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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.   

Person, Human, Monitor

No, the mRNA Vaccines Do Not Contain Graphene Oxide

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Aug. 6, 2021 (Updated: Aug. 7, 2021)

Karen Kingston, who worked in a non-scientific role at Pfizer from 1996-1998, claimed she found ...

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Did U.S. Military Arrest Bill Gates?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Aug. 2, 2021

A website dedicated almost solely to headlines about famous people being arrested and tried by m ...

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Book, Wall, Brick

The 'Occam's Razor Argument' Has Not Shifted in Favor of a COVID Lab Leak

Written by: Alex Kasprak

July 16, 2021

Proponents of the "COVID lab leak" theory that COVID-19 originated as a result of work performed ...

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Tie, Accessories, Accessory

Did FDR Tell People He 'Murdered His Grandmother' To See if They Were Listening?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

July 4, 2021

The anecdote first appeared in 1953.

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Flyer, Brochure, Poster

Yes, USA Today Really Did Publish This Suggestive Heat Wave Graphic

Written by: Alex Kasprak

July 2, 2021

To some, it may just be the greatest newspaper graphic ever made.

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Twitter story about chronological tweets and latest tweets.

Is Twitter Getting Rid of Chronological Tweets?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

June 30, 2021

"We're working on fixing it," a representative for Twitter tweeted.

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Bread, Food, Cracker

Do the Girl Scouts Have Millions of Unsold Cookies?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

June 14, 2021

The pandemic did not lend itself to door-to-door cookie sales.

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Clothing, Apparel, Footwear

Are These Stiletto Crocs Real?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

June 8, 2021

"The question of taste is a very subjective value," the creative director of the fashion company ...

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Newspaper, Text, Person

Did USA Today Run a 'Front Page' Ad With Fake Stories About Hybrid Babies?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

June 7, 2021

The advertisement — a faux front page of USA Today's weekend print edition wrapped around the re ...

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Trump believes he will be "reinstated" as president by August 2021.

Could Trump Be 'Reinstated' as President in August 2021?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

June 4, 2021 (Updated: June 5, 2021)

There is no constitutional way for this to happen.

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Text, Handwriting, Person

Is Asperger's Syndrome Named After a Nazi Enabler?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

May 11, 2021

Hans Asperger, an Austrian psychiatrist, first described what he called "autistic psychopathy" i ...

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Crocs is giving away free pairs of their footwear to healthcare workers.

Is Crocs Giving Away Free Footwear to Healthcare Workers?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

May 10, 2021

The company is reportedly providing 10,000 free pairs a day to healthcare workers from now until ...

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Person, Human, Military Uniform

Did South Carolina Legislators Pass a Bill Allowing Firing Squad Executions?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

May 6, 2021

Other states that allow for death by firing squad, at least in some cases, are Mississippi, Okla ...

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Person, Human, Text

Is the CDC a 'Private Nonprofit Corporation'?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

May 5, 2021

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the CDC Foundation are two separate enti ...

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Person, Human, Fish

Was a 240-Pound, 7-Foot-Long, 100-Year-Old Fish Found in Detroit River?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

May 3, 2021

This venerable lake sturgeon could well have been born during the presidency of Warren G. Harding.

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Sea Life, Animal, Painting

Is This a Real Video of Octopus Aggression?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

May 3, 2021

This is not the first time an octopus from Western Australia became famous on the internet.

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A video shows a man riding a drone-powered hoverboard through traffic.

Is This a Real Video of a Man Riding a Hoverboard in Traffic?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

May 3, 2021 (Updated: July 2, 2024)

A drone-powered hoverboard? Gliding through city traffic?

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Person, Human, Suit

Is This an April 2021 Video of Trump Complaining About 2020 Election Results?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

May 2, 2021

The former president's remarks were captured at a $2,900 per person fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago.

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Cookie, Biscuit, Food

Will a Multi-Skin-Toned Handshake Emoji Be Available in 2022?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

May 2, 2021

The Unicode Consortium will be rolling out an emoji update sometime in 2022.

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Nikki Haley

Did Nikki Haley 'Change Her Name'?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

May 2, 2021

The GOP politician and former U.N. ambassador's middle name is Nikki — a Punjabi term for "littl ...

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