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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.

Elon Musk, a white man, speaks into a microphone on the right side of the image. On the left side of the image, a screenshot that appears to show a post on X reads, "If a national draft ever becomes necessary, Teslas will not be usable to flee the country."

Did Musk say Teslas could not be used to dodge military draft? Here's the truth

Written by: Joey Esposito

March 10, 2026

The alleged post spread on social media after the White House answered a question that mentioned ...

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Why Hillary Clinton once said US would attack Iran if she was president

Written by: Joey Esposito

March 8, 2026

Clinton was responding to a hypothetical question about a nuclear attack by Iran on Israel.

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Iwona B. Horyn is actual name of DHS acting chief security officer

Written by: Joey Esposito

March 8, 2026

A popular rumor from 2025 resurfaced in early 2026 after being featured on "Jimmy Kimmel Live."

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Sen. Thom Tillis didn't ask Kristi Noem about salacious text from Corey Lewandowski

Written by: Joey Esposito

March 5, 2026

Noem faced intense scrutiny from the Senate and House Oversight Committees in early March 2026.

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Rumor loss of 3 fighter jets in Iran operation cancels out alleged DOGE savings doesn't add up

Written by: Joey Esposito

March 4, 2026

Even if the claim wasn't labeled as satire, the cost of three fighter jets is far less than the ...

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Email saying Hillary Clinton was 'much prettier in person' is real. Epstein didn't send it

Written by: Joey Esposito

March 3, 2026

A simple read of the file in the DOJ's library clearly showed that a redacted sender wrote the m ...

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Vance once wrote op-ed claiming Trump's best foreign policy during first term was 'not starting any wars'

Written by: Joey Esposito

March 2, 2026

The 2023 Wall Street Journal piece recirculated following the U.S.-Israel attack on Iran in late ...

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Contextualizing claim deployed US Navy sailors pay for their meals at sea

Written by: Joey Esposito

March 2, 2026

A policy change in 2002 resulted in service members getting a stipend to cover their meals.

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7 rumors involving FBI Director Kash Patel, investigated

Written by: Joey Esposito

Feb. 27, 2026

Trump's FBI director has faced multiple accusations about his use of taxpayer money.

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Trump said he'd send 'criminals or people that don't work' elsewhere if he could

Written by: Joey Esposito

Feb. 26, 2026

Trump made the statement during a speech meant to honor "American lives tragically taken by crim ...

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Was Ghislaine Maxwell replaced with a body double in prison?

Written by: Joey Esposito

Feb. 25, 2026

Maxwell testified before the U.S. House Oversight Committee via video conference, sparking rumor ...

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Did dog illegally vote in California election? Sniffing out the truth

Written by: Joey Esposito

Feb. 22, 2026

Prosecutors said a vote cast in the dog's name was counted in California's 2021 gubernatorial re ...

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Was Florida man arrested after baptizing alligator in Waffle House? Don't bite

Written by: Joey Esposito

Feb. 21, 2026

According to the claim, the man attempted to use a pitcher of iced tea to perform the "baptism."

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Unpacking claim Seahawks QB Sam Darnold owed more in California taxes than his Super Bowl bonus

Written by: Joey Esposito

Feb. 19, 2026

A rumor circulated that Darnold owed the state of California $249,000 after receiving a Super Bo ...

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Posts claim photos show Sean Connery and Thomas Brodie-Sangster at age 34. They're almost right

Written by: Joey Esposito

Feb. 16, 2026

Connery was actually a several months younger than Brodie-Sangster in the photos, based on evidence.

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Is 'every morning's a Smirnoff morning' vodka ad real or spoof?

Written by: Joey Esposito

Feb. 15, 2026

The advertisement appeared to be an example of “culture jamming,” an anti-capitalist movement th ...

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Did NBC edit footage of Vance getting booed at 2026 Winter Olympics? We investigated

Written by: Joey Esposito

Feb. 11, 2026

Though boos were audible during Vance's appearance in Milan, some online users alleged the netwo ...

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25 Epstein files claims we've investigated since their public release

Written by: Joey Esposito

Feb. 10, 2026

Snopes has fielded dozens of claims after the DOJ began releasing redacted case files related to ...

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Did Ohio woman Susan Warren once break into home, clean it and leave bill for her services?

Written by: Joey Esposito

Feb. 8, 2026

Warren, the so-called "Cleaning Fairy," later pleaded guilty to charges of burglary and trespassing.

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Look out for alleged email in Epstein files about World War III

Written by: Joey Esposito

Feb. 6, 2026

An online rumor claimed that an email to Epstein said Feb. 8, 2026, would mark the start of the ...

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