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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Aug. 8, 2016
Viral images purport to show examples of a 'Narilatha Flower' or 'Nareepol Tree' with blossoms i ...
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Aug. 8, 2016
A meme created the impression that Donald Trump claimed that there wouldn't be a black president ...
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Aug. 6, 2016
Dubious images purport to show a bank statement proving that Khizr Khan was paid $375,000 by the ...
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Aug. 5, 2016
No, the Obama administration isn't secretly pursuing a plan for the federal takeover of all loca ...
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Aug. 4, 2016
An online article claiming that a 12-year-old girl in Waukesha, Wisconsin, died as a result of r ...
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Aug. 4, 2016
An online article claims President Obama has used a loophole in federal statutes to cut military ...
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Aug. 3, 2016
ABC News reported that Republican officials are so frustrated and confused by Donald Trump's err ...
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Aug. 3, 2016
Actor Denzel Washington did not announce that he's switching his allegiance to Donald Trump in t ...
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Aug. 2, 2016
"They are a true work of art precisely because they emphasize the beauty of women," the televang ...
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Aug. 2, 2016
An overview of Donald Trump's Selective Service records from 1964 through 1972, when he was clas ...
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Aug. 1, 2016
A viral quote attributing pro-Sharia sentiments to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clint ...
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Aug. 1, 2016
A 'religious' organization called the Satanic Temple seeks to establish After School Satan Clubs ...
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July 30, 2016
The Internet uproar about Donald Trump's supposed leak of classified information after receiving ...
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July 29, 2016
Fake news articles claim various celebrities have been summoned for jury duty in towns and citie ...
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July 29, 2016
Online reports that actor Tom Hanks said in a television interview that he backs Donald Trump fo ...
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July 27, 2016
A federal judge authorized the release of John Hinckley Jr., who has been in a psychiatric hospi ...
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July 26, 2016
President Lyndon B. Johnson supposedly made a crude racist remark about his party's voter base. ...
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July 26, 2016
An Internet meme claiming that Hillary Clinton was forced to return $200,000 worth of furniture, ...
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July 25, 2016
Hillary Clinton's vice presidential pick is alleged to have ties to Islamist leaders and organiz ...
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July 24, 2016
The Mandela Effect is a collective misremembering of a fact or event. Various theories have been ...
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