Dan Evon
Dan Evon worked at Snopes between October 2014 and July 2022. Evon is a Chicago-based writer who has been sifting through the sludge of social media since 2009. Prior to joining the editorial staff at Snopes.com, he was the editor-in-chief of Social News Daily, a senior writer for The Inquisitr, and covered motorcycle racing for All About Bikes Magazine.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 14, 2018
This was one of the more unusual "amusing" factoids associated with the young players of the Lit ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 14, 2018
For the time being, at least, 'VeggieTales' characters remain based on things mothers would app ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 13, 2018
A year-old video showing a group of Antifascists beating up a right-wing activists in Berkeley, ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 13, 2018
President Trump may have greeted the 'Bikers for Trump' at one of his golf courses, but he didn' ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 13, 2018
A man who flew on several NASA Space Shuttle missions is not a supporter of the proposed Space F ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 13, 2018 (Updated: Sept. 17, 2018)
Donald Trump, Jr. shared a doctored graphic which falsely showed his father with a higher job ap ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 8, 2018 (Updated: Aug. 13, 2018)
A small number of people complained after the department posted a photograph of a deputy praying ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 8, 2018
A speculative question about God's being black originated with one of the Kennedys, but it wasn' ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 7, 2018
A quote incorrectly attributed to the former British prime minister was spread on social media b ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 6, 2018
A spectacular image of red-tinted clouds at sunset was repurposed to falsely connect it with 201 ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 6, 2018
The House Minority Leader did not argue that the plastic straw ban would prevent "gateway guns" ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 6, 2018
A "firenado" truly formed during the Carr fire in California, but this photograph likely does no ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 6, 2018
A photograph of two men wearing "I'd Rather Be a Russian Than a Democrat" t-shirts was taken at ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 3, 2018
A report about a tiger lurking near the shores of the Lake of the Ozarks originated with a prank ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 2, 2018
Be careful you don't end up with more than you bargained for when you go after household invaders.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 2, 2018
The Associate Supreme Court Justice said she hopes to remain on the bench another five years. A ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 2, 2018
A video of a group of motorcyclists has been repeatedly shared over the years with unfounded cla ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 1, 2018
Fatima Hemminger is actually a fictional character who resides solely in realm of manipulated im ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 1, 2018
Claims that a photograph shows Che Guevara executing two women appear to be based solely on the ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 1, 2018
A sign reading "Pedophiles are People Too" was briefly pinned to a telephone pole near a school ...
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