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 20, 2020
The country music star passed away on March 29, 2020.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 20, 2020 (Updated: April 21, 2020)
The Redmond, Wash.-based computer company published a patent for a "cryptocurrency system using ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 17, 2020
Seems like there's a tweet for everything ... but that doesn't make it real.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 17, 2020
A viral meme about the "Spanish flu" pandemic gets some general points right, but the presented ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 17, 2020 (Updated: April 19, 2020)
A genuine photograph circulated with a misleading caption.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 16, 2020
A viral photograph from a protest against stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic was l ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 16, 2020
A website has published several mad libs-style death hoaxes claiming that ____________ died and ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 15, 2020
While the unprecedented move could potentially delay these payments, U.S. Treasury officials ins ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 14, 2020
In 2018, the United States' first daughter was awarded a variety of trademarks.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 13, 2020
This outrage isn't going to stir itself.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 10, 2020
It's getting easier to encounter old quotes out of context.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 10, 2020
This is the false rumor you get when you mix a door-to-door salesman, a health ministry T-shirt, ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 10, 2020
No, but the original version of the photograph stirred up its own controversy.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 10, 2020
New York’s Hart Island has been used as a burial site for unclaimed deceased persons for more th ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 9, 2020
Masks were commonly worn during the 1918 "Spanish flu" pandemic, but this photograph doesn't sho ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 9, 2020
On April 2, 2020, Jared Kushner said of the federal stockpile: "It's supposed to be our stockpil ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 9, 2020
Pollution levels in India did drop dramatically in April 2020, but beyond that the story gets a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 8, 2020
No, but Walmart and other stores have set aside dedicated shopping hours for senior citizens.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 7, 2020
Humor doesn't always translate from one culture to the next.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 7, 2020
The story of a Texas woman who reportedly shared a Facebook post claiming the coronavirus outbre ...
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