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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.   

Will Geometric Group Theory Be the Solution to the United States' Gerrymandering Problem?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 25, 2017

A new initiative lead by a Tufts University mathematics professor thinks this field of research ...

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Did a Study Prove That Airport Scanners 'Rip Apart' Your DNA?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 24, 2017

To paraphrase the actual scientists involved with the research: "No."

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Will Legalizing Marijuana Exacerbate the United States' Opioid Epidemic?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 23, 2017

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer suggested that the Trump administration will likely enfo ...

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NASA Announces Discovery of Seven Earth-Sized Exoplanets in Orbit Around a Nearby Star

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 22, 2017

It is unclear how Earth-like any of these new planets actually might be, but the discovery is im ...

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Study: Same-Sex Marriage Legalization Associated with Reduced Adolescent Suicide Attempts

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 21, 2017

An exhaustive study demonstrated significant and immediate declines in teenage suicide attempts ...

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Did Scientists Discover a “New” Continent?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 18, 2017

A recent paper creates the first detailed argument in favor of considering the submerged land su ...

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Does A Proposed Tennessee Bill Classify Children Born from Artificial Insemination as "Illegitimate"?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 17, 2017

Though the bill's motivation is disputed, it would repeal a law that clarifies the legitimacy of ...

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Did Congress Legalize Gun Purchases for People With Mental Impairments?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 17, 2017

More accurately, Congress passed the repeal of an Obama-era measure that would have made it easi ...

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Are Pharmaceutical Companies Hiding the Presence of Peanut Oil in Vaccines?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 16, 2017

Despite arguments that vaccines are to blame for rising peanut allergies, the claim that peanut ...

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Is SpaceX Sending a Deadly Pathogen to the International Space Station?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 13, 2017

SpaceX is transporting an experiment that hopes to document genetic mutations to MRSA as a way t ...

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Break in Ice Forces the Cancellation of Winter Research at Antarctic Station

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 9, 2017

The British Antarctic Survey decided against wintering scientists in their Halley VI Station aft ...

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Lunar Eclipses Happen Only During Full Moons

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 9, 2017

Despite headlines suggesting otherwise, the coincidence of a full moon and a lunar eclipse is no ...

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Reversible, Long-Lasting Male Contraceptive Successfully Tested on Rhesus Monkeys

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 9, 2017

Despite their best efforts, 16 male rhesus monkeys treated with an experimental injectable contr ...

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NOAA Scientists Falsely Accused of Manipulating Climate Change Data

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 8, 2017

A tabloid used testimony from a single scientist to paint an excruciatingly technical matter as ...

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Did President Trump Make It Legal to Dump Coal Mining Waste Into Streams?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 6, 2017

A joint resolution headed for President Trump’s signature would repeal a law that limited mining ...

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Was a “Lost Continent” Found?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 3, 2017

The discovery of ancient crystals trapped in the rocks of the island of Mauritius hint at the ex ...

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Are Abortions Linked to an Increased Risk of Breast Cancer?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 3, 2017

Despite early uncertainty, the weight of scientific evidence and medical consensus is that abort ...

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Dinosaur Proteins Recovered from 80 and (Potentially) 195 Million Year Old Fossils

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 1, 2017

Collagen, uh, finds a way...

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Did a NASA Study Conclude That Burning Fossil Fuels Cools the Planet?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 30, 2017

This claim is rooted in the willfully negligent reading of a NASA press release by a U.K. tabloi ...

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Was Donald Trump's Mother an Undocumented Immigrant?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 30, 2017

Though her citizenship status was apparently incorrectly documented in the 1940 United States ce ...

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