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. 2, 2020
Rumors took off when a scheduled launch of two "doomsday planes" seemed to coincide with the ann ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 2, 2020
A "Rhodes Scholar" is someone who received a prestigious scholarship, not someone who attended R ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 29, 2020
Snopes cannot predict the future, but we can recognize false claims we have debunked in the past.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 28, 2020
An offhanded remark during a 2016 speech was "made in jest," according to the Biden campaign.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 28, 2020
It's decidedly difficult to remove something that never existed.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 26, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly exaggerated the "depleted" state of the military when ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 25, 2020
Cameron and McConnell are both prominent politicians in Kentucky and have previously worked toge ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 23, 2020
An out-of-context video clip was widely circulated on social media, along with false claims abou ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 22, 2020
Sharks and hurricanes are a popular combination among online rumors.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 22, 2020
The fatal shooting of three people was politicized when rumors circulated on social media.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 21, 2020
This joke does not stem from an actual quotation.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 21, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court justice dictated a message to her granddaughter shortly before she died.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 18, 2020
The viral video clip appeared to cut off just as the Fox News host was building to a "but."
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 18, 2020
Fox News host Sean Hannity helped spread this rumor to millions of viewers.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 17, 2020
Repeating a lie ad nauseam does not make it any more true.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 17, 2020
An anonymous email from 2002 continues to circulate online.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 17, 2020
Another day, another step further away from reality.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 16, 2020 (Updated: Sept. 17, 2020)
It appears some TikTok users were unable to identify an easily identifiable flying object.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 15, 2020
It's often difficult to make out the specifics of an intentionally generic image.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 15, 2020
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