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
Nov. 30, 2017
The woman hula-hooping in this photograph did not time-travel to the 1930s.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 30, 2017
Trump retweeted three videos from an extremist British group purportedly showing Muslims committ ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 29, 2017 (Updated: Nov. 30, 2017)
A video of a teenager beating up a person on crutches was shared by President Donald Trump along ...
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Nov. 29, 2017
Photographs of Russian President Vladimir Putin at a Christmas service looked as if he were stea ...
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Nov. 28, 2017 (Updated: Aug. 26, 2022)
A flyer at a Canadian school used the lengthy acronym facetiously to appeal to teachers who feel ...
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Nov. 27, 2017
Reports concerning a man who passed away shortly after starting a GoFundMe crowdsourcing campaig ...
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Nov. 22, 2017
A message on the Telegram app from an "ISIS supporter" used a hashtag translated to "handle the ...
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Nov. 20, 2017
The Secretary of the Interior is not the man in a widely-circulated photograph.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 20, 2017
The image from the Spanish Civil War features one of the famous authors, but not both.
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Nov. 17, 2017
Most of us who ride the subway have shared this experience at one time or another.
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Nov. 17, 2017
A fake quote ostensibly uttered by the photographer who took the infamous image of Senator Al Fr ...
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Nov. 16, 2017
Out-of-control fires and tires are dangerous enough individually, never mind in combination.
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Nov. 16, 2017
A screenshot from the game showing a shocking scene is genuine.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 15, 2017
A video showing a religious procession in Bradford, England, was misrepresented as a protest by ...
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Nov. 14, 2017
A picture of veterans in Mexico who were deported after serving the U.S. military was met with s ...
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Nov. 14, 2017
A video purportedly showing a marijuana grower hiding from police is not genuine footage.
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Nov. 13, 2017
A rumor holding that actor Harry Shearer had announced his departure from "The Simpsons" in Nove ...
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Nov. 13, 2017
Reports that the famous theoretical physicist had been accused of sexual impropriety originated ...
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Nov. 10, 2017
Big hands or small can? Inquiring minds want to know.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 9, 2017
Rumors that Trump implied a legislator from the Philippines was a drug smuggler originated with ...
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