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
Feb. 19, 2016
An article reported that Ted Cruz would replace the Constitution with the Bible if he gets elect ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 19, 2016
A supposed Hubble Telescope photograph of Earth within a "cradle of clouds" is actually an artwork.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 19, 2016
The story of a woman who had 14 children from 14 fathers originated with clickbait sites that sp ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 18, 2016
A fictitious quote about the pizza chain's earnings was attributed to Papa John's CEO John Schna ...
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Feb. 18, 2016
Cook wrote the letter to explain to customers why the company was fighting a court order to unlo ...
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Feb. 18, 2016
A Facebook meme claimed that actor Ato Essandoh was really killed by dogs while cameras rolled f ...
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Feb. 18, 2016
While there is an envelope featuring the likeness of Bernie Sanders, the United States Postal Se ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 18, 2016
An article reporting that Donald Trump had badmouthed Jesus originated from a satire site.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 17, 2016
A video purportedly shows a "7D hologram" virtual whale splashing through a school gym floor, bu ...
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Feb. 17, 2016
A fake news story claimed that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will only consider approvi ...
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Feb. 17, 2016
A story about a man being arrested for not paying a student loan is circulating on the internet ...
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Feb. 17, 2016
A years-old fake quote from Vladimir Putin started recirculating on the internet for some reason ...
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Feb. 16, 2016
While a photograph does show a rhinoceros interacting with a zebra foal, the image doesn't tell ...
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Feb. 16, 2016
Possibly one of the unlikelier political trios of the 1980s.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 16, 2016
A Facebook user claimed that the reality star wore a coat made out of dog fur to Kanye West's fa ...
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Feb. 15, 2016
These are not the 'blue angels' of naval aviation fame.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 15, 2016
An image of a tweet ostensibly sent by Ted Cruz about deporting the singer over her Super Bowl p ...
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Feb. 15, 2016
A "satire" news article reported that Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith had purchased the BET ch ...
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Feb. 15, 2016
While the Supreme Court Justice's death has prompted discussions and conspiracy theories, this s ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 14, 2016
A viral image purportedly shows two Russian soldiers wearing "exosuits" in Syria.
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