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
Sept. 3, 2019
The state of Alabama received some strange news coverage during Hurricane Dorian in the summer o ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 3, 2019
A viral list recounts some of the bumps on the road to gender equality.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 3, 2019
Kevin Hart was severely injured but not 'paralyzed' after a September 2019 automobile accident.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 29, 2019
Some trees can truly live for thousands for years.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 29, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump's hair continues to be a subject of much online debate.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 28, 2019
A composite image is a picture made of two or more unique images.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 27, 2019
The search engine claims it has funded the planting of more than 60 million trees.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 26, 2019
It's definitely difficult to slouch when a needle is poking you in the neck.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 26, 2019
Some news reports sound so strange they border on satirical.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 23, 2019
This headline makes less sense the more you think about it.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 23, 2019
Is it raining in the Amazon? Is the rainforest on fire? Sometimes viral photographs don't tell a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 23, 2019
The idea of putting an extra wheel on a car to make it easier to parallel park has been around s ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 22, 2019
The future-predicting abilities of "The Simpsons" have been exaggerated over the years.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 21, 2019 (Updated: Oct. 22, 2019)
A 1978 photo of an unidentified Somali military recruit was miscaptioned for political purposes.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 21, 2019
As of this writing, portions of the Amazon rainforest reportedly were still burning.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 20, 2019
Sometimes the author of a poem gets lost in translation.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 19, 2019
One woman's kindness sparked rumors about the harvesting habits of an entire country.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 16, 2019
Nikolai Machulyak was a bit of a local celebrity in Siberia due to his frequent encounters with ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 16, 2019
Words in different languages do tend to have different meanings.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 15, 2019
Source: “A finger or entire hand may have to be amputated three to four days after the bite."
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