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
April 22, 2017
A video purportedly showing a sea roach actually shows an animatronic sea mite from the movie "P ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 21, 2017
A video purportedly showing black stones raining from the sky in Turkey actually depicts an ordi ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 21, 2017
Rumors that the porn star is HIV-positive originated on a fake news web site.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 21, 2017
Although something may have appeared odd about weapons seen during a North Korean military parad ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 21, 2017
An image purportedly showing the ghost of Paul Walker is actually an altered photograph of the a ...
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April 20, 2017
There's no evidence Louise Rosealma was using a glass bottle she appeared to be holding as an in ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 20, 2017
A video that purported to show a member of a lost tribe was shared with a variety of unproven cl ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 20, 2017 (Updated: Jan. 3, 2022)
A side-by-side comparison of the number of New England Patriots players at a White House event i ...
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April 20, 2017
A potentially dangerous set of instructions about "how to become a fairy" was circulated on soci ...
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April 19, 2017
A chest X-ray purportedly showing a cockroach is actually a doctored version of Marilyn Monroe's.
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April 18, 2017
Two long-buried photographs were doctored to show the two icons leaning against a tree together.
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April 18, 2017
This wasn't the first year the Paas bunny made an appearance at the White House.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 17, 2017
A video purporting to show a new spa treatment is actually repurposed footage from a comedy video.
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April 17, 2017
Yet another seeming announcement of a new Oreo flavor was just someone's expression of a wish-li ...
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April 14, 2017
Reports that the Supreme Court justice has been urgently hospitalized are fake news.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 14, 2017
A video purporting to show the Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb exploding in Afghanistan in April ...
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April 14, 2017
A doctored photograph replaced a giant catfish with an image of a "record-breaking" shrimp.
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April 14, 2017
A claim that the Lone Star State has legalized recreational pot use came from a web site that al ...
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April 13, 2017 (Updated: Jan. 4, 2018)
A photograph of President Trump signing an executive order was doctored to include a fake message.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 13, 2017
The White House reportedly struggled to stage the annual holiday event, but it will indeed take ...
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