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
June 24, 2016
An article reporting that a child killed his parents because they wouldn't let him access the In ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 24, 2016
Many social media users incorrectly claimed that the European Union flag was going to lose a sta ...
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June 23, 2016
A disturbing set of images purportedly shows a pile of dead bomb-sniffing dogs that were put dow ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 23, 2016
A web site asking people to "buy a gun, give a gun" to families living in at-risk neighborhoods ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 23, 2016
An image purportedly showing a cheetah at a greyhound race was created for an automobile adverti ...
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June 23, 2016
A fake news item reported that famously conservative musician Hank Williams Jr. had endorsed Hi ...
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June 23, 2016
An old and inaccurate report claiming that Yellowstone National Park has been evacuated due to v ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 22, 2016
A Tennessee congressional candidate put up a billboard exhorting voters to "Make America White A ...
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June 22, 2016
A real Thomas Jefferson statement about bearing arms is frequently shared along with a sentence ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 22, 2016
A list of statistics showing the leading causes of death in the United States through June 2016 ...
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June 21, 2016
A satirical news article reporting that a rape victim performed her own abortion with a special ...
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June 21, 2016
While "Finding Dory" voice star Ellen DeGeneres joked about the movie's featuring a transgender ...
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June 21, 2016
A whale of a picture, impressive at any scale.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 20, 2016
Democratic presidential candidates have only won the White House in years that an Eastern Confer ...
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June 20, 2016
A photograph purportedly showing a baby moose holding a gay pride flag is a digital creation.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 20, 2016
Reports of the possible spotting of a kraken near Antarctica actually show a very large rock.
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June 19, 2016
Fake news reports that President Obama banned assault weapons and promised "large scale Homelan ...
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June 17, 2016
Fake tweets and bad reporting left many NBA fans worried that Golden State Warriors star Steph C ...
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June 17, 2016
A purported Jimmy Carter quote about the election of the United States' first woman president ap ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 17, 2016
There's no truth to a rumor that Facebook is banning "amen posts" (in which social media users a ...
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