Alex Kasprak
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Did a Russian Dementia Care Facility Use Biden in an Ad?
Also pictured in the alleged ad: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. → Read More
Is It a Crime to Submit Non-Duck Designs to the Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest?
Waterfowl not the dominant feature? What are you, a criminal? → Read More
Was Peter Dinklage the Voice of the Wake-Up Call Guy in a 1995 'Seinfeld' Episode?
Claim: In the 1995 "Seinfeld" episode "The Wink," a wake-up call to Elaine is voiced by Peter Dinklage in an uncredited role. Myriad Reddit posts and listicles assert with great confidence that Peter Dinklage had a cameo in the 1995 "Seinfeld" episode "The Wink." This claim appears to have originated with a 2011 YouTube video titled "Peter Dinklage on Seinfeld as Wake-up Guy James." In this… → Read More
Is This a Real 1930s Photo of a Piano Designed for Bedridden Patients?
"It is believed that the instrument will be rather expensive." → Read More
Does This Picture Show a Fully Dissected Human Nervous System?
Verifying the content of the popular photograph is one thing. Verifying the identity of the human it came from is another story. → Read More
Did Tim Pool Complain on Fox News That 'Woke Agenda' Ended his Sex Life?
A couple of things seem off here. → Read More
Is This a Real Photo of Venice, Calif., Police Enforcing 'Bathing Suit Laws'?
"Venice police have already received numerous complaints … of bathers parading … in bathing suits contrary to law." → Read More
Did Biden Say, 'Wait Until You See Our Plan for the Destruction of Taiwan'?
"One of the things I'm known for is my breaking news tweets," the originator of this claim said during a live stream. → Read More
Was This Phillip-Morris-Branded Toy Lighter Set Real?
The product apparently came with a pack of bubble gum cigarettes. → Read More
Did the Lee County, Florida, GOP Pass a Proposal To Ban COVID-19 Vaccines?
The group claimed to be acting on "behalf of the preservation of the human race." → Read More
Did 5 Environmental Scientists Flying to East Palestine, Ohio, Die in Plane Crash?
The plane reportedly was departing from Little Rock, Arkansas, on Feb. 22, 2023. → Read More
Is This a Photo of Trump With Former Mafia Hitman?
John Alite, a former hitman for the Gambino crime family, appeared to have been photographed with the former president in November 2022. → Read More
Is This a Real Photo of Abraham Lincoln With a Cat in his Lap?
It is unlikely the two creatures inhabiting this photo lived in the same century. → Read More
Did Marines Catch and Kill FBI Agents Trying To Sabotage a Substation in Idaho?
This would certainly be a unique use of the U.S. Marines. → Read More
Is This Phallic-Looking Starfish for Real?
An image of the purported echinoderm periodically goes viral on social media. → Read More
Claim That US Blew up Nord Stream Pipelines Relies on Anonymous Source
Seymour Hersh presents factual background material, but his case for conspiracy is held together by a seemingly omnipotent anonymous source. → Read More
Is Outer Space 'Only an Hour Away' if You Could Drive Straight up at 60 MPH?
"If" is doing some heavy lifting here. → Read More
Were GOP Members of Congress Photographed Wearing AR-15 Pins?
At least two members of Congress wore the lapel pins, and a third had taken credit for their distribution. → Read More
Are Scientists Attempting to 'Reincarnate' the Woolly Mammoth By 2027?
They claim the genetically created creature will "walk like a Woolly Mammoth, look like one, sound like one," and "inhabit the same ecosystem." → Read More
Did Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Issue Statewide Ban on Pink Floyd?
The band had recently changed its social media logo to include a rainbow. → Read More