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
Aug. 2, 2017
A photograph of Donald Trump participating in a professional wrestling match is frequently used ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 1, 2017
A Facebook page reported that Devil's Tower, a large rock formation in Wyoming, was actually the ...
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Aug. 1, 2017
Two books from the 1890s contain seemingly eerie connections to modern-day politics.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 31, 2017
On June 4, 1965, the military pilot Valentin Privalov flew this plane under the central span of ...
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July 31, 2017
A satire site used news of disarray at the White House to push a false story about the new commu ...
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July 28, 2017
A shocking report about the former child actor was just another hoax from a well-known purveyor ...
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July 28, 2017
A photograph purportedly showing a house cat cuddling with a lion was digitally altered for an a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 27, 2017
An old quote about touchdown celebrations has been attributed to a number of coaches, including ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 27, 2017
A painting by a Canadian artist is often mistaken for a photograph.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 27, 2017
A photograph purportedly showing the English musician and the Argentinian-Cuban revolutionary pl ...
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July 25, 2017
A meme made the demonstrably false claim that Wendy's had replaced workers with machines at thou ...
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July 25, 2017
An image purportedly showing a missive from White House communications director Anthony Scaramuc ...
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July 25, 2017
A satirical article posited that the controversial televangelist had a new pulpit made of money.
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July 25, 2017
A photograph appears to show a student who literally researched the question "jumping off buildi ...
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July 24, 2017
A photograph purportedly showing a large whale swimming through a canal in Venice was digitally ...
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July 21, 2017
A still from the movie Blitzmädels an die Front is frequently shared as if it were an aut ...
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July 21, 2017
A parody video used logos and graphics from legitimate news sources to make a story about the ac ...
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July 20, 2017
Shortly after news broke that John McCain had been diagnosed with brain cancer, a story surfaced ...
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July 20, 2017
"This poor fellow trespassed on the wrong farmer's property."
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July 20, 2017
A video purporting to show a huge storm moving over a rural road was digitally manipulated, alth ...
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