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
Nov. 25, 2018
Everyone wants to believe that following some simple piece of advice will protect them from harm.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 21, 2018
An estimated 11 million spectators view the squadron during air shows each full year.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 20, 2018
"Wow, this is happening right now in California!"
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 19, 2018
You'll never be as cool as Bruce Lee and Jim Morrison chilling while Jimi Hendrix did anything.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 19, 2018
President Trump mentioned Osama bin Laden in his 2000 book "The America We Deserve," but he didn ...
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Nov. 16, 2018
Zombie voters, or zombie claims?
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 16, 2018
Natural disasters do sometimes make for strange bedfellows.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 16, 2018
Who's in charge of the White House press microphone? Internet sleuths muddied the waters.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 15, 2018
Clickbait social media posts claim Facebook has an anti-religion bias.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 15, 2018
A circulated photograph of President Obama at the Arlington National Cemetery was intended as a ...
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Nov. 14, 2018
President Trump’s son purportedly proclaimed that California deserves wildfires over their polit ...
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Nov. 14, 2018
A cross promotion between the new movie "The Grinch" and "Wonderful Pistachios" is genuine, but ...
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Nov. 13, 2018
President Trump was widely criticized for skipping a ceremony commemorating the 100th anniversar ...
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Nov. 12, 2018
Ewoks, for the time being, can still only be found on the fictional forest moon of Endor.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 12, 2018
Barack Obama has possibly set a record for being the target of the most false political equivale ...
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Nov. 12, 2018
The words of President John F. Kennedy that the world never got to hear.
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Nov. 9, 2018
Criticisms of four 2018 Democratic election winners included in a meme are mostly subjective or ...
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Nov. 8, 2018
Social media users engaged in another round of whataboutism by claiming (falsely) that a video s ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 8, 2018 (Updated: Nov. 9, 2018)
As a community reeled in the aftermath of a mass shooting that left 13 people dead, a baseless, ...
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Nov. 7, 2018
This isn't exactly what we mean when we refer to a "photo booth."
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