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
Dec. 19, 2017
Images purportedly showing a real mermaid are based on an animatronic sculpture.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 19, 2017
Hoboken mayor-elect Ravi Bhalla is Sikh, not Muslim, and he didn't ban the word "Christmas."
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 18, 2017
"A president who would all but call Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand a whore is not fit to clean the toil ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 18, 2017
Rumors that the former adult actress confronted the Federal Communications Commission chairman o ...
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Dec. 17, 2017
Reports that poll workers had been detained in connection with voter fraud during Alabama's Dece ...
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Dec. 15, 2017 (Updated: Dec. 17, 2017)
Although Robert Mueller is a Vietnam veteran, a viral photograph doesn't actually show the forme ...
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Dec. 14, 2017
Although many women accused then-candidate Trump of sexual assault during the 2016 election, tha ...
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Dec. 13, 2017
Brits often post a photograph of a dog purportedly defecating on the steps British government he ...
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Dec. 12, 2017
A caption appearing to insult the Senate Majority Leader never aired, despite a claim that a scr ...
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Dec. 12, 2017
Councilwoman Cindy Bass did introduce a bill to outlaw bulletproof glass in certain establishmen ...
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Dec. 11, 2017
"Quantum cloak is composed of quantum stealth material made into clothing."
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Dec. 8, 2017
A Facebook post suggesting that teenagers are using a common hand sign to show they wish to buy ...
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Dec. 7, 2017 (Updated: Feb. 5, 2020)
Actor Kirk Douglas passed away in February 2020, not in December 2017 when an old death hoax cir ...
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Dec. 7, 2017
Claims that the LGBT community is adding a "P" to represent "pedosexuals" originated with a homo ...
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Dec. 6, 2017
An article reporting that the actor had insulted former President Barack Obama by calling him a ...
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Dec. 6, 2017
A fake news article seemingly reporting that the Jacksonville Jaguars had filed for bankruptcy w ...
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Dec. 5, 2017
An image purporting to show two men with signs — one reading "We must stop the war on Christmas" ...
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Dec. 5, 2017
The allegation that Perfect Petzzz toys use real animal fur is based on the hunch of a single so ...
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Dec. 4, 2017
Roy Moore contributed to a study course which argued that women should not hold political office ...
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Dec. 1, 2017
It helps to pay attention to what song lyrics actually say.
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