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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.

Is it 'Berenstain' or 'Berenstein' Bears? Classic case of Mandela Effect, explained

Written by: Joey Esposito

Oct. 12, 2025

The disparity is one of the most popular examples of the phenomenon known as the Mandela Effect.

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Mike Johnson was dean of law school that never opened

Written by: Joey Esposito

Oct. 10, 2025 (Updated: Oct. 13, 2025)

The Judge Paul Pressler School of Law never materialized, and its namesake was later accused of ...

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Image of ICE arresting Chicago toddler isn't what it seems

Written by: Joey Esposito

Oct. 9, 2025

The image circulated as an authentic depiction of a September 2025 ICE raid in Chicago.

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Is Turning Point USA hosting alternative 2026 Super Bowl halftime show?

Written by: Joey Esposito

Oct. 9, 2025

Rumors about a show hosted by the conservative nonprofit swirled after the NFL announced Bad Bun ...

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Jane Goodall said she'd like to put Trump, others 'on one of Musk's spaceships'

Written by: Joey Esposito

Oct. 7, 2025

The quote went viral following Netflix's release of "Famous Last Words" in the wake of Goodall's ...

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Don't buy into rumor Claire's store closed because of 'radical left agitators'

Written by: Joey Esposito

Oct. 7, 2025

The claim appeared to originate with attempted newsjacking by a social media influencer.

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Cheap Reese's 'mystery box' candy promo spreading on Facebook is scam

Written by: Joey Esposito

Oct. 3, 2025

The Hershey Co. told Snopes no such promotion exists.

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White House ballroom construction will continue amid government shutdown

Written by: Joey Esposito

Oct. 3, 2025

The massive expansion of the White House events space is funded by the president himself along w ...

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Unpacking claim antifa firebombed Ice Cube's tour bus, mistaking it for ICE

Written by: Joey Esposito

Sept. 30, 2025 (Updated: Oct. 2, 2025)

The hip-hop star made a tour stop in Portland on Sept. 22, 2025.

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20 rumors we've investigated about Chicago

Written by: Joey Esposito

Sept. 28, 2025

Snopes has looked into a number of claims about the Windy City throughout the years, from rumors ...

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Untangling rumor Meta labeled some Threads users as members of 'Antifa'

Written by: Joey Esposito

Sept. 26, 2025

A social media meme began after U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order declaring ...

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Trump didn't tell the UN that 'it burns when I pee'

Written by: Joey Esposito

Sept. 25, 2025

The purported statement was posted by a satirical social media account.

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Inspecting claim ICE agents removed ladders, forced workers to jump off roof during Illinois raid

Written by: Joey Esposito

Sept. 24, 2025 (Updated: Sept. 29, 2025)

A homeowner claimed ICE agents swarmed his home with guns drawn while they were not at home.

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Homeland Security posted video featuring 'Pokémon' theme song

Written by: Joey Esposito

Sept. 23, 2025 (Updated: Sept. 24, 2025)

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security spliced footage from immigration raids with that of the ...

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Minnesota man was convicted of criminal neglect for throwing sick wife 'death party' in 2019

Written by: Joey Esposito

Sept. 21, 2025

Duane Arden Johnson pleaded guilty to a felony charge of criminal neglect and was sentenced to t ...

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Fox News' Brian Kilmeade suggested 'involuntary lethal injection' for some mentally ill homeless people

Written by: Joey Esposito

Sept. 21, 2025

The co-host of Fox News' "Fox & Friends" later called his comment "extremely callous."

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25 rumors we've fact-checked about the NFL

Written by: Joey Esposito

Sept. 20, 2025

Over the years, Snopes has looked into a variety of claims about the National Football League, i ...

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Jelly Roll didn't donate $5M to build Tennessee homeless shelters

Written by: Joey Esposito

Sept. 19, 2025

The country music star is very involved in homelessness and addiction activism, but this particu ...

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Charlie Kirk introduced Kyle Rittenhouse as 'a hero to millions'

Written by: Joey Esposito

Sept. 18, 2025

Rittenhouse, acquitted in deadly protests, was a guest at "AmericaFest" in 2021, an event organi ...

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Unpacking reports of SpaceX-branded cocaine found in Brazilian plane crash

Written by: Joey Esposito

Sept. 18, 2025

The deceased pilot was allegedly an Australian businessman named Timothy James Clark.

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