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
Oct. 2, 2016
Leaked audio captured Hillary Clinton talking about disappointed millennial voters, but she didn ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 30, 2016
A tweet purportedly showing Leonardo DiCaprio pledging his vote to Donald Trump was yet another ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 30, 2016
A disingenuous article falsely claimed that "tens of thousands" of fraudulent ballots were disco ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 30, 2016
A transcript of Donald Trump's self-aggrandizing toast at his daughter Ivanka's wedding is a sat ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 30, 2016
Another conspiracy theory attempting to show how Hillary Clinton rigged the first presidential d ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 30, 2016
A video showing two men on fire was shared with the false claims that it involved the Black Live ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 29, 2016
A piece of horror fiction about a government experiment is frequently shared on social media as ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 29, 2016
A like-farming scam claims that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg will delete Donald Trump's and ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 29, 2016
Photographs show members of German special forces wearing chainmail-like protective gear, but no ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 28, 2016
Moderator Lester Holt did wear an earpiece during the first presidential debate of 2016, but he ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 28, 2016
Conspiracy theory holds that Hillary Clinton and moderator Lester Holt rigged the first presiden ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 28, 2016
Former Miss Universe Alicia Machado was characterized as a 'porn star' shortly after she was men ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 27, 2016
Reports that Trump would not attend the final presidential debates if Hillary Clinton showed up ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 27, 2016
Images purportedly showing a wire running down Hillary Clinton's back were offered as proof that ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 27, 2016
A fake news story reported that Hillary Clinton was given her questions for the first presidenti ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 26, 2016
An anonymous resident of East Texas shared his opinion of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 26, 2016
A fear-mongering article based on speculation and out-of-context quotes falsely claimed that rad ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 24, 2016
A photograph that purports to show Donald Trump's parents wearing Klan robes is a hoax.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 24, 2016
An article reporting that the president kneeled in protest while "The Star-Spangled Banner" play ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 23, 2016
Two photographs from September 2016 appear to show marked differences in Donald Trump's and Bara ...
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