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 18, 2016
A video purportedly documenting abuse by the dairy industry actually shows a veterinary practice ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 18, 2016
Fake news reports that a McDonald's employee has been arrested for masturbating into hamburger i ...
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April 18, 2016
A photograph purportedly showing a lush green farm in the shadow of a snow-covered mountain is a ...
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April 18, 2016
Fake news reports that NC police tased and "brutally ejected" a woman from a ladies' restroom be ...
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April 17, 2016
A photograph purportedly showing a "Welcome to Australia" sign was digitally altered.
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April 16, 2016
A viral video showing a fleshy, lab-grown "modular body" is part of a science fiction web series.
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April 16, 2016
Satirical item reports that former Republican candidate Dr. Ben Carson has no memory of running ...
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April 15, 2016
It is common to anthropomorphize animals and ascribe their behavior to human emotions.
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April 15, 2016
An April Fool's Day joke claimed that scientists had created "kaleabis," a cross between kale an ...
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April 15, 2016
A photograph showing an obese tiger is actually an entry from a Photoshop "Obeastity" contest.
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April 15, 2016
Car headrests were designed for resting heads. Any other use is incidental to their intended pu ...
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April 14, 2016
A photograph showing the former Beatle wearing a shirt that reads "Adopt" with an image of a dog ...
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April 14, 2016
A sensationalized story falsely claimed that it is now illegal to wear "Anonymous" masks in public.
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April 14, 2016
Fake news stories report that a woman ate her grandchild while high on bath salts.
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April 14, 2016
Fake news reports that the whole Goldman Sachs board was arrested by the FBI for defrauding mill ...
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April 14, 2016
The slow loris has become a popular YouTube star, but experts claim that videos featuring them d ...
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April 13, 2016
A photograph of the Space Shuttle Endeavour blasting off from Earth is real, but it has been sub ...
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April 13, 2016
With so few white tigers in existence, the genetic pool is limited, and inbreeding is an inevita ...
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April 12, 2016
A letter purportedly from Oxford University's chancellor to students protesting a statue of Ceci ...
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April 12, 2016
While several web sites claim that there's a law preventing Iowans from kissing for more than fi ...
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