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Alex Kasprak

Alex Kasprak is an investigative journalist and science writer whose work has been featured in The Atlantic, Motherboard, New Scientist, and other venues. Prior to joining Snopes, he was a staff science writer at BuzzFeed and a science communicator at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He has master's degrees in geological sciences from Brown University and in science writing from Johns Hopkins University. Kasprak has been with Snopes since 2016 and has served as senior writer since 2019.   

Did These GOP Politicians Propose or Endorse 'Sunsetting' Social Security and Medicare?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 9, 2023

Rick Scott, Mike Lee, Ron Johnson, Lindsey Graham, and Joni Ernst have each been the subject of ...

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Is Outer Space 'Only an Hour Away' if You Could Drive Straight up at 60 MPH?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 9, 2023

"If" is doing some heavy lifting here.

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Did McCarthy 'Shush' Marjorie Taylor Greene Multiple Times During 2023 SOTU?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 8, 2023

Speaker McCarthy can be seen attempting to quell heckles from the GOP caucus at least three time ...

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Is Thailand Banning the Pfizer Vaccine After Princess Bajrakitiyabha Fell Into Coma?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 7, 2023

Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati has been in a coma since December 2022. This fact ha ...

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Were GOP Members of Congress Photographed Wearing AR-15 Pins?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 6, 2023

At least two members of Congress wore the lapel pins, and a third had taken credit for their dis ...

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Biden Administration Transfers 'High-Value Detainee' Majid Khan From Guantanamo to Belize

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 6, 2023

Khan, who testified about the CIA's use of torture and became a U.S. government informant, plead ...

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Does a Florida Law Impose Felony Charges on Educators Using Unapproved Books?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 1, 2023

A new Florida law, HB 1467, places restrictions on what books can be displayed in a classroom li ...

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Are Scientists Attempting to 'Reincarnate' the Woolly Mammoth By 2027?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 1, 2023

They claim the genetically created creature will "walk like a Woolly Mammoth, look like one, sou ...

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Did Double-Decker Bus Once Jump the Gap While London's Tower Bridge Was Up?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 30, 2023

Albert Gunter's actions in December 1952 earned him hero status among the London populace.

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Did Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Issue Statewide Ban on Pink Floyd?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 30, 2023

The band had recently changed its social media logo to include a rainbow.

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Is Google's 'G-Spot' a Real Product?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 30, 2023

And is it hard to find?

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Did US House Republicans End a Capitol Hill Smoking Ban?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 23, 2023

The House side of the Capitol reportedly reeks of cigar smoke now. Is this the result of a polic ...

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Did Boebert Say Mass Shootings Are 'Small Price To Pay' for 2nd Amendment?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 23, 2023

This is not the first time "Captain Obvious" has been fact-checked.

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Is GOP Freedom Caucus Pushing for a 30% Sales Tax in US?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 20, 2023

The tax is part of a plan to "eliminate the need for the Internal Revenue Service."

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Were 10M Mail-In Ballots 'Lost' During California's 2022 Midterms?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 20, 2023

The Public Interest Legal Group has been pushing the same misleading claims for years.

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Did Moderna CEO 'Admit' to Making COVID-19 Vaccine Before the Disease Had a Name?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 19, 2023

The fact that a pharmaceutical company was working on a vaccine for a pandemic disease that had ...

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Was Nearly 25% of the US National Debt Incurred During Trump Administration?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 19, 2023

Coronavirus relief added significantly to the national debt.

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Did Cigarettes Ever Contain Asbestos Filters?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 18, 2023

Kent cigarettes, the company claimed in the 1950s, were "the one cigarette that can show you pro ...

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Was the Norwegian Government Funding Research in 2023 To Find Out if White Paint Is Racist?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 17, 2023

"It is not about racist attitudes today," says the historian behind this project, "but rather th ...

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Does a Sony Patent Propose Viewers Skip Commercials by Yelling Brand Names at TV?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 16, 2023

"System for converting television commercials into interactive networked video games" doesn't qu ...

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