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
March 2, 2017
Reports that cable television giant Time Warner declined to renew a contract to carry CNN progr ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 2, 2017
Reports that the 'The View' host disparaged Gold Star widows as publicity seekers originated as ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 2, 2017
A Milwaukee man received a letter sent by U.S. Senator Ron Johnson's staff, ordering him to refr ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 1, 2017
A photograph purportedly showing a red blood cell on the tip of a needle is actually a composite ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 1, 2017
The poster was not an exhibit but instead was at one point available in the gift shop of the Uni ...
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Feb. 28, 2017
Versions of a remark Pope Francis made about atheists and Catholics were misleadingly paraphrased.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 27, 2017
Reports that Seth Rogen, Bette Midler, Justin Timberlake, and four other celebrities were taken ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 27, 2017
Although certain game groups on social media have been accused of promoting suicide, they have n ...
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Feb. 26, 2017
Reports that billionaire George Soros was arrested and charged with hate crimes against America ...
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Feb. 24, 2017
Reports that "Catch Me Outside Girl" Danielle Bregoli was arrested for prostitution were fake news.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 24, 2017
An oddly specific image claimed that 13,506 Marines had applied to work the White House detail i ...
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Feb. 23, 2017
A piece of audio, supposedly of the CNN anchor screaming racial epithets, is actually recycled t ...
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Feb. 23, 2017
Images assert that President Trump went golfing six times during his first month in office despi ...
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Feb. 22, 2017
A photograph showing Stephen Miller with his hands in an odd configuration is real, but is not p ...
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Feb. 22, 2017
A picture showing First Daughter Ivanka Trump posing with Vladimir Putin and Wendi Murdoch was d ...
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Feb. 19, 2017
An image purportedly showing a 'Violin Island' off Costa Rica is actually a digitally created op ...
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Feb. 19, 2017
"As long as we reward people who break laws, they will continue to break laws."
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 19, 2017
A photograph showing a star-studded group arriving at the NBA playoffs is a composite of several ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 19, 2017
An image showing a President Trump welcome mat on the floor of a Starbucks was doctored.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 19, 2017
Russian pranksters claimed they pulled phone pranks on Senator John McCain and Congresswoman Max ...
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