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
Dec. 30, 2016
A report that musician Stevie Wonder was killed in a car crash in December 2016 is fake news.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 30, 2016
A photograph purportedly shows a billboard for Trump Tower in Mumbai with homeless people sleepi ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 29, 2016
While the quote "it's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled" is ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 29, 2016
While many ovens have a warming drawer below the main compartment, this feature is not available ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 29, 2016
The image was shared widely on social media after the mother and daughter died within one day of ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 29, 2016
Reports from December 2016 claiming that actor John Amos had passed away from a heart attack wer ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 28, 2016
While many high-profile celebrities passed away in 2016, the overall "notable death" count for t ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 28, 2016 (Updated: June 27, 2022)
Although many viewers claim to clearly recall comedian Sinbad's playing a genie in a movie calle ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 27, 2016
A misleading article reported that Republicans had approved the creation of a taxpayer-funded ne ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 27, 2016
An image purportedly showing a tweet in which Donald Trump threatened military action against Me ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 27, 2016
At least three former Presidents will reportedly be attending the 20 January 2017 ceremony.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 23, 2016
An image of a "child-like" Joan Miro painting was circulated on Facebook along with the claim th ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 23, 2016
Some concert promoters are toying with the idea of a "Freedom Concert," but no official plans ha ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 22, 2016
Rumors holding that the crew of Air Force One refused to fly President Obama for non-business pu ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 21, 2016
Fox News is well above both CNN and MSNBC in television viewership and has picked up viewers sin ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 21, 2016
An invitation for a fundraising event stated that donors could meet Donald Trump and hunt with h ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 21, 2016
A message allegedly sent by Donald Trump on Twitter stating that Nickelback would play at his in ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 20, 2016
A viral message requesting prayers for a young boy named Dakota is several months old and has fr ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 20, 2016
A tweet in which the U.S. President threatened to arrest the actor who has famously portrayed hi ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 20, 2016
A quote ostensibly uttered by Russian president Vladimir Putin criticizing President Obama is a ...
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