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
Oct. 30, 2020
The famous golfer said that the 2020 election was not a "personality contest."
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 29, 2020
Photographers have been trying to get cats to sit still for almost two centuries.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 29, 2020
The alleged plan laid out a series of jaw-dropping changes, including strict lockdowns and manda ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 28, 2020
The photograph isn't new, the card likely doesn't belong to Malia Obama, and no evidence connect ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 28, 2020
Neo-Nazis and white supremacist groups have a long history in the United States.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 27, 2020
While the media frequently "calls" election races on election night, states have several days (o ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 26, 2020
We're not sure how to objectively rate a mushroom's spookiness level, but we can verify the auth ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 26, 2020
Masks definitely aren't responsible for mass deaths today.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 23, 2020
And is the home of world's most famous fictional paper company real?
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 22, 2020
We'll give them this: "Operation Snopes-Piercer" isn't the worst name we've heard for a smear ca ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 22, 2020
Conspiracies are often in the eye of the beholder.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 22, 2020
A "composite image" is a combination of two different photographs.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 21, 2020
It's difficult to make a rousing speech when you do not exist.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 20, 2020
A manipulated image was just a lil bit misleading.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 20, 2020
It appears that some social media users misheard — or misrepresented — a remark made during an ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 19, 2020
The Byron Bay Lighthouse has become a favorite of night sky photographers.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 19, 2020
Generally speaking, Facebook memes are not a reliable source for factual information.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 16, 2020
Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden graduated from Syracuse University's law school i ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 15, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump, 74, mocked his Democratic rival Joe Biden, 77, for being old.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 14, 2020
Photographs can be misleading, especially if you don't know when they were taken.
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