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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Jan. 30, 2015
News: A dachshund-pit bull mix has been put up for adoption in Georgia.
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Jan. 30, 2015
A rumor holds that improperly stored or discarded 9-volt batteries can touch off house fires.
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Jan. 30, 2015
Is President Obama secretly importing 75,000 Muslims into the United States?
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Jan. 30, 2015
Rumor: President Obama ordered a VA chapel in Michigan to hide Christian symbols behind a curtain.
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Jan. 30, 2015
Sewage systems of major cities have supposedly broken due to the tremendous number of toilets be ...
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Jan. 29, 2015
Does George Clooney have an open tab at Chipotle that anyone can use to get a free burrito?
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Jan. 29, 2015
Rumor: McDonald's still sells McPizza at select locations in the United States.
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Jan. 29, 2015
News: A Canadian man turned himself in to police after they posted a wanted message about him on ...
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Jan. 29, 2015
News: An Arizona cardiologist recommended against childhood vaccinations.
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Jan. 29, 2015
Rumor: A man was ordered to pay $30,000 in support for a child that DNA testing proved was not his.
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Jan. 28, 2015
Rumor: Hershey's has blocked imports of Cadbury chocolate products manufactured in the UK.
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Jan. 28, 2015
Rumor: Actor Gene Hackman has passed away at the age of 85.
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Jan. 28, 2015
News: A cat clawed its way out of its grave after being buried for five days.
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Jan. 27, 2015
Rumor: A Facebook user named Joshua Sherwood posted a request for prayers for his nephew Kinith ...
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Jan. 27, 2015
Rumor: A television show featured men who were tricked into catcalling their mothers.
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Jan. 27, 2015
Rumor: A movement is underway to change the Bible by removing all references to Israel and chang ...
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Jan. 27, 2015
The existence of voluntary religious tribunals for conflict resolution is not the equivalent of ...
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Jan. 26, 2015 (Updated: July 13, 2022)
Ben & Jerry's ice cream stores were rumored to have been selling "Hands Up Don't Shoot" T-shirts.
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Jan. 26, 2015
Rumor: A banned commercial for Sprite soft drink features a suggestive sex act.
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Jan. 26, 2015
Rumor: A man divorced his wife after he examined a photograph of her and spotted a man hiding un ...
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