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Joey Esposito

Joey Esposito is based in Maine and has written for outlets like IGN, MTV, Fandom, GameSpot, ScreenJunkies, the Television Academy, Down East Magazine, and many more in his 17 years of writing and reporting experience. He's an avid music-listener and video game player and has just started getting super into birds. He also writes comic books, including "The Pedestrian," "Pawn Shop," "Batman: Urban Legends," "Sesame Street" and more. He was selected to be part of the DC Comics Writers Workshop in 2017.

16 claims about Tucker Carlson we've investigated

Written by: Joey Esposito

May 24, 2026

The former Fox News host said in early 2026 he was "tormented" by his previous support of U.S. P ...

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Image shows a screenshot of an appearance by retired Navy Vice Adm. Robert Harward, a bald white man, on Fox News. There is what appears to be an unusual shadow on his neck.

Retired Navy SEAL Robert Harward's Fox News appearance sparks mask conspiracy theory

Written by: Joey Esposito

May 22, 2026 (Updated: May 29, 2026)

Harward appeared on "America's Newsroom" on May 19, 2026, and seemed to be the victim of some un ...

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Images of a video game called Plantation Simulator hosted on Steam make up the background. A "mature content description" is overlaid.

Steam hosted 'Plantation Simulator' video game that encourages players to whip Black characters

Written by: Joey Esposito

May 22, 2026 (Updated: May 26, 2026)

The game's creator has published other games with similar controversial angles in the past, incl ...

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Vance encouraged supporters to 'vote against the crazy leadership in DC.' There's more to the story

Written by: Joey Esposito

May 19, 2026

The vice president made the statement while addressing workers at a manufacturing plant in Kansa ...

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Did Mike Johnson say members of Congress should be able to 'engage in some stock trading'? Here's context

Written by: Joey Esposito

May 19, 2026

Johnson cited inflation as a reason Congress members traded on the stock market, but voiced supp ...

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A gray poodle stands on a table and eats whipped cream out of a Starbucks cup.

Is Starbucks changing pet-friendly policy to become halal-certified? Here's the truth

Written by: Joey Esposito

May 17, 2026

The coffee giant told Snopes a sign at a store in Singapore claiming as much was "posted erroneo ...

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Headshot of Rep. Virginia Foxx, an elderly white woman with white hair and glasses

Rep. Virginia Foxx allegedly sent 'hostile' response to child's letter on electric cars. Here's what we know

Written by: Joey Esposito

May 17, 2026

Foxx reportedly slammed climate change legislation and accused teachers of "indoctrinating" stud ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump, wearing a suit, gestures and speaks into a microphone.

Trump on Iran negotiations: 'I don't think about Americans' financial situation'

Written by: Joey Esposito

May 13, 2026

A quote from the president spread widely because it appeared he was dismissing his own constitue ...

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Two green boxes of "Fudge Mint Cookies" featuring the "Oven Baked" logo

Does same baker make Girl Scout Cookies and Dollar Tree knockoffs? We checked

Written by: Joey Esposito

May 13, 2026 (Updated: May 14, 2026)

Oven Baked offers a similar — but not identical — flavor of the fan-favorite Girl Scout Cookie f ...

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Donald Trump, a white man, wears a suit and yellow tie. Todd Blanche, a white man wearing a blue tie and blue suit jacket, stands to his right.

Trump said acting AG Todd Blanche kept him 'out of jail for years'

Written by: Joey Esposito

May 13, 2026

The president made the comment during a speech to law enforcement officials in May 2026.

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Barack Obama and Donald Trump, both wearing suits, sit next to each other. Obama appears to be laughing at something Trump said.

10 of Trump's claims about Obama that we've investigated over the years

Written by: Joey Esposito

May 10, 2026

Donald Trump has publicly criticized Barack Obama since he emerged as a presidential candidate i ...

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An image shows a fake advertisement featuring an illustration of a man kissing his wife on the cheek while she cleans. The ad says, "Is Your Wife Getting Hysterical Again?" and features an illustration depicting "Calm-a-Lot tranquilizer tablets."

Is vintage ad for 'Calm-a-Lot' tranquilizer tablets real? There's no proof it existed

Written by: Joey Esposito

May 10, 2026

An image purportedly showing an authentic 1950s advertisement was a fake, mimicking typical sexi ...

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Image featuring photo of the MV Hondius, the cruise ship at the epicenter of the spring 2026 hantavirus outbreak, and a June 2022 X post that reads, "2023: Corona ended, 2026: Hantavirus."

Real 2022 tweet about hantavirus fuels 'prediction' rumor amid outbreak

Written by: Joey Esposito

May 9, 2026

The account's bio claimed they were an "astrologist" who "reads the future," but it's unclear if ...

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Vivek Ramaswamy, a younger Indian man running for Ohio governor, wears a suit and speaks into a microphone at a lectern.

Did Vivek Ramaswamy once say Ohio was 'a good state' but not 'the best'?

Written by: Joey Esposito

May 7, 2026

Ramaswamy, a Republican running for Ohio governor in 2026, made the comment during a 2023 speech ...

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Don't put faith in claim Florida man was arrested after trying to 'baptize' alligator in Waffle House

Written by: Joey Esposito

May 4, 2026

The man supposedly tried to perform the baptism using a pitcher of iced tea, according to posts.

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Did Trump play tennis with Serena Williams in 2015?

Written by: Joey Esposito

May 4, 2026

The video was captured months before Trump announced his 2016 presidential bid.

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Black-and-white image of a dog chasing a bird off a cliff with text reading, 'Choices made in anger cannot be undone!!"

Did photo of dog chasing bird off cliff inspire 'Looney Tunes' characters? Don't fall for claim

Written by: Joey Esposito

May 3, 2026

Legendary animator Chuck Jones said Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner were inspired by Mark Twain a ...

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No evidence Trump called Norah O'Donnell 'Nora O'Dumble' in social media post

Written by: Joey Esposito

April 29, 2026

The president had choice words for O'Donnell during an appearance on "60 Minutes," but a screens ...

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Image shows phone with a Truth Social post against a background of a scene from the White House Correspondents' Association dinner

These conservative accounts posted about White House ballroom after correspondents' dinner shooting

Written by: Joey Esposito

April 29, 2026

A variety of conservative commentators posted about the need for a ballroom after the alleged as ...

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What acting AG Todd Blanche said about bullets after White House correspondents' dinner shooting

Written by: Joey Esposito

April 28, 2026

Posts claimed Blanche said that "sometimes you find the bullet and sometimes it just disappears. ...

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