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
Nov. 10, 2017
An internet post purporting to prove that the worst genocides of the twentieth century were the ...
Written by: David Emery
Nov. 10, 2017
The U.S. Senate candidate wrote in 2006 that newly-elected Representative Keith Ellison, a Musli ...
Written by: David Emery
Nov. 9, 2017
In a belated revelation, Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiava said they were attacked by would-be res ...
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Nov. 8, 2017
Congress reportedly passed a law banning the playing of Christmas music before Thanksgiving, eve ...
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Oct. 30, 2017
Two Trump campaign officials were indicted on charges related to money laundering, and a former ...
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Oct. 25, 2017 (Updated: Oct. 4, 2022)
The Washington Post reported that a law firm representing the Democratic National Committee and ...
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Oct. 24, 2017
A fabricated story blames the fluke 1967 aircraft carrier fire on the negligence of then-Navy bo ...
Written by: David Emery
Oct. 21, 2017 (Updated: Oct. 23, 2017)
Given the paucity of information available two weeks after an ambush by militants on U.S. troops ...
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Oct. 19, 2017
Pamela Gaudry says Delta Air Lines apologized for the "bad decisions" of an employee who forbade ...
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Oct. 16, 2017
Despite preliminary indications that the Trump family's government-paid travel expenses are high ...
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Oct. 14, 2017
Anecdotal reports say the expression "a shot of whiskey" came into being when cowboys traded bul ...
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Oct. 11, 2017
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' proposed five-year strategic plan includes lan ...
Written by: David Emery
Oct. 9, 2017
A controversy arose over a reported lack of Hanukkah items offered for sale in Hobby Lobby stores.
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Oct. 9, 2017
Detroit's fire commissioner confirmed that a probationary firefighter was terminated for work be ...
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Oct. 6, 2017
Dr. David Wartinger of Michigan State University published a medical study suggesting that a rid ...
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Oct. 5, 2017
Internal Revenue Service officials said temporarily re-upping an existing identity verification ...
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Oct. 3, 2017
The United States joined 12 other countries, including Saudi Arabia and China, in voting against ...
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Oct. 2, 2017
Some social media posts defending the Trump administration's relief efforts in Puerto Rico follo ...
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Oct. 2, 2017
An old but still thriving urban legend about Walt Disney World in Florida holds that the theme p ...
Written by: David Emery
Sept. 27, 2017
Some question the legitimacy of Donald Trump's presidency, but the constitutional options for ch ...
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