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. 14, 2014
Was a swastika ring available for purchase from the Sears Marketplace?
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Oct. 13, 2014
Dubbed "Crabzilla," the image of the dubious crustacean went viral after it was published in a l ...
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Oct. 13, 2014
Fake news reports the Coen brothers have announced plans to begin filming a 'Big Lebowski' sequel.
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Oct. 13, 2014
Rumor: A supposedly deceased Chicago woman was rescued after funeralgoers heard screams coming f ...
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Oct. 13, 2014
Did actress Meryl Streep originate a statement about no longer having patience for things that d ...
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Oct. 13, 2014
Was the Enterovirus (D68) outbreak caused by an influx of immigrant children?
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Oct. 13, 2014
Did three nurses die after an open beverage container was left at a nurses' station?
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Oct. 13, 2014
Is the U.S. government planning to implement mandatory Ebola vaccinations for all residents?
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Oct. 12, 2014
Rumor claims ISIS members are operating a camp near El Paso and have been arrested trying to cro ...
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Oct. 11, 2014
Is Congress 'moving to appoint Barack Obama to a third term' in 2016?
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Oct. 11, 2014
Did CNN report that Ebola has been found in packages of hair extensions?
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Oct. 11, 2014
A US Airways flight attendant refused to hang an Army Ranger's uniform jacket.
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Oct. 10, 2014
Has an Ebola outbreak in Chicago left three people dead and sickened four others?
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Oct. 10, 2014 (Updated: Oct. 4, 2022)
Nope. A video of a mushroom-cloud explosion at a chemical plant in Donetsk, Ukraine, erroneously ...
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Oct. 10, 2014
Is a 14-year-old girl pregnant with the son of God?
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Oct. 10, 2014
Oil giant Baker Hughes donated $100,000 to the Susan G. Komen Foundation and now plans to distri ...
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Oct. 10, 2014
Does a photograph show the arrest of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un?
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Oct. 10, 2014
Does the CDC own a patent on Ebola?
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Oct. 9, 2014
Comic Jan Hooks has died at the age of 57.
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Oct. 9, 2014
Did '7th Heaven' actor Stephen Collins commit suicide?
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