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
Jan. 8, 2018
A fake news article claimed that the world suicide rate plummeted after Logan Paul's "Suicide Fo ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 8, 2018
A doctored image purportedly shows the North Korean leader reading a book that portrays U.S. Pre ...
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Jan. 5, 2018
An excerpt purportedly from the book "Fire and Fury" convinced more than a few readers that the ...
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Jan. 5, 2018
A story about two bakers who won a big lottery payout just after being slapped with a fine came ...
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Jan. 5, 2018
A fire at a property owned by Bill and Hillary Clinton in New York state sparked a veritable inf ...
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Jan. 4, 2018
The uplifting message offers tips on how to live more fulfilling lives, and encourages less comp ...
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Jan. 4, 2018
Reports that President Donald Trump had ordered the name to revert are just barely-sourced opini ...
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Jan. 3, 2018
A photograph of a protest was shared with unfounded claims and an inaccurate and misleading desc ...
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Jan. 3, 2018
Hoax reports held that a man was arrested after he tricked an officer into playing the "circle g ...
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Jan. 2, 2018
A parody account — not the president himself — tweeted a suggestive remark about Tiffany Trump.
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Jan. 2, 2018
Images purportedly showing the First Lady in a dress bearing the same pattern as a shower curtai ...
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Jan. 2, 2018
Reports of a Christmas Day raid originated with a conspiracy theory web site and are not based o ...
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Dec. 29, 2017
The long-time House member supposedly didn't like the President Trump's 'allowing people to keep ...
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Dec. 29, 2017
A look back at the year's biggest stories — and the hoax images that followed at their heels.
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Dec. 29, 2017
A fake news article wants you to hate former First Daughter Sasha Obama.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 28, 2017
A report connecting "animal brothels" to a surge in immigration attempted to link two misreporte ...
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Dec. 28, 2017
Altered images portray Donald Trump and his family in either grotesquely unflattering or inhuman ...
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Dec. 27, 2017
A look at how the phrases "Merry Christmas" and "Happy Holidays" were used under President Donal ...
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Dec. 27, 2017
Rumors that a facility for making methamphetamines was found at a store in Decatur originated wi ...
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Dec. 21, 2017
Check your wheel wells for critters -- but you don't need to check your car hood for cows.
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