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
Sept. 24, 2018
Believing this claim also requires believing that someone who tweets #Pizzagate and #Qanon consp ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Sept. 22, 2018
A disturbing photo of mining conditions, likely from Belgium in the early 20th century, has ofte ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Sept. 21, 2018 (Updated: Sept. 24, 2018)
Despite widespread condemnation of the practice, performing pelvic exams on unconscious women fo ...
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Sept. 20, 2018
A former member of Senator Dianne Feinstein’s California staff was reportedly the target of Chin ...
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Sept. 19, 2018
Chad Tackett claimed his weight loss program was so good that it was part of a university-sponso ...
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Sept. 18, 2018
None of the items described in the video could accurately be described as either shocking or secret.
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Sept. 15, 2018
In 1915, Essie Dunbar was allegedly pronounced dead after suffering from a seizure. Legend has i ...
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Sept. 12, 2018
“You do not need a denier to balance the debate,” read a briefing sent to the BBC editorial staff.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Sept. 11, 2018
Sensationalized headlines mischaracterized a controversial area of science that is in no way rel ...
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Sept. 9, 2018
The latitude of the pyramid in decimal degrees can match a sequence of numbers expressing the sp ...
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Sept. 6, 2018
Revelations that Daily Caller writer Scott Greer also published material on a site founded by wh ...
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Sept. 4, 2018
A “church” falsely claimed that a form of industrial bleach considered a “sacrament” can cure vi ...
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Sept. 4, 2018
While the EPA has not paved the way for all uses of asbestos to make a return, they have propose ...
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Aug. 30, 2018
The chief executive asserted that if the country were deprived of his thinking, markets would cr ...
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Aug. 27, 2018
A conspiracy theory website drew a series of baseless or incorrect conclusions from a study that ...
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Aug. 24, 2018
Ron Paul did use the words "psychopathic authoritarians" in his final address, but not specifica ...
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Aug. 23, 2018
A 1930s photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., the President’s son, is a popular item online ...
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Aug. 22, 2018
Federal Election Commission violations are a civil matter, while Michael Cohen is guilty of mult ...
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Aug. 21, 2018
A meme accurately recounts the life of a man born into slavery who stole a Confederate ship to r ...
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Aug. 20, 2018
Such an interpretation of the 1952 law would not only be incorrect, it would betray an egregious ...
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