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
Nov. 13, 2014
Rumor: A Maryland school district was forced to rename Christmas and Easter vacation due to pres ...
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Nov. 13, 2014
Did Mars rover Curiosity find a fish fossil?
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Nov. 13, 2014
Is the Jim Henson Company producing a 'reboot' of, a sequel to, or a continuation of, 1986's 'La ...
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Nov. 13, 2014
Are malls fining store owners $1,100 per hour for not opening on Thanksgiving Day?
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Nov. 13, 2014
Has Walmart agreed to start selling halal meat?
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Nov. 12, 2014
Has Purina Cat Chow caused illness and death in multiple cats?
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Nov. 12, 2014
Did the UN refuse to intervene in the Mike Brown shooting controversy in Ferguson, Missouri?
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Nov. 12, 2014
Is Disney producing a full-length animated film featuring two gay princes?
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Nov. 12, 2014
Fake news reports Wendy's (and Burger King) were caught using adulterated (and illegal) meat pro ...
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Nov. 12, 2014
Did a Chick-fil-A manager create and post a list of slang words employees were banned from using ...
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Nov. 12, 2014
Some states ban the consumption of pets, but laws about eating uncommon meats vary from jurisdic ...
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Nov. 11, 2014
What's behind the status rating of an article like the one about Jonathan Gruber's remarks.
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Nov. 11, 2014
Did a Wisconsin school district cancel Veterans Day ceremonies over concerns about a 21-gun salute?
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Nov. 11, 2014
Is a Facebook page giving away 200 unsealed PlayStations because they can't be sold?
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Nov. 11, 2014
Bill Cosby's Twitter meme campaign immediately hijacked by rape accusation image macros.
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Nov. 11, 2014
Canadian Richard Brunt penned an open letter about America's midterm elections.
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Nov. 11, 2014
News from 2014 and 2017 reports that "kissing bugs" or "barber beetles" in the U.S. carry a dise ...
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Nov. 10, 2014
Is Pepsi test marketing a Doritos-flavored version of Mountain Dew?
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Nov. 10, 2014
Is Macy's giving out free $200 gift cards to Facebook users?
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Nov. 10, 2014
Have hundreds of thousands of Thanksgiving turkeys been contaminated with Ebola?
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