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. 10, 2014
'Obamacare architect' Jonathan Gruber recently said that Obamacare only passed due to the 'stupi ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 9, 2014 (Updated: April 18, 2018)
Catholic bishops in Kenya asserted that a tetanus vaccine campaign was really a secret effort to ...
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Nov. 9, 2014
A video shows an airliner saved by a pickup truck after its landing gear malfunctioned.
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Nov. 9, 2014
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin admitted the Apollo 11 moon landing was staged on a movie set?
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Nov. 7, 2014
Fake news site's claim about semen in Starbucks drinks dupes New York City Pastor.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 7, 2014
Did a Bath & Body Works manager refuse to serve a group of disabled kids?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 7, 2014
Is California building a $587 billion high-speed rail link to Hawaii?
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Nov. 7, 2014
Is Dr. Ben Carson running for president in 2016?
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Nov. 6, 2014
Millions of bees died off in Canada, but the cause of those deaths was not linked to a GMO cornf ...
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Nov. 6, 2014
One Million Moms petition says there are curse words in Disney's Doc McStuffins.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 6, 2014
Will a man be eaten alive by a snake on a Discovery Channel special?
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Nov. 6, 2014
Gretna Police Sergeant Charles Brown was cleared by a grand jury in the controversial shooting d ...
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Nov. 6, 2014
Did a Common Core assignment force fourth graders to read and explain a text about marital infid ...
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Nov. 5, 2014
A 2014 South Carolina exit poll featured questions many voters found racially offensive.
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Nov. 5, 2014
Did actress Danai Gurira, who portrays Michonne on 'The Walking Dead,' contract Ebola?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 5, 2014
Diners at a Bobby Flay restaurant said a bottle of wine cost $3750, not 'thirty-seven fifty.'
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Nov. 5, 2014
Did Michelle Obama grant permission for people to eat fried chicken after voting?
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Nov. 4, 2014
Was a toddler ejected from a roller coaster after his mom sneaked him on the ride?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 4, 2014
Did President Obama issue a gag order on insurance rates for 2015 until after the mid-term elect ...
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