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
April 9, 2018
A photograph of two wing walkers holding tennis rackets on top of an airborne airplane is genuin ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 9, 2018
A video purportedly showing a sunbather grabbing a snake just before it bites her is actually a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 9, 2018
A shocking story about the Pontiff's upending thousands of years of tradition originated on, you ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 6, 2018
A dubious story is based on a baseless, unverified, and anonymous Facebook post.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 6, 2018
A photograph of young child with a rare disease was exploited for likes and retweets on social m ...
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April 5, 2018
A popular quote attributed to Shakespeare about his reason for happiness wasn't actually written ...
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April 4, 2018
A video showing terrified reactions of a group of children as the president enters a classroom i ...
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April 3, 2018
An April Fool's Day prank featuring a fan-made movie poster left some aficionados of the Harry P ...
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April 3, 2018
A number of outlets used a hoax quote to paint David Hogg as hopelessly ignorant of history.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 2, 2018
We're not certain where a photograph of a pair of monstrous claws comes from, but it certainly w ...
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March 30, 2018
An image of a felt doll is frequently shared as if it was a genuine photograph of a particularly ...
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March 30, 2018
A photograph from a 2011 labor strike in London was repurposed to spread a goofy meme about Gato ...
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March 29, 2018
Controversial images of the comedian were originally published in a 2009 issue of a satire publi ...
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March 28, 2018
A purported photograph of an aurora is actually a screenshot from a computer animation.
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March 28, 2018
A viral video purportedly showing a street performer levitating left many people scratching thei ...
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March 27, 2018
A Parkland school shooting survivor was accused — falsely — of giving a Nazi salute at the end o ...
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March 27, 2018
A sexually adventurous scuba diver was supposedly brought down by a shellfish allergy.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 26, 2018
We found no evidence that the actor was responsible for the quote attached to his name in a vira ...
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March 26, 2018
A video of Trump slapping World Wrestling Entertainment executive director Vince McMahon at an e ...
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March 23, 2018
Rumors that there would be a follow-up to the 2004 cult classic actually grew out of a fan-made ...
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