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
March 10, 2020
An imposter Twitter account spread misinformation amid a 2020 outbreak of the new coronavirus.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 10, 2020
If you remove the requirement for evidence, you can claim just about anything.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 9, 2020
A juvenile joke circulated in the wake of a real tragedy.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 9, 2020
Purveyors of misinformation often present ruses as if they originated from credible outlets.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 6, 2020
Understandably, some readers found this critter's natural smile too good to be true.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 6, 2020
A bogus tweet was uncritically amplified on MSNBC.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 5, 2020
As the coronavirus spread in 2020, a fierce outbreak of bad advice took hold online.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 5, 2020 (Updated: March 6, 2020)
A social media thread pointed out something many of the 2020 presidential candidates have in com ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 4, 2020
A viral tweet raised eyebrows amid an outbreak of new coronavirus in early 2020.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 4, 2020
Clickbait headlines continue to stoke fears about "doomsday asteroids."
Written by: Dan Evon
March 3, 2020 (Updated: March 13, 2020)
U.S. President Donald Trump said he hoped the virus would go away in April 2020 because the "hea ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 2, 2020
Not all "fact checks" are created equal.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 2, 2020
The senator defended President Donald Trump's handling of the new coronavirus outbreak, but he d ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 28, 2020
Brent Shavnore is a digital artist who often combines two or more photographs to create remarkab ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 27, 2020 (Updated: Feb. 28, 2020)
The convicted pedophile's infamous contact book contained the names of approximately 1,000 peopl ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 27, 2020
A 1988 political trip attracted new attention in the lead-up to the 2020 election.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 26, 2020
A video clip supposedly showing the exponential spread of a new coronavirus misled some viewers.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 26, 2020
A genuine photograph of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate acquired a less-than-genuine ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 24, 2020
With some additional context, this coincidence doesn't seem quite as spooky.
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