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. 12, 2020
Oh chemistree, oh chemistree, how organic are your branches?
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 11, 2020
Aurora borealis? A nuclear explosion? No, just a tomato farm.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 11, 2020
A 2009 hoax video designed to show how easy it is to spread misinformation continued to be a sou ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 10, 2020
The FDA wrote: "The observed frequency of reported Bell’s palsy in the vaccine group is consiste ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 10, 2020
Another giveaway scam was circulated on Facebook in December 2020.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 9, 2020
According to the Audubon Society, it's akin to a human giving birth to a fully developed 4-year-old.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 9, 2020
We want the tooth and nothing but the tooth.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 9, 2020
There's no law that requires a candidate to win both Ohio and Florida in order to become preside ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 8, 2020
The truth is out there, but this probably isn't it.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 8, 2020
As a vaccination for COVID-19 starts to roll out, so does the anti-vax misinformation.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 8, 2020
President Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, tested positive for COVID-19 in December 2020.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 3, 2020
An old quote resurfaced as the former football coach was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freed ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 3, 2020
In order to avoid falling afoul of the age-old axiom, "Who deduced it produced it," all we'll sa ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 3, 2020
The Grinch wouldn't touch his phone with a 39-and-a-half-foot pole!
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 2, 2020
An activist group protested against U.S. President Donald Trump's false claims of election fraud ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 2, 2020
Catherine O'Hara has had several memorable roles throughout her career.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 2, 2020 (Updated: Dec. 7, 2020)
Rumor has it the infamously named town has officially been bowdlerized.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 1, 2020
An emotional image of a West Point graduate is often shared as an example of a person achieving ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 1, 2020 (Updated: Dec. 11, 2020)
How can you die in a raid that never happened?
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 1, 2020
The tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, extends more than 2,700 feet into ...
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