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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.

Obama Launches First Salvo in War on Christmas?

Written by: Dan Evon

Nov. 4, 2015

The Obama administration has not issued a ban on sending Christmas cards to U.S. military member ...

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McClosure

Written by: Dan Evon

Nov. 4, 2015

Fake news falsely reports that McDonald's will be closing 17,000 restaurants nationwide due to a ...

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Was a UFO Photographed Over Memphis?

Written by: Dan Evon

Nov. 4, 2015

A UFO supposedly photographed over Memphis, Tennessee, by several different people was actually ...

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Hulk Hogan Death Hoax

Written by: Dan Evon

Nov. 4, 2015

Pro wrestler Hulk Hogan did not take his own life in September 2015.

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Does This Cow Have an 'Optical Illusion' on Its Face?

Written by: Dan Evon

Nov. 4, 2015 (Updated: Jan. 16, 2020)

An image appearing to show the profile view of two human faces on a cow's face has its origins a ...

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Winter at Bernie's

Written by: Dan Evon

Nov. 3, 2015

A Facebook anecdote maintains that Bernie Sanders once charitably bought a homeless man a new pa ...

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All Aboard the Queen Scary

Written by: Dan Evon

Nov. 2, 2015

A fake news web site published a story claiming that 53 people had died in a Halloween "hatchet ...

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Is This Red Owl With Blue Eyes Real?

Written by: Dan Evon

Nov. 2, 2015 (Updated: Aug. 10, 2022)

A photograph purportedly showing a rare red owl with blue eyes is just the latest in digital owl ...

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Paul Ryan: 'Rape Is Just Another Method of Conception'?

Written by: Dan Evon

Nov. 1, 2015

Paul Ryan did not say that "rape is just another method of conception," but he did once state th ...

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Was 'Little Timmy Salutes the Flag' Banned by Facebook?

Written by: Dan Evon

Oct. 30, 2015

Facebook supposedly removed a photograph of "little Timmy" saluting the U.S. flag due to compla ...

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Big Crack in Big Horn

Written by: Dan Evon

Oct. 29, 2015

Photographs of a newly formed "gash" in the Big Horn Mountains have intrigued online viewers.

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Powerchord

Written by: Dan Evon

Oct. 29, 2015

The band Godsmack is not changing their name to Powerchord due to complaints from listeners.

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Do In-N-Out Cups Contain 'Hail Satan' Messages?

Written by: Dan Evon

Oct. 29, 2015

A digitally manipulated photograph purportedly shows that the In-N-Out Burger chain printed "Hai ...

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African-American Airlines

Written by: Dan Evon

Oct. 29, 2015

Comedian Tyler Perry did not buy American Airlines and rename it African-American Airlines.

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Patton Pending

Written by: Dan Evon

Oct. 28, 2015

General George S. Patton likely never said that "liberal democrats" were the lowest forms of pol ...

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Did a Woman Stab Her Baby to Get Revenge on Her Boyfriend?

Written by: Dan Evon

Oct. 27, 2015

A video showing a mother stabbing her baby in order to get revenge on her boyfriend was a prank ...

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InDepted

Written by: Dan Evon

Oct. 27, 2015

An old news item about actor Johnny Depp's intention to buy Wounded Knee began recirculating in ...

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Golden Fate Bridge

Written by: Dan Evon

Oct. 27, 2015

A popular photograph does not accurately depict a worker standing on the cables of the unfinishe ...

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Object WTF? No, But WT1190F Will Enter Earth's Atmosphere

Written by: Dan Evon

Oct. 27, 2015

An object dubbed WT1190F is expected to enter Earth's atmosphere on 13 November 2015 but poses n ...

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michael meyers halloween mask

Who Was Michael Myers?

Written by: Dan Evon

Oct. 26, 2015

The face of the mass-murdering Michael Myers character in the 'Halloween' films was originally a ...

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