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
Feb. 19, 2019
One version of this was captioned: "Some days it's hard to find motivation. Some days motivation ...
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Feb. 18, 2019
A poetic interpretation of the Opportunity rover's final transmission from Mars went viral in Fe ...
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Feb. 18, 2019
The represented reality was bad enough without the need for additional manipulation of history.
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Feb. 15, 2019
Naughty images don't appear in Disney movies as often as some people seem to think.
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Feb. 14, 2019
It's difficult to boil down one of the most turbulent periods in Australia's political history i ...
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Feb. 14, 2019
Many opponents of congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have decided to focus on fictitious cri ...
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Feb. 13, 2019
Wearing blackface to imitate a black person is not the same as darkening your face for a covert ...
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Feb. 13, 2019
Mickey Mouse may have a connection to minstrel shows, but he wasn't based on a racist "Jigaboo" ...
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Feb. 13, 2019
A viral video documents a genuine test conducted by the Navy, but it may not be the best example ...
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Feb. 12, 2019
Believe it or not, you can kneel on a football field without protesting something.
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Feb. 12, 2019
You can claim anything if you remove evidence from the equation.
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Feb. 11, 2019
If you're skeptical of conspiracy theorists when they're earnest, you certainly shouldn't take t ...
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Feb. 11, 2019
"Superflag" once held the title of largest flag in the world and was displayed at Hoover Dam -- ...
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Feb. 8, 2019
American news programs aren't the only ones that discuss U.S. politics.
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Feb. 8, 2019
The Fonzie character lives on -- and so does the actor who portrayed him, for now.
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Feb. 8, 2019
Photographs showing a bird and a puppy appear to be real, but the accompanying backstory is suspect.
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Feb. 6, 2019
Various states still have a lot of odd laws on the books, but are lawmakers really regulating th ...
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Feb. 5, 2019
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Feb. 5, 2019
Tom Brady has kissed a lot of people during his six Super Bowl celebrations, but was head coach ...
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Feb. 4, 2019
Everyone loves a good workplace revenge story, true or otherwise.
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