David Emery is a freelance writer and an avid chronicler of urban legends and popular culture, with a special interest in the lore and folklife of the Internet.
Experience:
Professional credits include stints as a freelance journalist, staff writer for a TV sitcom, and contributing editor of a satirical newspaper. Mr. Emery first won recognition in the online world as an arch commentator on the outer limits of Net culture with Iron Skillet Magazine, "a compendium of offbeat views run through the blender of the author's savage sense of humor ... [with] on-target skewerings of strange ideas" (Houston Chronicle). He has covered urban legends and folklore for About.com since 1997.
From David Emery:
"On this site we'll debunk, deconstruct, and, wherever possible, simply enjoy the strangest, scariest, funniest, most popular tall tales, rumors, and hoaxes people see fit to share, both online and off. I'm pleased to have you join me in what promises to be a constantly entertaining, ever-enlightening exploration of the urban legends and folklore of the digital age."
References:
- David Emery Sorts Fact, Fiction for About.com
PR Newswire - Keeping Track of Rumors and Hoaxes
Poynter Online