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
April 19, 2022
In 2017, a network of hoax websites published a series of false claims that still get shared today.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 18, 2022
The chyron wasn't the only thing fake about this image.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 18, 2022
This isn't the first time a joke has been made about Snickers candy bars' resembling a penis.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 18, 2022
A routine review of a recycled piece of satire.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 15, 2022
Bird poop? Shaking hands with thin air? Captions can falsely frame shared content in politically ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 15, 2022
For the record, Cruise is 5 feet 7.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 14, 2022
One of Russia's most important warships was truly damaged, but this video?
Written by: Dan Evon
April 13, 2022
Some space debris reportedly crashed into the moon in March 2022, but these videos?
Written by: Dan Evon
April 13, 2022
This isn't the first time that strange photos of Donald Trump's eldest sons have circulated on s ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 13, 2022 (Updated: April 15, 2022)
Something fell on the president's shoulder. Was it bird poop?
Written by: Dan Evon
April 12, 2022
The mugshot included in this rumor is genuine, but the story?
Written by: Dan Evon
April 12, 2022
Or was it South Africa?
Written by: Dan Evon
April 11, 2022
A seemingly inadvertent hand gesture received some social media attention after it was shared ou ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 11, 2022
Social media users shared photographs of tulips sporting the colors of the Ukrainian flag.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 11, 2022
If you want to smear a politician in the eyes of some far-right circles, just allege some sort o ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 8, 2022
Unsourced Facebook posts aren't the most reliable places to find accurate news.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 8, 2022
A viral Facebook post conflates two different viral stories.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 7, 2022
Some phallic shapes are in the eye of the beholder.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 7, 2022
The RNC shared misleadingly edited clips of President Biden.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 6, 2022
Some elements of this photograph are genuine, but it has nothing to do with Trump.
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