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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Nov. 15, 2016
Best known for the top 10 hits "Daddy's Hands" and "You Really Had Me Going," the Texas songstre ...
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Nov. 15, 2016
The former Clay County Development Corp. director said her Facebook comment "was not intended to ...
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Nov. 14, 2016
Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer says he was "disinvited" from attending the U.S. Marine Co ...
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Nov. 14, 2016
The New York Times reported that president-elect Trump has discussed the possibility of living p ...
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Nov. 12, 2016
A video allegedly showing anti-Trump protesters beating a man to death in Philadelphia was actua ...
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Nov. 11, 2016
The actor best known for portraying debonair secret agent Napoleon Solo on television has passed ...
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Nov. 11, 2016
A company-wide e-mail from CEO Matt Maloney condemned Donald Trump's "politics of hatred" and in ...
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Nov. 10, 2016
A proposed change to Title X family planning regulations preventing states from defunding Planne ...
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Nov. 10, 2016
A since-retracted article on the "Steel Magnificat" blog claimed that Trump scrubbed every menti ...
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Nov. 9, 2016
A too-prescient-to-be-true quote attributed to recently-deceased former U.S. Attorney General Ja ...
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Nov. 8, 2016
An election eve social media rumor held that guest artist Jay Z rapped the words "Middle finger ...
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Nov. 7, 2016
The first female U.S. attorney general is remembered for her candor, integrity, and the roles sh ...
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Nov. 7, 2016
After reviewing a new trove of Clinton-related e-mails found on a device owned by Anthony Weiner ...
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Nov. 6, 2016
A look at a homespun effort to discredit the candidacy of Hillary Clinton by making it appear th ...
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Nov. 5, 2016
Hillary Clinton's first name was spelled "Hilliary" on 2016 election ballots printed for use in ...
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Nov. 5, 2016
A viral article purporting to quote Hillary Clinton describing Beyonce's music using racial slur ...
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Nov. 4, 2016
An inaccurate claim that Hillary Clinton was indicted for treason followed in the wake of a repo ...
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Nov. 4, 2016
An image purporting to show Hillary Clinton addressing a sparsely attended campaign rally actual ...
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Nov. 1, 2016
A viral YouTube video recycles discredited accusations linking longtime Hillary Clinton deputy H ...
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Nov. 1, 2016
Conflicting reports circulated about purported millions anonymously donated to bail out arrested ...
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