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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Dec. 16, 2014
Michael Jordan did not say he doesn't care about kids dying over his shoes.
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Dec. 16, 2014
Did Bin Laden shooter Rob O'Neill fight off five gang members during an attempted home invasion ...
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Dec. 15, 2014
Is Jay Z buying the Los Angeles Dodgers and moving the team back to Brooklyn?
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Dec. 15, 2014
Is the U.S. Postal Service going to sell Queen Michelle Obama stamps?
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Dec. 15, 2014
Did notorious leaker Edward Snowden say that the 'Elf on the Shelf' Christmas toy was started by ...
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Dec. 12, 2014
You cannot win a new Audi, Mercedes, Range Rover, Camaro, or other car by liking a Facebook page ...
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Dec. 11, 2014
Did a Greenpeace publicity stunt damage the site of Peru's Nazca lines?
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Dec. 11, 2014
Is reality star Kylie Jenner pregnant by rapper Tyga?
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Dec. 11, 2014
Wisconsin governor Scott Walker signed off with 'molotov' instead of 'mazel tov' in a letter to ...
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Dec. 10, 2014
Did a kitten die after ingesting chemicals sprayed on a Home Depot Christmas tree?
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Dec. 10, 2014
Fatima Noor, a foreign-born Muslim woman, worked for the DHS but wasn't appointed by President O ...
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Dec. 10, 2014
Did illegal loggers in the Amazon rainforest cut down the world's oldest tree?
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Dec. 10, 2014
Can food stamps now be used to purchase alcohol and tobacco?
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Dec. 10, 2014
Did Kristen Stewart trash the military and defend 9/11 terrorists?
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Dec. 10, 2014
Did ABC pay Darren Wilson $500,000 to do an interview with George Stephanopoulos?
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Dec. 9, 2014
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was injured in a car crash.
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Dec. 9, 2014
Rumor: Facebook has announced they will begin turning over user data to the FBI, CIA, and NSA.
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Dec. 9, 2014
Was Australian recording artist Iggy Azalea born male?
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Dec. 9, 2014
Has Tejano singer Selena's killer been granted early parole?
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