David Emery
David Emery is a West Coast-based writer and editor with 25 years of experience fact-checking rumors, hoaxes, and contemporary legends, first as a freelancer for About.com (1997-2016), and as a staff writer and editor for Snopes since July 2016. His varied media career has also included stints as a television writer, contributing editor of a (pre-internet) satirical newspaper, and newsroom librarian.
Written by: David Emery
Sept. 4, 2018
Reports that Nike rescinded their offer to make Kaepernick one of the faces of their 'Just Do It ...
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Aug. 28, 2018
Online reports that the controversial former Maricopa County Sheriff was nominated to replace th ...
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Aug. 27, 2018
An expletive-laden tweet excoriating the president in the wake of the Jacksonville shootings was ...
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Aug. 23, 2018
The fabricated report of a grisly discovery in Illinois originated on a spoofed Fox News Channel ...
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Aug. 22, 2018
Low-resolution viral images appear to show Clinton wearing an inverted cross, which some say is ...
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Aug. 20, 2018 (Updated: Aug. 23, 2018)
After defending Roe v. Wade during a pro-choice panel discussion, Clinton was attacked by pro-li ...
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Aug. 17, 2018
Remarking on the Queen of Soul's passing in August 2018, President Trump said, "She worked for m ...
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Aug. 16, 2018
While speaking to U.S. troops about an upcoming military pay increase, Trump joked that he knew ...
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Aug. 14, 2018
A parody account in Strzok's name issued the combative tweet in the wake of the FBI agent's firi ...
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Aug. 13, 2018
The Supreme Court's 1943 ruling applied to school board officials and other government entities, ...
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Aug. 11, 2018
Hyperpartisan websites published false reports that Imam Siraj Wahhaj, who is the father of New ...
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Aug. 10, 2018
More false claims about Islamic sharia law taking over in the state of Michigan originated with ...
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Aug. 9, 2018
A widely shared meme suggested that mainstream American news outlets largely ignored North Korea ...
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Aug. 7, 2018
One of the most famous of America's Founding Fathers might have agreed with this sentiment, but ...
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Aug. 6, 2018
A vintage women's magazine advertisement for a Colt Cobra revolver for use against 'that strange ...
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July 25, 2018
Missouri's Republican-controlled state legislature passed a law in May 2017 rolling back a minim ...
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July 23, 2018
A right-wing blog with a history of spreading conspiracy theories claimed the FBI agent is reall ...
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July 19, 2018
How factual is the claim that the name of the children's game "tag" originated as the acronym of ...
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July 17, 2018
Hyperpartisan web sites promulgated false claims about the billionaire's contributions to candid ...
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July 14, 2018 (Updated: Oct. 18, 2018)
In a party line vote, the Republican majority in the House Appropriations Committee approved an ...
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