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
March 23, 2016
A viral story claiming that Ed Trice got a standardized math test changed across the country is ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 23, 2016
A police department shared a humorous but fake message asking meth users to bring in their drugs ...
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March 23, 2016
An image showing President Obama in Havana holding a t-shirt picturing Cuban revolutionary Che G ...
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March 23, 2016
A video showing super-cooled water turning instantly to ice was shared with the implication that ...
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March 22, 2016
A photograph of a moa foot has been misrepresented as depicting a dinosaur claw.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 22, 2016
Articles reporting that a 'Step Brothers 2' sequel was in the works were just fake news items.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 22, 2016
A video from the 2011 Minsk Metro bombing was shared on Twitter as legitimate footage of the Mar ...
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March 22, 2016
A letter stating that President Obama is planning to cut the size of the Navajo Reservation by 4 ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 22, 2016
An image of President Obama pointing at a nude portrait of Donald Trump was faked on multiple le ...
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March 21, 2016
A photograph purportedly shows two children holding a 'F*CK DONALD TRUMP' sign at a political rally.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 20, 2016
A photograph purportedly showing a man with eye cancer caused by using his cell phone at night a ...
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March 20, 2016
A photograph purportedly showing a pilot taking a selfie out his cockpit window is actually a co ...
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March 20, 2016
Claims that cans of Bumble Bee tuna are being recalled due to the discovery of human remains in ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 19, 2016
A screenshot purportedly showing anti-Trump tweets from Republicans Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz is ...
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March 18, 2016
Claims about Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards' threatening Donald Trump with a knife back ...
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March 17, 2016
A meme falsely claims that "The Walking Dead" star's father was in a 1972 plane crash in the And ...
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March 17, 2016
A fake news article claimed that Mayweather wore a Muslim headscarf to a Trump rally and challen ...
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March 16, 2016
A video showing how gardeners can create hybrid kiwi-banana fruits is an old April Fool's Day joke.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 16, 2016
Several articles reported that Sasha and Malia Obama wore dresses worth $20,000 each to a state ...
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March 15, 2016
Warnings that cell phone users should not accept the video "Sonia Disowns Rahul" because it cont ...
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