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: Jordan Liles Alex Kasprak
Dec. 20, 2019
After three months of ignoring Snopes’ request for comment on the inauthentic behavior of the me ...
Written by: Jordan Liles Alex Kasprak
Dec. 13, 2019
Snopes’ reporting on the Epoch Times-linked media outlet The BL exposed widespread coordinated i ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Dec. 12, 2019
Copper-oxidation reactions can produce a natural patina on surfaces that significantly changes t ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 26, 2019 (Updated: Sept. 18, 2023)
“This woman told me otters rape baby seals,” comedian Michelle Wolf said in a standup set.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 22, 2019
The origin of the essay, which has been attributed to many, remains murky.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 21, 2019
A viral thread makes a series of factually suspect conclusions based off a blurry photo of three ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 19, 2019 (Updated: Nov. 20, 2019)
SEC filing: "We have tax benefits ... that are being utilized to reduce our U.S. taxable income.”
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 19, 2019
Nobody would ever lie in an ad for a diet product, right?
Written by: Jordan Liles Alex Kasprak
Nov. 12, 2019 (Updated: Nov. 20, 2019)
Hundreds of fake account admins and 1,929 Facebook advertising violations only begin to tell the ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 4, 2019
Police are reportedly investigating the incident.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 1, 2019
Contemporary science suggests that everybody and anybody who receives a flu shot will at some po ...
Written by: Bethania Palma Alex Kasprak
Oct. 24, 2019
It might sour you on drinking orange juice, at least.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 18, 2019
Always be wary of websites asking for personal information.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 18, 2019
The 25th Amendment is pretty clear on this front.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 17, 2019 (Updated: Sept. 21, 2020)
The president of the United States is paid $400,000 a year.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 16, 2019
More to the point, does the “Ministry of High Technologies” even exist in Japan?
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 15, 2019
The claim rests on the existence of an invention allegedly capable of providing cheap energy to ...
Written by: Jordan Liles Alex Kasprak
Oct. 11, 2019
Both The Epoch Times and The BL deny any connection whatsoever. Our report makes that a challeng ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 4, 2019
Inoculate yourself against bogus medical claims.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 3, 2019
That adjustments are made to records of climate is neither a scoop, nor a secret, nor a controve ...
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