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 15, 2016
Complaints that Donald Trump's name was omitted from Florida ballots seemed to stem either from ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 15, 2016
While Bernie Sanders has said he plans to improve the United States' rail system to combat clima ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 15, 2016
A viral video showing molten copper being poured over a Big Mac does not demonstrate the "indest ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 15, 2016
A satirical article reported that Ted Cruz wants to ban the tritone interval in music due to its ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 14, 2016
A Facebook user claimed, without substantiation, that a Nylabone brand pet product caused her do ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 14, 2016
Reports that India's national anthem has been declared the "world's best" by UNESCO are an old hoax.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 14, 2016
A sign banning Donald Trump supporters was put up at a Taco Cabana restaurant, but this is not a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 13, 2016
A video claiming that a protester arrested at a Donald Trump rally was a member of ISIS is fake.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 11, 2016
"The fact that this happened was a shock to everybody at the restaurant."
Written by: Dan Evon
March 11, 2016
A clip purportedly showing Secret Service agents training for "advanced reverse escapes" was act ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 11, 2016
A rumor (mostly pushed by YouTube commenters) claiming that the pop singer had died in a car cra ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 10, 2016
A fake news article claimed that a woman murdered her roommate over requests to play Candy Crush.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 10, 2016
A photograph showing President Reagan with a group of men at the White House is frequently misca ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 10, 2016
A fake news article claimed that Metallica singer James Hetfield had left the band to pursue a c ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 9, 2016
A series of hoax articles reported that "The Notebook 2" had started filming in various cities i ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 8, 2016
A photograph of a crowd with their hands raised in front of Obama was circulated with misleading ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 8, 2016
A quote from Bernie Sanders about institutional racism was taken out of context by both pro-Sand ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 8, 2016
A fake promotional image for a new Netflix original series called "Home Improvementer" was circu ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 8, 2016
A casting call for "Donald Trump Executive Assistant Supporter" probably wasn't posted by the Re ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 7, 2016
A photograph supposedly showing Ted Cruz hugging former Cuban leader Fidel Castro was digitally ...
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