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. 12, 2022
With the right music, even a cute video of kids playing astronauts can seem depressing.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 12, 2022
So is that tweet about McDonald's not hiring anyone who has traded in cryptocurrencies.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 11, 2022
Important context was edited out of a viral video featuring CDC director Rochelle Walensky.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 10, 2022
The congressman's real account has over 2.2 million followers.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 10, 2022
China's "artificial sun" is located in China, not space.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 10, 2022
According to this viral video, the musician predicted cat videos, phone addictions, and the phra ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 8, 2022 (Updated: Jan. 26, 2022)
This video is an example of the intelligence of one great ape and the opulence of another.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 7, 2022
The conspiratorial claim that the attack on the U.S. Capitol was a false flag conducted by feder ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 7, 2022
A fear of masks often manifests in one's inability to recognize satire.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 6, 2022
This quote started as satire, but it was removed from its original context before circulating on ...
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Jan. 5, 2022
Digital artists have been imagining color-changing cars for years, but BMW has purportedly made ...
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Jan. 5, 2022
While delta and omicron have made headlines, there have been more than a dozen COVID variants si ...
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Jan. 4, 2022
A gruesome video of protesters being killed with "non-lethal" weapons was repurposed to spread 5 ...
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Jan. 3, 2022
A bizarre video supposedly showing a woman carrying a lion down the street went viral in January ...
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Jan. 3, 2022
It's been more than 50 years since we first landed on the moon.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 23, 2021
There might be some forced perspective at work here, but this is still one giant possum.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 22, 2021
The former president reportedly called the vaccines one of mankind's greatest achievements.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 22, 2021
The figure-eight path of the sun in a viral image is real, but there are a few aspects of the ph ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 22, 2021
A viral video supposedly shows a woman eating at a McDonald's restaurant while simultaneously ri ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 21, 2021
While there's still no photographic evidence of this event, we now have a viral reenactment of a ...
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