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
Dec. 21, 2014
A 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Part 3' sequel is not due for imminent release.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 21, 2014
Do photographs show two cute owlets in a tree?
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Dec. 21, 2014
Is indicted murder suspect Aaron Hernandez returning to the New England Patriots for the 2015 N ...
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Dec. 21, 2014
Rumor: McDonald's is discontinuing the Big Mac, apple pies, and large size menu items.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 19, 2014
Did Oprah Winfrey accuse Bill Cosby of drugging her and trying to rape her?
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Dec. 19, 2014
Did Pope Francis tell a boy grieving the death of a pet dog that animals go to heaven?
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Dec. 19, 2014
Did radio host Dr. Laura say that pit bulls in an animal shelter were 'taking up space' and that ...
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Dec. 19, 2014
Did Leah Remini discover during a taping of Ellen DeGeneres' show that her spouse was being unfa ...
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Dec. 18, 2014
Did a FedEx driver commit suicide after crashing and destroying Christmas presents?
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Dec. 18, 2014
Is Burger King taking Timbits off the menu?
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Dec. 18, 2014
Will Facebook soon make all inbox messages publicly viewable to promote honesty?
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Dec. 18, 2014
Do Pringles brand potato chips contain a chemical that is known to cause cancer in humans?
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Dec. 18, 2014
Report of a piece of wire found inside of a candy cane in Canada.
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Dec. 18, 2014
Mikala White: Missing child or Internet hoax?
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Dec. 18, 2014
Scam: Eminem is giving away $2 million, a house, and/or a new car to lucky Facebook fans.
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Dec. 18, 2014
Photograph shows a Texas plumber's truck used by militants in Syria.
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Dec. 17, 2014
Is AMC bringing the character of Beth Greene back to life on The Walking Dead?
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Dec. 17, 2014
Did the news media ignore the murder of Keith Passmore because he was white?
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Dec. 16, 2014
Pictures supposedly document toys from Christmas drives for the needy that were exchanged at Wal ...
Written by: Dan Evon David Mikkelson
Dec. 16, 2014
Perhaps no single piece of secular music is more ubiquitous during the Christmas holiday season ...
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