# Donald Trump    Not Necessarily The News    2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting    Pete Hegseth    AI-generated Content   

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.

Did Trump say Kamala Harris would cause 'bread lines'?

Written by: Joey Esposito

Nov. 11, 2025

The purported quote circulated online amid a government shutdown that impacted food benefits for ...

Read More


Virginia AG-elect Jay Jones sent violent texts about GOP opponent and his children in 2022

Written by: Joey Esposito

Nov. 11, 2025

Jones admitted to sending the texts and apologized. Ultimately, the controversy did not impact h ...

Read More


Founder of Hershey's Chocolate opened boarding school for orphans

Written by: Joey Esposito

Nov. 10, 2025

Initially for “poor, white orphan boys” the Milton Hershey School is now self-described as “one ...

Read More


Did Hitler build a ballroom after coming into power?

Written by: Joey Esposito

Nov. 9, 2025

The leader of the Nazi Party built a ballroom in the garden of the Reich Chancellery in Berlin, ...

Read More


Posts claim RFK Jr. left the scene of Oval Office medical emergency. Here's what we know

Written by: Joey Esposito

Nov. 7, 2025

Users on social media argued whether Kennedy was leaving to get help or simply “bailing out.”

Read More


Did Tom Brady say he cloned his dog that died in 2023?

Written by: Joey Esposito

Nov. 6, 2025

The former NFL star is an investor in Colossal Biosciences, which acquired pet-cloning company V ...

Read More


JCPenney once advertised a tea kettle that some said resembled Hitler

Written by: Joey Esposito

Nov. 3, 2025

The retailer's billboard went viral in 2013 and was quickly taken down, but not before the item ...

Read More


Black couple patented foundation of modern home security systems in 1969

Written by: Joey Esposito

Nov. 2, 2025

Marie Van Brittan Brown and her husband, Albert, filed for the patent in 1966 and received appro ...

Read More


Investigating rumor that Mike Johnson and his son are 'abstinence partners'

Written by: Joey Esposito

Nov. 1, 2025

A social media meme appeared to reference a 2023 story about Johnson’s use of an anti-porn app.

Read More


What Vance said about wanting neighbors who speak the same language

Written by: Joey Esposito

Oct. 31, 2025 (Updated: Dec. 8, 2025)

The vice president's comments occurred during an interview for a New York Post podcast.

Read More


Unraveling claim Adolf Hitler built a ballroom in 1933

Written by: Joey Esposito

Oct. 28, 2025

The fascist dictator built a ballroom in the garden of the Reich Chancellery in Berlin — beneath ...

Read More


15 amazing claims about nature we've investigated

Written by: Joey Esposito

Oct. 25, 2025

Snopes has looked into variety of strange nature facts, from turtles who breathe through their b ...

Read More


Judge ordered DOD to reinstate banned books in libraries of 5 schools on military bases

Written by: Joey Esposito

Oct. 23, 2025

Six families filed a motion against the Department of Defense for removing the books.

Read More


Don't fall for rumor George Soros filed for bankruptcy after funding 'No Kings' protests

Written by: Joey Esposito

Oct. 22, 2025

The satirical claim poked fun at conservatives who alleged the billionaire was responsible for m ...

Read More


Trump said new White House ballroom construction wouldn't 'interfere with the current building'

Written by: Joey Esposito

Oct. 21, 2025

The president's quote from July 2025 circulated online as demolition began on the White House's ...

Read More


Marines fired live ammunition over California freeway after clash between White House and Newsom

Written by: Joey Esposito

Oct. 20, 2025

Ordnance that exploded prematurely struck a law enforcement vehicle, but no injuries were reported.

Read More


Did a CEO drink Agent Orange on live TV in 1975 to prove it was safe and live until 2007?

Written by: Joey Esposito

Oct. 19, 2025

Lars Foss reportedly drank Hormoslyr, a chemical herbicide that contained the same active ingred ...

Read More


Why we carve pumpkins to celebrate Halloween

Written by: Joey Esposito

Oct. 17, 2025

The answer to why people carve jack-o'-lanterns in October may lie in old Irish folklore.

Read More


Unpacking claim Trump planned 'show of force' by firing missiles into California during protests

Written by: Joey Esposito

Oct. 16, 2025 (Updated: Oct. 20, 2025)

In an X post, California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said it was the governor’s decision to close ...

Read More


Did Speaker Mike Johnson call nude cyclists in Portland 'most threatening thing' he's seen?

Written by: Joey Esposito

Oct. 15, 2025

Johnson made the statement during a news conference Oct. 14, 2025.

Read More


Page: 7


Source code