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.
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Feb. 12, 2024
Biden spoke at a campaign rally attended by a mixed audience that included hundreds of Black att ...
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Feb. 6, 2024
The former U.S. president was interviewed on Newsmax on Feb. 5, 2024.
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Jan. 26, 2024 (Updated: Jan. 27, 2024)
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar posted the image in question after the unveiling of a $5 billion investm ...
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Jan. 20, 2024
In a January 2024 campaign speech, Trump appeared to blame rival GOP candidate Nikki Haley for t ...
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Dec. 26, 2023
The original "Tombstone," released in 1993, starred Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer as Wyatt Earp an ...
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Dec. 20, 2023
Trump's first wife, Ivana, reportedly claimed he kept a copy of Hitler's speeches by his bedside.
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Dec. 11, 2023
The one and only time Christmas was actually banned on what would later become U.S. soil, it was ...
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Dec. 5, 2023
Trump continues to post daily on Truth Social, the social media platform he founded in 2021.
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Dec. 3, 2023 (Updated: Dec. 4, 2023)
Trump supposedly spoke of a war against American democracy during a Dec. 2, 2023, campaign stop ...
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Nov. 30, 2023
Kissinger, who was U.S. Secretary of State under Richard Nixon, did predict that Trump could go ...
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Nov. 28, 2023
U.S. President Ronald Reagan once said, "The nine most terrifying words in the English language ...
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Nov. 22, 2023
They're related to Hamas' surprise attack on Israel on Oct.7 and the military organization's ele ...
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Nov. 22, 2023
Between meal planning and awkward conversations, the annual feast can be stressful. Let Snopes a ...
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Oct. 5, 2023
This would surely be news to all three celebrities.
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Oct. 2, 2023
FEMA will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alert s ...
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Sept. 26, 2023
Lots of websites call their content "news," but their quality and reliability vary enormously.
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Sept. 19, 2023
And just in time for Halloween!
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Sept. 18, 2023
It may look like a scene out of "Fahrenheit 451," but we are told no actual books were harmed in ...
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Sept. 18, 2023
Bear in mind, this "news" comes from a known publisher of satire.
Written by: David Emery
Sept. 15, 2023
Most of the replies to social media posts containing the clip understood it as a political dig i ...
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