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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.   

Is the US President Blocked from Issuing Pardons During Impeachment?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Oct. 1, 2019

Presidential pardon power is famously broad.

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Did Dems Write to Ukrainians in 2018 Asking Them to 'Investigate Trump'?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Sept. 27, 2019

Three Democratic senators reached out to Yuriy Lutsenko, the prosecutor general of Ukraine, in M ...

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Did UN Official Say Nations Would Vanish If Global Warming Not Reversed by 2000?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Sept. 20, 2019

An Associated Press article from 1989 is popular among climate-change deniers.

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Did Obamas Buy $15M Waterfront Mansion on Martha's Vineyard?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Sept. 13, 2019 (Updated: Aug. 4, 2021)

The house was reported to be in escrow in late August 2019.

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Did Court Testimony Prove a Biotech Company Harvests Organs from Live Fetuses?

Written by: Bethania Palma Alex Kasprak

Sept. 12, 2019

Among other issues, a troubling headline about "beating baby hearts" resulted in accusations of ...

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Steve Gill Resigns from Tennessee Star, Star News Digital Media

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Sept. 12, 2019

The conservative commentator, whose companies Snopes reported on in March, was jailed after fail ...

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Is This 'Gentleman's Guide to Amputation' Authentic?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Sept. 12, 2019

The final step in this infographic is sharing a brandy with the newly amputated patient.

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Did NASA 'Admit' Climate Change Is Caused by Changes in Earth's Orbit, Not Humans?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Sept. 5, 2019

At issue are so-called Milankovich cycles, which describe three periodic variations in the way t ...

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Did a 15-Year-Old Invent a '100% Accurate' Pancreatic Cancer Test?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Sept. 4, 2019

A prize-winning, high-school science project claiming to be a new diagnostic tool for cancer cam ...

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Large-Scale Study Bolsters Notion That Genetics Contribute to Sexual Orientation

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Aug. 30, 2019

The findings do not identify a “gay gene” but contribute to a body of research suggesting myriad ...

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Will THC Be Removed From Drug-Test Screenings Starting on Aug. 30?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Aug. 29, 2019

Are you a medical-marijuana licensee in the state of Oklahoma?

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Are Fentanyl Users Cleaning Needles by Poking Toilet Paper Rolls?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Aug. 29, 2019

Even if they are, it is unlikely fentanyl exposure by simple skin contact could poison someone.

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Did Trump Ask Advisers About 'Nuking' Hurricanes?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Aug. 27, 2019

A report from Axios suggested the question was raised on more than one occasion.

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Has the Macaw Species from 'Rio' Movies Been Declared Extinct in the Wild?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Aug. 27, 2019

Saving the species from extinction has been a central focus of the movies' storyline.

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Did this Woman Really Discover What 'the Universe is Made of'?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Aug. 23, 2019 (Updated: Aug. 3, 2022)

We look deeply at viral claims about Cecilia Payne, one of the most influential and overlooked f ...

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Did Rick Perry Fall For A Years-Old Social Media Privacy Hoax?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Aug. 21, 2019

Posting a "legal notice" to a social media account has no real effect on the social platform, ei ...

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Is Tom Selleck a Trump Supporter?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Aug. 20, 2019

As it turns out, Tom Selleck is not the same person as Jon Voight.

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Tall Tales About Vaccines

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Aug. 19, 2019

Some great fiction has been penned about vaccines in the internet era.

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Dubious Cancer Claims

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Aug. 16, 2019

The Internet is littered with dubious and sometimes predatory claims about cancer.

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Are Ingredients in 'Impossible' and 'Beyond Meat' Burgers Indistinguishable from Dog Food?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Aug. 16, 2019

The burger-imitation products do share a few ingredients with some brands of vegan, grain-free “ ...

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