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. 22, 2020 (Updated: May 10, 2021)
Brandy Vaughan, the founder of the anti-vaccination group Learn the Risk, died at age 45 in Dece ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 22, 2020
Innovators are always seeking a better way to build to a mousetrap.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 21, 2020
After construction, it was decided that it would be easier to move the border than the fortress.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 21, 2020
The first halftime show featured marching bands, jet packs, and hundreds of pigeons.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 18, 2020 (Updated: Aug. 29, 2022)
Election-fraud fan fiction spun out of control in 2020.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 18, 2020
The credit for this knot-shaped tree does not go to mother nature.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 18, 2020
Captions can be deceiving.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 17, 2020
Fake news is fake news, no matter who repeats it.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 17, 2020
It's movie magic, you filthy animals.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 16, 2020
What does a cow do when it's feeling stressed? It gets a moosage.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 16, 2020
An interesting tidbit about the "Supernatural" star's job history led to some silly speculation ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 15, 2020
We would like to think most elected officials have better things to do with their time.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 15, 2020
The first snow globes date to 1878.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 15, 2020
Welcome to Mojosemi Forest Park.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 14, 2020
Pretending to cast a ballot is not the same thing as casting a ballot.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 14, 2020
Architect Sebastian Piton's creations would fit inside a J.R.R. Tolkien novel.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 14, 2020
Chester Doles was a member of the KKK, the neo-Nazi National Alliance, and marched with the Hamm ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 12, 2020
The amphibian's translucent skin has earned it the name "glass frog."
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 12, 2020
An article in German news magazine Der Spiegel labeled U.S. President Donald Trump "Der Verliere ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 12, 2020
How many people should it take to eat four McChicken sandwiches, four medium fries, and 20 McNug ...
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