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Brooke Binkowski

Brooke Binkowski worked at Snopes between November 2015 and July 2018. Binkowski is an award-winning journalist and researcher. She has written and produced for CNN, CBS, NPR, the Globe and Mail, AJ+, the Christian Science Monitor, and various other outlets. Brooke speaks two languages well and five languages very badly. She loves to travel, run, play music, and read, and is an avid saber fencer and an accordion enthusiast.

Man Doesn't Show Up to Work for Years, No One Notices

Written by: Brooke Binkowski

Feb. 15, 2016

Joaquín García of Spain said that he was unfairly targeted because of his political beliefs.

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Missing Man Remembers Who He Is, 30 Years Later

Written by: Brooke Binkowski

Feb. 13, 2016

After missing for decades, Edgar Latulip helped solve his own cold case.

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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dead at 79

Written by: Brooke Binkowski

Feb. 13, 2016

Scalia's body was discovered at the Cibolo Creek Ranch near Marfa, Texas.

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Starving Sea Lion Found in Restaurant Recovering, Say Researchers

Written by: Brooke Binkowski

Feb. 13, 2016

Restaurant staff discovered the dehydrated, malnourished pup curled up in a booth.

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Apple's Blast from the Past?

Written by: Brooke Binkowski

Feb. 12, 2016

Setting your iPhone's date to 1 January 1970 won't bring up a cool new theme; it'll just potenti ...

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Oregon Refuge Standoff Ends Peacefully

Written by: Brooke Binkowski

Feb. 11, 2016

The takeover of a federal wildlife refuge protesting "government overreach" began on 2 January.

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Einstein Was Right: Gravitational Waves Exist

Written by: Brooke Binkowski

Feb. 10, 2016

Major news from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) was broken by a cake.

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Does This Video Capture a Weather Reporter Slapped in the Face by a Large Fish?

Written by: Brooke Binkowski

Feb. 9, 2016

A viral video showed a "weather reporter" getting smacked in the face by a flying fish during a ...

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Bowl of guacamole surrounded by avocados.

Does the Word 'Guacamole' Mean 'Testicle Sauce'?

Written by: Brooke Binkowski

Feb. 8, 2016

Both "avocado" and "guacamole" derive from the Nahuatl word for the fruit, which only secondaril ...

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Do Glittery Phone Cases Cause Acid Burns?

Written by: Brooke Binkowski

Feb. 8, 2016

After anecdotal reports of glitter iPhone cases causing burns in 2016, one manufacturer recalled ...

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Dolphin Killed by Beachgoers?

Written by: Brooke Binkowski

Feb. 8, 2016 (Updated: July 13, 2021)

A rare baby dolphin apparently died after being handled by a swarm of tourists in Argentina, alt ...

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Does the United States Deport Military Veterans?

Written by: Brooke Binkowski

Feb. 7, 2016 (Updated: April 13, 2018)

Honorably-discharged veterans of the U.S. military have, under certain circumstances, either rec ...

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Tattoo Shops Offering Free Likenesses of Presidential Candidates

Written by: Brooke Binkowski

Feb. 4, 2016

The tattoo artists wanted to express their support for various presidential candidates — indelibly.

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Spanish Man's Secret to a Long Life: Never Drink Water

Written by: Brooke Binkowski

Feb. 4, 2016

Antonio Docampo García, from the northwestern Spanish region of Galicia, only drank red wine.

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Obama Demanded This Admiral Stop Giving Out Bibles?

Written by: Brooke Binkowski

Feb. 3, 2016

President Obama didn't demand an admiral stop giving out Bibles; such claims are based on a 2013 ...

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Couple High on Meth Eats Homeless Man?

Written by: Brooke Binkowski

Feb. 3, 2016

A story about meth-addled cannibals came from a site that specializes in secondhand fake news.

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What Are the Origins of Groundhog Day?

Written by: Brooke Binkowski

Jan. 31, 2016 (Updated: Jan. 29, 2020)

The now-famous weather-predicting woodchuck was once a bear, a badger, and a hedgehog.

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Oregon Refuge Occupation Continues, Despite Shooting, Arrests

Written by: Brooke Binkowski

Jan. 27, 2016

The militia spokesman was killed in an apparent shootout with federal agents; eight people have ...

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Military: Reports of Gunfire at San Diego Naval Hospital False Alarm

Written by: Brooke Binkowski

Jan. 26, 2016

The Naval Medical Center was on lockdown after reports of an active shooter.

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Texas Grand Jury Indicts Two Involved in Planned Parenthood Sting Videos

Written by: Brooke Binkowski

Jan. 25, 2016

The jury had originally been investigating allegations of criminal misconduct by Planned Parenthood.

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