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
Aug. 23, 2016
A clickbait web site is sucking in users by peddling a fake Obama quote stating that even terror ...
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Aug. 22, 2016
A Fort Worth second-grade teacher's note informing parents there will be no homework for her stu ...
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Aug. 22, 2016
We look into the conspiracy theory that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's real name is Jacob Gr ...
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Aug. 22, 2016
U.S. Army officials say a memo announcing that martial law training exercises and preparation wi ...
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Aug. 20, 2016
A popular Internet meme says 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling dropped off the Forbes billionai ...
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Aug. 18, 2016
A viral video supposedly shot in Portugal seemingly shows a strange alien entity that looks like ...
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Aug. 18, 2016
In a rambling radio interview, physician and media personality Dr. Drew Pinsky said he's 'gravel ...
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Aug. 17, 2016
Despite what critics charge, the U.S. isn't giving away the Internet, but America is relinquishi ...
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Aug. 17, 2016
We look into the recommendation that parents preserve their kids' baby teeth so stem cells can b ...
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Aug. 17, 2016
A statement by Democratic VP nominee Tim Kaine about the need for white people to understand wha ...
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Aug. 16, 2016
A widely circulated list of historical "facts" about slavery dwells on the participation of non- ...
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Aug. 15, 2016
Reports detailed an incident wherein a 79-year-old grandma armed with an AK-47 saved the lives o ...
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Aug. 15, 2016
How the red-bellied pacu, a mostly vegetarian cousin of the piranha with human-like teeth, gaine ...
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Aug. 11, 2016
Circulating images purport to compare the effects of urban decay in Detroit with the destruction ...
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Aug. 11, 2016
In a campaign speech in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Donald Trump called President Obama the 'founde ...
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Aug. 10, 2016
A viral video showing a statue of Jesus Christ in a Mexican church 'miraculously' opening and cl ...
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Aug. 10, 2016
A batch of 44 previously unreleased State Dept. e-mails reveals correspondence pertaining to Cli ...
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Aug. 9, 2016
A viral image purportedly shows a live panda cub seated next to a human being on a China Airlines.
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Aug. 9, 2016
A visitor at SeaWorld Orlando got a little too close to the dolphin tank while taking a snapshot ...
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Aug. 9, 2016
A Hillary Clinton speech on improving the plight of women and girls worldwide has been cited as ...
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