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
Oct. 28, 2014
Rumor: Pope Francis sid that the Bible is compatible with scientific theories such as evolution ...
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Oct. 28, 2014
Is the IRS seizing the bank accounts of innocent Americans under civil forfeiture laws?
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Oct. 27, 2014
Quote attributed to former Rep. Michele Bachmann questions why dinosaur bones aren't dirty if th ...
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Oct. 27, 2014
Fireball whisky is being recalled because of concerns that it contains antifreeze.
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Oct. 27, 2014
Are old Canadian $2 bills worth $20,000 each?
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Oct. 27, 2014
How did a giant cat appear on a Google Map of New Zealand?
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Oct. 27, 2014
Video shows an unexplained 'large weird truck convoy' in Virginia.
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Oct. 27, 2014
Walmart.com features 'fat girl costumes' section for Halloween.
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Oct. 27, 2014
Rumor claims a Marine was banned from the premises of his daughter's school for objecting to a h ...
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Oct. 25, 2014
Have Kenyan authorities released papers confirming President Barack Obama's birth in that country?
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Oct. 24, 2014
Madeleine Albright mocked Conan O'Brien on Twitter.
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Oct. 24, 2014
Did an immigrant who tested positive for Ebola escape custody in Leicester?
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Oct. 24, 2014
Has Nancy Grace been arrested for murder?
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Oct. 24, 2014
Did Macy's remove SodaStream products from their stores because the products are made in dispute ...
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Oct. 23, 2014
A new church was moved by a hurricane onto a plot of land that church members had originally att ...
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Oct. 23, 2014
A summary of the 1956 Republican platform describes a significant divergence from the party's fo ...
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Oct. 23, 2014
A doctor in New York City tested positive for Ebola.
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Oct. 23, 2014
Is Amazon giving out free $200 gift cards to Facebook users?
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Oct. 23, 2014
Can voters in Colorado print ballots at home and turn them over to vote 'collectors'?
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