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
Aug. 27, 2021
The story of Elgin Staples and his mother, Vera Mueller-Staples, has wowed audiences since the 1 ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 26, 2021
Texas did request additional mortuary trailers in August 2021, but they weren't adorned with Gov ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 26, 2021
This video is disturbingly real. But the caption...?
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 25, 2021
The code "Id10T" was taken.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 25, 2021
Come as you are as long as you're not naked.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 24, 2021
A genuine video of people being executed in 2013 was re-shared as if it were related to summer 2 ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 24, 2021
From USDA: "Food production and manufacturing are widely dispersed throughout the U.S., and ther ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 23, 2021
Toast, on the other hand, appears to be allowed.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 23, 2021
This photograph came from a "graduation" event of a Taliban group called Badri 313.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 21, 2021
The rumors of the bus go round and round.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 20, 2021
Isolated cashiers' errors in 2019 continue to stir up concerns in 2021.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 19, 2021
Yes, but this image does not represent what life was like for the majority of Afghan women durin ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 18, 2021
A humorous video was repurposed and shared as if it was connected to a real (and deadly) inciden ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 17, 2021
Peddlers of misinformation attempted to sow confusion in the wake of the Taliban's takeover of A ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 17, 2021
The threat to female journalists in the region is undoubtedly real.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 12, 2021
Many children have attempted this method. Many children have failed.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 12, 2021
A hundred years later and this simple advice still rings true.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 11, 2021
Misinformation is still misinformation even it sounds humorous.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 11, 2021
There's a predictable answer to the question "why is nobody else talking about this?"
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 10, 2021 (Updated: Aug. 11, 2021)
As the New York lieutenant governor's name circulated on social media, so did misinformation.
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