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
March 7, 2018
An image of an elephant standing near a tram in London is frequently shared with a fictional bac ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 6, 2018
A gory image of a child who had been attacked by a dog was stolen and used by propagandists to s ...
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March 5, 2018
An image that appeared to be a luckily timed photograph was actually created with digital manipu ...
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March 5, 2018
A meme suggesting that Melania Trump plagiarized her Women's History Month statement from Michel ...
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March 3, 2018
An article appearing to report that the president has an unorthodox idea for ending mass shootin ...
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March 2, 2018
A fake tweet was spread in an attempt to smear the reputation of David Hogg, who survived a mass ...
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March 1, 2018
A Georgia senator has claimed — without any supporting evidence — that Delta offers discounts on ...
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Feb. 28, 2018
The claim that the Senate Minority Leader has a concealed weapons permit is based on one single ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 27, 2018
Two fake quotes ostensibly uttered by the Florida senator resurfaced in the aftermath of the Feb ...
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Feb. 27, 2018
A tweet posted in 2010 by NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch about a fired CNN reporter was criticized ...
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Feb. 26, 2018
An image purportedly showing famed astronomer Carl Sagan holding a sign reading "No Billboards i ...
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Feb. 26, 2018
A 1974 report co-authored by Ruth Bader Ginsburg about sex bias in U.S. law has been grossly mis ...
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Feb. 23, 2018
A story about a high school student talking his way into showering with girls after gym class is ...
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Feb. 23, 2018
The environmental activist, journalist, and suffragette encouraged people to "be a nuisance" and ...
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Feb. 22, 2018
The time it takes varies from state to state, but you can buy an assault rifle in less than an h ...
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Feb. 22, 2018
A photograph showing President Trump holding notes during the listening session with survivors o ...
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Feb. 21, 2018
A conspiracy theory accusing Nick and Laura Phelps of being "crisis actors" received a new (and ...
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Feb. 20, 2018
A meme used a fabricated quote based on Lahren's comments about politicians' offering thoughts a ...
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Feb. 20, 2018
An impostor Twitter account posing as Rep. Maxine Waters posted an inflammatory remark with the ...
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Feb. 19, 2018
An image purportedly showing a large shark on a Kitty Hawk beach is a composite of at least two ...
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