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
June 23, 2017
The claim about the Massachusetts Democrat originated with a fake news web site and an unrelated ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 23, 2017
Many rumors about strange creatures like cyclops or human-animal hybrids, can be traced back to ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 23, 2017
A Snapchat addition that allows people to locate one another on an interactive map has raised so ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 22, 2017
Harrowing stories about hapless male sunbathers attacked by predatory sea birds.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 22, 2017
An image purportedly showing an sign in the London Underground asking people to wear deodorant b ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 22, 2017
An 1898 photograph of a woman named Julia Richardson was mistaken for a photograph of a 1980s te ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 22, 2017 (Updated: June 23, 2017)
A viral list charts dozens of shootings and assassination attempts purportedly committed by Demo ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 21, 2017
A photograph purportedly showing the couple holding their new twin babies was digitally altered.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 21, 2017
Sometimes even pets uncomplainingly go along with children's play.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 20, 2017
We found no record of the Vice President's saying that "only guilty people need to hire a crimin ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 19, 2017
What was mistaken by some for a snippet from a real video was actually a viral promotion for tel ...
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June 19, 2017
A fake news article claimed that the President's youngest child had won a national academic award.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 19, 2017
An experience almost as scary as being transformed into a potato.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 16, 2017
A doctored image appears to show Hodgkinson holding a sign with a tweet about the Second Amendment.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 15, 2017
A fake news article was the latest in a series of claims about mishaps with the popular toy.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 15, 2017
A genuine tweet posted by the Kentucky senator was circulated out of context after lawmaker Stev ...
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June 14, 2017
An image showing a full moon above a setting sun and framed between two trees is not a genuine p ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 13, 2017
A satirical article contains some clues that the claim is false.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 13, 2017
A photograph purportedly shows vehicles in President Trump's motorcade positioned in an unusual ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 13, 2017
Reports that the Golden State Warriors voted unanimously to skip a visit to the White House afte ...
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