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
Dec. 7, 2015
USAF General Chuck Yeager has not endorsed Donald Trump for President. It's another case of mi ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 7, 2015
City officials did not create a unique "crossing guard burqa" in order to avoid a discrimination ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 4, 2015
The claim that vastly more mass shootings have taken place during President Obama's administrati ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 4, 2015
Be wary of memes with unsourced mug shots.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 4, 2015
A teenager did not die while filming a "condom challenge" video.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 4, 2015
The Centers for Disease Control did not issue a warning concerning used condoms being repurposed ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 3, 2015
Scott Weiland, the former lead singer of the band Stone Temple Pilots, passed away at the age of ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 3, 2015
Radio host Howard Stern once vowed never to vote for another Democrat.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 3, 2015
Mark Zuckerberg is not giving $4.5 million to Facebook users who share a "thank you" message.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 2, 2015
The claim that there were 350 mass shootings in the first 334 days of 2015 hinges upon a disputa ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 2, 2015
A meme claimed Frederick Trump was a pimp and drug dealer who made his fortune running a brothel ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 2, 2015
A report circulated in December 2015 that Leonardo Dicaprio's character in The Revenant was rape ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 1, 2015
A photograph of a child standing in a litter container next to a sign that reads "Dispose of You ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 1, 2015
Robert Lewis Dear, the alleged Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooter, was not born a woman.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 30, 2015
A photograph does not show Syrian orphans holding guns as they make their way to the United States.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 30, 2015
Conservative commentator William J. Bennett did not pen an essay hypothesizing that Donald Trump ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 30, 2015
"If black folks and white folks could fight together, and fly together, then surely they could e ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 29, 2015
A Walmart store in Medina, Ohio, has been accused of forcing a Marine to solicit Toys for Tots d ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 28, 2015
Not quite the "best, most luxurious, and most expensive logo that any campaign could have."
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 28, 2015
Showtime did not announce in November 2015 that the hit show "Dexter" would be returning for ano ...
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