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.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Dec. 15, 2022
"Very much like a baseball card, but hopefully much more exciting."
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Dec. 14, 2022
A video that frequently goes viral shows the privacy-saving technology in action.
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Dec. 13, 2022
The claims went viral in December 2022, but stem from an out-of-date television news segment tha ...
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Dec. 12, 2022
Viral articles about policies to reduce the "carbon pawprint" made by meat-eating pets are unsup ...
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Dec. 9, 2022
While not as severe as a dishonorable discharge, a bad conduct discharge is a significant punish ...
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Dec. 8, 2022
The latest target of anti-trans activists is a book titled "Smart Girl's Guide: Body Image."
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Dec. 8, 2022 (Updated: Dec. 9, 2022)
The book, "Smart Girl's Guide: Body Image," has been the focus of several Fox News segments.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Dec. 7, 2022
While both events are historic, they did not occur, nor are they celebrated, on the same day.
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Dec. 7, 2022 (Updated: May 14, 2024)
"I will forever have to deal with the fact that my personal journal can be viewed online," Ashle ...
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Dec. 3, 2022
In 1928, a public welfare official allegedly found no reason to interfere with 3-year-old Bobby ...
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Dec. 2, 2022
The rapper was suspended from Twitter for a tweet Elon Musk characterized as a violation of the ...
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Dec. 2, 2022
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West was suspended, again, from Twitter in early December 2022.
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Dec. 2, 2022
This is less impressive sounding than a decade-plus of identical clickbait articles suggests.
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Nov. 30, 2022
That's the view of the Tarrant County, Texas, tax assessor, at least.
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Nov. 29, 2022
He was, at least, aware of the saying.
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Nov. 28, 2022
The alleged quote regards the Constitution's role in protecting individual rights.
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Nov. 20, 2022
Presidents use notes, and international events are planned down to every tiny detail. Are these ...
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Nov. 18, 2022
A previous study found this trend in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. New data ...
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Nov. 16, 2022
A tired but familiar set of diversions had been employed to falsely suggest fraud in the 2022 U. ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 10, 2022
A throwback to 2020, these claims attempt to frame legitimately cast mail-in ballots as invalid.
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