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Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 16, 2012
A photograph captures the plight of Alexandra Svoboda, a protester hurt during a confrontation w ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 25, 2012
Television exposure of 'entertainers' before NFL games and at halftime can't be guaranteed.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 12, 2012
Photograph shows an eagle perched on a gravestone in a military cemetery.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 4, 2012
A veterinary pathologist testified that being immersed in a can of Mountain Dew could dissolve a ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 3, 2012
Here's the story of Jeff Guidry and his relationship with the bird.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 29, 2011
Does legislation passed by the U.S. government allow horses to be slaughtered for food in that c ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Oct. 23, 2011
Warren Buffett quipped about passing a law that says anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% ...
Written by: David Mikkelson Bethania Palma
Oct. 19, 2011
An article contrasted the disparate sentences given to a homeless man and a corporate investor.
Written by: Snopes Staff
Aug. 9, 2011
Black and white tussock moth caterpillars can cause severe allergic reactions in some people who ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 12, 2011
"This receipt was found in the parking lot of the grocery store in Menominee, Michigan."
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 24, 2011
Does Ping provide wounded veterans with free lessons and golf clubs?
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 10, 2011
Can Baby Orajel cause infants to stop breathing and turn blue?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 21, 2011
The largest surges in the motor vehicle accident rate occur in the home state of the losing Supe ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 4, 2010
Although the claimed location may be a bit off, the photograph is real.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Nov. 1, 2010
An 1890 gravestone supposedly bears an anti-Democratic epitaph.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 23, 2010
A 1979 Pakistan airline advertisement shows the shadow of a jetliner on the World Trade Center. ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Sept. 30, 2010
The horrifying homecoming is a long-running legend that might be based on a true tragedy.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Sept. 9, 2010
A misplaced comma once deprived the U.S. government of $1 million in revenue.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 15, 2010
The father of Chelsea Clinton's husband is a former congressman who pled guilty to fraud charges.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 10, 2010
Mexican legislators expressed concern that an Arizona law would prompt an influx of Mexicans int ...
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