David Mikkelson

David Mikkelson is the founder and CEO of Snopes.com, the oldest and most-respected fact-check site online. Mikkelson founded the site in 1994 and today the site receives over 20 million unique monthly visitors. David speaks worldwide about combating "fake news" and the rise of the digital age and its impact on investigative journalism. Managing everything from researching and writing articles about urban legends to overseeing the site's technical infrastructure, David made Snopes.com the go-to place for Internet users to query the veracity of anything questionable they encountered online. www.davidmikkelson.com

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