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Emery Winter

Emery Winter is a Snopes reporter from Virginia Beach, Virginia, who now lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. They graduated from Queens University of Charlotte with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a minor in sports communications. They started their career working as a freelance esports reporter and fact-checking for VERIFY, TEGNA's national fact-checking platform, before joining the Snopes team in June 2025. In their free time, Emery enjoys playing video games, watching animated movies and television, cheering for bad sports teams, thinking about getting back into bowling and participating in many other nerdy hobbies.

Frame of AI-generated video of gorilla clubbing crocodile to save baby gorilla. Gorilla is mid-swing with stick in hand, baby gorilla in crocodile's mouth. A transparent, blurry version is behind the screenshot

Real video of gorilla clubbing crocodile to free baby gorilla in its mouth?

Written by: Emery Winter

Sept. 4, 2025

The popular video appeared to be generated by AI.

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What to know about EU's ban on gel nail polish chemical

Written by: Emery Winter

Sept. 3, 2025

While many gel nail polishes use a chemical called TPO now banned in Europe, manufacturers are a ...

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Is Mountain Dew banned in Texas?

Written by: Emery Winter

Sept. 3, 2025

A newly passed law in 2025 required food manufacturers to put warning labels on products with ce ...

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Close up of ancient Persian architectural engravings. Two soldiers in the art are facing each other. A third is behind another.

Did ancient Persians debate important matters drunk and sober before making decisions?

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 30, 2025

The claim came from ancient Greek historian Herodotus, who was not always a reliable source and ...

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A photo of a memorial made up of flowers and stuffed animals along the sidewalk out front of Annunciation School in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Mass shooters are not disproportionately transgender, contrary to claims

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 29, 2025

Multiple databases of mass shootings indicate that transgender people are not unusually likely t ...

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US VP JD Vance speaking with his hands spread in front of him

Vance claimed every major conflict has ended with negotiations. That's not true

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 28, 2025

Plenty of wars in human history have ended otherwise, despite the U.S. vice president's claim.

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Here's what to know about online ads for 'Circupulse' dietary supplements

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 28, 2025

The dietary supplement market is full of scams. Consumers should be cautious of any dietary supp ...

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Wide shot of US-Mexico border wall in Tijuana Mexico. A large eagle is painted over a green background. In the background beyond the border wall is the distant San Diego skyline

Real mural on Mexican side of border wall?

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 27, 2025

Mexican artists painted a mural on the Mexican side of the border wall in Friendship Park in Tij ...

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Miami and Tampa have each had just a single 100-degree day in recorded history?

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 26, 2025

Miami's only daily high of 100 degrees Fahrenheit was in 1942. Tampa's first 100-degree day was ...

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Screenshot of AI-generated image of scientist in lab injecting something into a model of a knee with a visualization of the knee bone and cartilage to the right

Posts about German gel to help heal damaged joint cartilage greatly exaggerate facts

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 25, 2025

The gel treatment for osteoarthritis has been on the market since 2013 but social media posts pr ...

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Posts claim teen campers were exposed to nuclear fallout from Trinity test. Here's the full story

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 24, 2025

Barbara Kent and a dozen other 13-year-old girls believed nuclear fallout from the Manhattan Pro ...

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Close up of Jasmine Crockett speaking in front of microphones. Her hand is raised and there are people in the background behind her

Did Texas 'fire' Jasmine Crockett by redrawing congressional map?

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 22, 2025

Social media claims that Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett was "fired" by a new Texas congression ...

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Picture of an orca swimming in the foreground with a large fishing boat in the background

Posts claim orcas sunk 1,000 boats for revenge. Here's what we know

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 22, 2025

Social media posts claimed in August 2025 that orcas near Spain sank 1,000 boats in a campaign o ...

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Illustrative photo of Celsius Arctic Blast energy drink cans on ice

Are energy drinks like Alani Nu Witch's Brew linked to stroke-like symptoms? What we know

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 21, 2025

Social media posts claim consumers of Alani Nu's Witch's Brew energy drink have suffered stroke- ...

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Artistic representation of treasury check reading "ECONOMIC STIMULUS CHECKS" over several $100 bills and an American flag

Claim about new $1,390 stimulus checks fantasy

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 19, 2025

A persistent rumor that the IRS would distribute stimulus checks for $1,390 in summer 2025 was f ...

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Screenshot of Trader Joe's gift basket photo with receipt in foreground. Even though top of receipt says "Trader Joe's", bottom of receipt says "Thank you for shopping at Aldi"

Don't believe posts claiming Trader Joe's is offering $12 gift baskets for filling out online form

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 17, 2025

Trader Joe's hasn't offered gift baskets to anyone for filling out an online form.

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Two photos stacked one above the other of a shirtless man in the water hugging around and pushing a large black bear

Photos claiming to show Russian man saving drowning bear in Lake Tahoe tell a different story

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 16, 2025

Social media posts credited an Ivan Stepanov with rescuing a drowning bear in Lake Tahoe. In rea ...

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AT&T customers could get up to $7,500 from data breach settlement. Here's how to claim it

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 15, 2025

People who can show documentation they lost money because of two separate AT&T data breaches may ...

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1700s artwork of Cinderella sitting by the kitchen fire

Breaking down claim early Cinderella versions called her 'Cinder-sl**'

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 15, 2025

A single translation well after the Victorian-era ended included the insult, but it wasn't exact ...

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Screenshot of fake news report TikTok video -- "breaking news" at top of image followed by text: "Starting from 4 a.m., Trump ordered the complete clearance of homeless people in 50 states." Frame of park police below.

Clearing up the facts on video that said Trump ordered the clearance of homeless people nationwide

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 14, 2025

The alleged video news report was shared widely on social media.

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