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.
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May 11, 2016
A photograph showing West Point cadets with raised fists spawned accusations of political activi ...
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May 11, 2016
A photograph purportedly showing President Obama posing with a "Bernie 2016" sign has been digit ...
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May 11, 2016
An article reporting that Michael Jordan threatened to move the Charlotte Hornets came from a si ...
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May 10, 2016
Comedian Jeff Foxworthy did not write a "you might be a moron" joke about the United States taki ...
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May 10, 2016
Recent changes to some Kellogg's products have raised concerns about potential allergic reactions.
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May 10, 2016
Unverified, unvetted postings on social media used photographs from video game promotions to adv ...
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May 10, 2016
A meme offering instructions on how to make "Bernie Sanders glow sticks" actually provides a rec ...
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May 9, 2016
TIME's choices for Person of the Year are often controversial.
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May 9, 2016
"Obama signed the ‘Patriot Freedom of Womb Liberty Act’ which would add a new holiday, the ‘Nati ...
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May 6, 2016
A blog post entitled "Apple Stole My Music. No, Seriously" led many to believe that Apple was pu ...
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May 6, 2016
A fake news article claimed that Ted Cruz blamed God for his failed presidential campaign, and h ...
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May 4, 2016
An essay written by Newt Gingrich in January 2016 was altered before it recirculated in April 2016.
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May 4, 2016
While the bison is set to become the United States' national mammal, this will have no effect on ...
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May 3, 2016
A photograph purportedly showing a group of underappreciated Vietnam veterans is actually a fram ...
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May 3, 2016
Several web sites connected an exaggerated dip in Target's stock price to a recent boycott over ...
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May 3, 2016
After a Paralympic swimmer was disqualified from a race for violating an advertising rule, a rum ...
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May 3, 2016
An article reporting that Prince's music vault contained nothing but Billy Joel cover songs came ...
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May 2, 2016
An image showing an impressive spiral cloud formation encircling a tower was rendered by an arti ...
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May 2, 2016
A photograph showing a swimmer giving a "hang loose" sign to a whale originated with a well-know ...
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May 2, 2016
A story about a flagpole that was removed from a Pearl Harbor memorial was blamed on President O ...
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