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
Jan. 11, 2021 (Updated: Jan. 12, 2021)
As rioters broke into the U.S. Capitol. Boebert tweeted: "The Speaker has been removed from the ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 11, 2021
While videos show people who were removed from flights for being unruly or refusing to wear a ma ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 11, 2021
This is a real photo but ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 9, 2021
Photojournalists also captured images of a gallows erected outside the Capitol.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 9, 2021 (Updated: Jan. 12, 2021)
Being removed from office is not the only potential consequence of impeachment.
Written by: Dan Evon Dan MacGuill
Jan. 9, 2021
The man photographed wearing horns at the siege on the U.S. Capitol is apparently not new to pol ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 9, 2021
After U.S. President Donald Trump's Twitter account was permanently suspended, rumors flew about ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 9, 2021
Always double-check for user error before crying censorship.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 8, 2021
The restaurant chain Olive Garden found itself in the middle of a media spat following the U.S. ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 8, 2021
Damage done to areas of the Capitol during a pro-Trump siege was quite real.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 8, 2021
A months-old opinion piece was recirculated on social media in January 2021, this time with a fa ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 7, 2021
Either way, we love the character name "Groundskeeper Willie."
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 7, 2021
False rumors on social media were given the appearance of credibility when they were rehashed in ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 7, 2021
A video of a woman who participated in rioting at the U.S. Capitol went viral after some noticed ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 7, 2021
The fantastical architecture of the Ruyi Bridge in China led some to believe that it was the res ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 6, 2021 (Updated: Jan. 8, 2021)
After a day of chaos in Washington, D.C., Twitter locked U.S. President Donald Trump's account f ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 6, 2021
It would be just one of many disturbing images to emerge from the pro-Trump riots.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 6, 2021
The video is real, but it's difficult to tell exactly what it shows.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 6, 2021
We're not sure if the item made it out of the building, but the photograph is real.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 6, 2021
A number of surreal and chaotic images came out of Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021.
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