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Alex Kasprak is an investigative journalist and science writer whose work has been featured in The Atlantic, Motherboard, New Scientist, and other venues. Prior to joining Snopes, he was a staff science writer at BuzzFeed and a science communicator at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He has master's degrees in geological sciences from Brown University and in science writing from Johns Hopkins University. Kasprak has been with Snopes since 2016 and has served as senior writer since 2019.

Does This Video Show Ukrainian Soldiers Terrorizing a Mother and Her Child?

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No, These Photos Don't Show the Nashville School Shooting Suspect

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Did Biden Joke About Ice Cream Before Nashville Shooting Remarks?

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Did White House, FBI, or DOJ 'Confirm' Authenticity of Ashley Biden's Diary?

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Have All Attackers in US School Shootings Been Men?

Mar 27, 2023 The question surfaced in the aftermath of The Covenant School shooting in Nashville.

Does a Proposed Florida Law Ban Insurance Coverage for Gender-Affirming Care?

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Did a Boston School Distribute 'Explicit Survey' About Oral Sex to Middle Schoolers?

Mar 23, 2023 The controversy surrounds the CDC's long-running Youth Risk Behavior Survey.

Is 'Highly Contagious' Fungus With 'Kill Rate of 60%' Spreading Through US?

Mar 22, 2023 These claims, rooted in actual science, are presented without key context.

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Did Rand Paul Delete Tweet Showing Him with a Student Wearing a 'Guns and 69' Shirt?

Mar 20, 2023 "Can you believe" a student "was disciplined for wearing this shirt in Utah?" the U.S senator as ...

Did Publisher Propose Removing Rosa Parks’ Race from Florida Textbook?

Mar 20, 2023 "She was told to move to a different seat," the lesson said, without an explanation of segregation.

Does China's State-Owned Bank Have Offices in Trump Tower?

Mar 20, 2023 The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, which is state-owned, is by some metrics the larges ...

Does Oxfam Handbook Advise Against Using the Words 'Mother' and 'Youth'?

Mar 17, 2023 In March 2023, the anti-poverty charity released an "Inclusive Language Guide."

Is YouTuber MrBeast Dead?

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Did Greta Thunberg Delete Tweet Claiming Climate Change Will Wipe Out Humanity by 2023?

Mar 17, 2023 Numerous tweets from conservative pundits misread the claim repeated by Thunberg, GritPost, and ...

Is This a Real Video of a Russian Jet Crashing into a US Drone?

Mar 16, 2023 The incident occurred over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023.

Does Florida Bill HB 999 Ban Black Greek Life, Courses, Programs from State Universities?

Mar 15, 2023 The controversial bill gives power to the educational board of governors to ban funding for dive ...

Is This Image of a Mass Grave from the War in Ukraine?

Mar 14, 2023 Pro-Putin trolls were pushing context-free photos as evidence of heavy Ukrainian losses.

Is This a Real Photo of Ukrainian Soldiers in Front of a Swastika Flag?

Mar 14, 2023 Some have argued that the photo, taken in 2014, was manipulated. Here, Snopes takes a closer look.

Did a Russian Dementia Care Facility Use Biden in an Ad?

Mar 13, 2023 Also pictured in the alleged ad: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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