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
April 2, 2024
At 5-feet-7, Putin is demonstrably shorter than the Netherlands' leader.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
April 1, 2024
While it doesn't appear as though Donald Trump himself ever made this claim, some of his loudest ...
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March 28, 2024
The PACs at issue are Make America Great Again Inc. and American Values Inc.
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March 27, 2024
"When was he captain?" is also a relevant question here.
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March 26, 2024
A company named SubSea Transit Inc. is allegedly behind the "unprecedented" submarine shuttle se ...
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March 25, 2024
McDonald's sources its potatoes from a variety of farms across the world.
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March 22, 2024
The footage in question went viral in late March 2024.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 22, 2024
In the run-up to the 2024 presidential elections, social media influencers misrepresented a feat ...
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March 21, 2024
Snopes puts to rest a series of claims that photos prove that Fruit of the Loom's logo once incl ...
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March 20, 2024
With the exception of one popular Facebook satire page, nobody appeared to be making this claim.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 18, 2024
The three films plagiarized to make this video were not produced in Russia. One of them starred ...
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March 15, 2024
Vladimir Putin's three opponents were "widely seen as backed by the Kremlin."
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 15, 2024
Johnny Depp's future with the "Pirates" franchise is uncertain.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 14, 2024
What constitutes a fair reading of the Biden-Hur transcript?
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 14, 2024
The deleted tweet is real, but it never said what people claim it said.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 11, 2024 (Updated: March 21, 2024)
Strongly held beliefs and dubiously sourced evidence notwithstanding, the company has denied eve ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 11, 2024
Stopping a quote before a sentence is over can be just as misleading as making something out of ...
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March 8, 2024
Originally, the story had nothing to do with RFK Jr.
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March 7, 2024
Snopes takes a close look at the words "secretly" and "unvetted."
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 5, 2024
Screen grabs show a genuine Veterans Affairs memorandum, but officials say it was sent in error.
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