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. 16, 2016
We investigate Donald Trump's claim that the conspiracy theory about Barack Obama not being born ...
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Sept. 14, 2016
Unreliable online sources claimed that that due to a shortage of men, Iceland was offering to pa ...
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Sept. 14, 2016
The Huron County Coroner says pathologists are testing an intact heart found in a field in Norwa ...
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Sept. 13, 2016
A longstanding urban legend holds that World Trade Center leaseholder Larry Silverstein "fortuit ...
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Sept. 13, 2016
A like-farming post on Facebook took on the appearance of an impromptu referendum against Donald ...
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Sept. 11, 2016
A viral video uses forged and misrepresented evidence in an attempt to prove that Hillary Clinto ...
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Sept. 11, 2016
The Clinton campaign issued a statement confirming that the candidate left the 9/11 memorial ear ...
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Sept. 8, 2016
A montage of photos and video clips of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton purport ...
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Sept. 8, 2016
Pundits accused President Obama of insulting Americans after he used the word "lazy" during a to ...
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Sept. 8, 2016
A fake news site cranked out an election year fairy tale guaranteed to tickle the fancy of every ...
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Sept. 7, 2016
A satirical piece written by New Yorker humorist Andy Borowitz was mistaken for actual news.
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Sept. 7, 2016
A video boasting millions of views on Facebook shows a newborn baby delivered by C-section still ...
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Sept. 6, 2016
The late Phyllis Schlafly, an outspoken, anti-feminist conservative, said a great many controver ...
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Sept. 5, 2016
Viral photographs showed meager, unappetizing meals served to flood victims in Louisiana by the ...
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Sept. 5, 2016
President Obama said during a press conference that 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is "exerc ...
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Sept. 3, 2016
Authentication is lacking for a verbal exchange that supposedly took place many years ago betwee ...
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Sept. 2, 2016
An altered video twists the words of billionaire Democrat George Soros to create the impression ...
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Sept. 2, 2016
A government effort to control the spread of the Zika virus via aerial insecticide spray killed ...
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Sept. 2, 2016
The company has halted sales due to a "battery issue" and says it will offer free replacement ph ...
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Sept. 1, 2016
The NFL quarterback's controversial fashion statements continue to raise hackles among fans and ...
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