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
April 25, 2016
A viral meme claimed that musician Prince and actor Haywood Nelson were half-brothers, but that ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 25, 2016
A photograph of urinals was not taken in the women's bathroom of a Target store, nor has the cha ...
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April 25, 2016
A photograph purportedly shows a new home invasion technique featuring rubber bands and door han ...
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April 24, 2016
An incredible story about a doctor and a paramedic who saved each other's lives 30 years apart.
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April 24, 2016
An online item suggested that Prince played a vital role in basketball star Michael Jordan's com ...
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April 23, 2016
A hoax video claims that you can get $10 worth of free gas from "leftover campaign funds" simply ...
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April 22, 2016
A macro presenting Harriet Tubman as a "gun-toting Republican" features a photograph of Mary Fie ...
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April 22, 2016
A story that Klan members committed suicide after announcements that Harriet Tubman's image woul ...
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April 22, 2016
A meme asserts that musician Prince said he voted Republican because that political party knows ...
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April 21, 2016
There's no evidence a famous quote often attributed to the African-American abolitionist was act ...
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April 21, 2016
A 2009 television spot featuring an orchestra playing music to a digital whale is being shared o ...
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April 20, 2016
A viral video shows a glass jar being cut using just water, glass, and heat — but is it real?
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April 20, 2016
Reports that a Christian theme park featuring a Noah's Ark exhibit was destroyed by a flood whic ...
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April 20, 2016
Donald Trump puzzled listeners when he said "7-11" rather than 9/11" when referencing the Septe ...
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April 20, 2016
A quote warning people about how a Hillary Clinton presidency would result in a liberal Supreme ...
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April 20, 2016
DISTURBING IMAGE WARNING
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April 19, 2016
A photograph showing moose sitting in a kiddie pool watching as a car burns is a composite of mu ...
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April 19, 2016
Confused by mixed messages? There's good reason to be.
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April 19, 2016
A fake news article reported that a new law in South Africa would require people with HIV to ind ...
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April 19, 2016
A hoax article falsely reported that "American Chopper" star Paul Teutul, Sr. had been killed in ...
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