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Written by: David Mikkelson
June 19, 2003
Revising the past to make it look better to the present is an age-old phenomenon.
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 18, 2003
Accidentally-risqué domain names are nothing new on the internet, but was Powergen behind this U ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 9, 2003
Hillary Clinton once claimed she was named after famed mountain climber Sir Edmund Hillary, but ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
June 6, 2003
Monica Lewinsky did not proclaim she would be voting Republican because 'the Democrats left a ba ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
June 5, 2003
There are plenty of reasons for feeling lethargic after a big meal.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
June 1, 2003
This longstanding United States military tradition inspires a number of common misconceptions.
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 21, 2003
Fidel Castro never regularly played, much less starred, on any baseball team.
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 19, 2003
Of all the professional criticisms leveled at Geraldo Rivera over the years, one of the most com ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
May 12, 2003
Are home remedies to repel mosquitoes effective ways to defend yourself from West Nile Virus?
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 3, 2003
A rumor held that prisons, school cafeterias, Taco Bell, and other fast food restaurants serve " ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 3, 2003
Does Quranic verse 9:11 speak of the 'wrath of the Eagle cleansing the lands of Allah'?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
April 27, 2003
The notion that the Coriolis force determines which direction water spirals down drains is one o ...
Written by: Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson
April 23, 2003
Viral story claimed Jane Fonda and Ted Turner were refused service in a restaurant run by a Viet ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 5, 2003
Do not attribute to South America what can be explained by digital manipulation.
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 2, 2003
This fact check is not safe for anywhere.
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 27, 2003
Reports that a man arrested for insider trading attributed his financial success to time travel ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 19, 2003
Is there a sanctuary for canines off the coast of Florida?
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 1, 2003
The claim that terrorists have acquired a large number of "missing" UPS uniforms is old and untrue.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 16, 2003
What are we celebrating on the holiday known as 'Presidents Day'? Is it really a holiday at all?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Feb. 15, 2003
Did the 'Dell Dude' commercials end because pitchman Benjamin Curtis was arrested for marijuana ...
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