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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.   

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Is Homeland Security Working to Compile a Database of Journalists and Bloggers?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

April 6, 2018

A solicitation put out by the United States Department of Homeland Security seeks a contractor t ...

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Did a Newspaper Ad for the Ku Klux Klan Praise Donald Trump?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

April 5, 2018

A purported KKK recruitment flyer found in Alabama praised the policies of President Donald Trump.

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Two New Studies Suggest Opioid Prescriptions Drop in States with Legalized Marijuana

Written by: Alex Kasprak

April 4, 2018

The findings run counter to political arguments against legalizing marijuana for recreational use.

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The Facts Behind 'Caravans' of Immigrants

Written by: Alex Kasprak

April 3, 2018

President Trump used the occurrence of an annual human rights demonstration as a reason to deplo ...

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Is There a Point in the Ocean Where the Closest Human Could Be an Astronaut?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

March 29, 2018

Point Nemo is the point in the ocean furthest from any land, but it’s not the only place where a ...

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Is Using 'Bug Spray' to Get High an Alarming New Trend?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

March 29, 2018

Media reports conflate a number of events, some of them speculative, to manufacture the existenc ...

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Did Russia Erect a Monument to Native Americans in Front of the United States Embassy in Moscow?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

March 27, 2018

There was a well-publicized petition to construct such a monument, but it has not been realized ...

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Will A Border Wall 'Pay For Itself' Because Immigrants Cost the Government Money?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

March 23, 2018

An argument presented by the Center for Immigration Studies suggests a wall would save the Unite ...

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Will Bionic Kidneys Replace Dialysis by 2020?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

March 16, 2018

While there have been promising developments in the effort to create an artificial, implantable ...

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Have Amelia Earhart's Remains Been Located?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

March 15, 2018 (Updated: March 24, 2018)

Despite a flurry of reporting to the contrary, the mystery of Earhart’s final resting place has ...

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Did Pepsi 'Admit' Their Sodas Contain Cancer-Causing Ingredients?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 26, 2018

Viral stories rehash a legal tussle between Pepsi and the Center for Environmental Health, but t ...

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Missouri GOP Blames George Soros for Governor's Indictment

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 23, 2018

George Soros, a billionaire philanthropist and constant target of right-wing conspiracy theories ...

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Illinois State Legislature Candidate Urged to Drop out of Race Following Offensive Remarks

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 22, 2018

Burt Minor, a candidate for the Illinois state legislature, reportedly asked a black GOP candida ...

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Gun Manufacturers Can't Be Sued For Crimes Committed With Their Products?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 21, 2018

There are almost no circumstances under which someone can sue a manufacturer in civil court for ...

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Did Donald Trump Register 'Make America Great Again' in 2012?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 21, 2018

Donald Trump filed a trademark application for his campaign slogan in November 2012, despite cla ...

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Eyewitness Testimony Confirms a Second Parkland Shooter?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 19, 2018

Dubious web sites have used students' purportedly conflicting accounts of a Florida mass shootin ...

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Is a Killer 'Klebsi Plague' Threatening the United States?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 19, 2018

A shady web site promised a cure for the supposedly imminent plague to members who pay a $74 fee.

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Did President Trump Revoke Gun Background Checks for Mentally Ill People?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 15, 2018

In February 2017, President Trump repealed an Obama-era regulation that would have made it easie ...

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Is Tamiflu Causing Increased Deaths from Flu?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 14, 2018 (Updated: Feb. 15, 2018)

Tamiflu is not responsible for the high number of flu season deaths, even if its potential rare ...

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Did the Flu Shot Cause This Year's Flu Epidemic?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 14, 2018

This claim is based on the incorrect interpretation of single quote from one nurse in Wisconsin ...

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