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. 4, 2014
Rumor: A fanged deer was spotted in Afghanistan.
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Nov. 4, 2014
Is Starbucks teaming up with Monsanto to sue the state of Vermont for the right to avoid GMO labels?
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Nov. 3, 2014
Some Virginia voters experienced difficulties with miscalibrated touch-screen voting machines in ...
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Nov. 3, 2014
Have three Doritos factory workers tested positive for Ebola?
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Nov. 3, 2014
Did comedian Gabriel Iglesias die on 31 October 2014?
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Nov. 3, 2014
Did President Obama say women should not choose to be stay-at-home-moms?
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Nov. 2, 2014
Is a U.S. company hiring mercenaries at a salary of $500,000 per year to kill ISIS members?
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Nov. 1, 2014
Was a baby born in India with two separate minds enclosed in one head?
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Nov. 1, 2014
Does an image show a racist homework assignment?
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Oct. 31, 2014
"People really believe that people are 100% honest on their deathbed, so I'm going to make sure ...
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Oct. 31, 2014
Did African health officials confirm that a factory worker infected chocolate with Ebola
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Oct. 31, 2014
Is the government deliberately withholding information on 2015 Medicare premiums until after the ...
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Oct. 31, 2014
Rumor: David Letterman presented a 'Top Ten Reasons to Vote Democrat' list.
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Oct. 31, 2014
Are Florida schools distributing satanic coloring books to children?
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Oct. 30, 2014
Has the Texas DOC decided to allow a death row inmate to request a child as his last meal?
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Oct. 29, 2014
Rumor: A significant and growing number of college students support 'post-birth abortions.'
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Oct. 29, 2014
Reports that the U.S. government is enacting a nationwide minimum hunting age of 21 (or 18) are ...
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Oct. 29, 2014
Rumor: The U.S. government is arresting people for anti-Obama Facebook posts?
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Oct. 28, 2014
Did Gov. Chris Christie cancel Halloween in New Jersey over Ebola fears?
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Oct. 28, 2014
Did a group of third graders in Kansas catch Ebola from their substitute teacher?
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