punishment for his distribut ...
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Feb. 5, 2015
Myth-busting site Snopes.com itself is frequently the target of hoaxes, "satire," junk news, and ...
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Feb. 5, 2015
An amphibian that lives in Alaska has an unusually high tolerance for freezing conditions.
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Feb. 5, 2015
News: The King of Jordan is rumored to be personally leading airstrikes against ISIS.
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