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
July 28, 2021
Kerri Strug fought through the pain of an ankle injury to compete at the 1996 Olympic Games, but ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 27, 2021
The Speaker of the House does not have control of the National Guard.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 27, 2021
Little St. James Island in the Virgin Islands was once owned by convicted sex offender Jeffery E ...
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July 26, 2021
Miracle Mike was, quite literally, running around like a chicken with its head cut off in the 19 ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 26, 2021
The president appeared to be making a joke about how difficult it was to talk by the nearby heli ...
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July 26, 2021
Tom Brady is an accurate passer, but is he this accurate?
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July 23, 2021
A customized Glock19, dubbed the "Block19," was briefly available for purchase in the summer of ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 23, 2021
A quote starting "and the question is whether or not we should be in a position" went viral in J ...
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July 22, 2021
Birds of a feather poop together.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 22, 2021
A 1923 article said that Frank Hayes was the "victim of his almost fanatic enthusiasm and worshi ...
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July 21, 2021
The people of California voted for Prop 47 to become a law in 2014.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 21, 2021
No national anthems were harmed in the making of this protest.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 21, 2021
You don't have to give up sex to help save the environment.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 20, 2021
Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady accepted an invitation to the White House for the first ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 20, 2021
This shark is at least 79 million years younger than suggested in this viral video.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 20, 2021
PB&J does not stand for peanut butter and jars.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 19, 2021 (Updated: July 20, 2021)
Questions about the pastor's net worth recirculated on social media in July 2021.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 16, 2021 (Updated: Aug. 16, 2021)
The image holding the "final photograph of the Titanic" title comes down to a matter of minutes.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 16, 2021
Images of a humongous fungus actually show a Boletus photoshopus.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 16, 2021
What is it about a "prediction" that makes propaganda that much more persuasive?
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