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
Feb. 19, 2018
A set of images showing President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump in the aftermath of di ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 16, 2018
Rumors holding that the show 'The Simpsons' predicted that there would be a mass shooting at a s ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 16, 2018
Rumors that Nikolas Cruz was a registered Democrat were based on the voter registration of a dif ...
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Feb. 15, 2018
A photograph purportedly showing Nikolas Cruz in a red "Make America Great Again" hat was taken ...
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Feb. 15, 2018
In the wake of a school shooting that left 17 people dead in Florida, trolls attempted to stir u ...
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Feb. 14, 2018
An image purportedly showing an teacher with a gun slung across her back while watching over stu ...
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Feb. 14, 2018
Mars, Incorporated makes a "Pods" product, but these candies were first manufactured more than a ...
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Feb. 13, 2018
An account posing as an ex-wife of former White House staff secretary Rob Porter, who resigned a ...
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Feb. 12, 2018
Websites attempted to paint the congresswoman as a hypocrite after she came out in support of DA ...
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Feb. 12, 2018
An image was digitally created after a construction tycoon was arrested for hunting in a protect ...
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Feb. 9, 2018
An image purportedly showing a hermit crab using a human skull is actually a lifelike sculpture.
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Feb. 9, 2018
Internet users passed around an image that appeared to show river ice frozen in the shape of the ...
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Feb. 9, 2018
Two unrelated photographs were circulated on social media along with a story about actor Keanu R ...
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Feb. 8, 2018
Much ado was made on social media about the President's hair after a video aired of his boarding ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 7, 2018 (Updated: Feb. 8, 2018)
A series of images showing a Tesla Roadster looking down on earth from space are real.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 7, 2018
The fake news article misuses an image of a New York City building fire.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 6, 2018 (Updated: Feb. 7, 2018)
Rep. Adam Schiff, who authored a rebuttal to Devin Nunes's memo about the Trump-Russia investiga ...
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Feb. 6, 2018
Some of the images in a collage purporting to show the discovery of a "Goliath skeleton" date ba ...
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Feb. 5, 2018
As Philadelphians destroyed their city in celebration, a ridiculous rumor took hold on social me ...
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Feb. 5, 2018
An image purportedly showing the official Twitter account for the Philadelphia Eagles telling Pr ...
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