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. 7, 2018
"Jokes are created by users." But not necessarily good jokes.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 7, 2018
Might be the most expensive thing anyone ever bought for the purpose of destroying it.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 6, 2018
This is no laughing matter, literally.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 6, 2018
Photographs of alleged flag desecration are common fodder for social media posts expressing anti ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 5, 2018
A quote from a Twitter account using Kurt Russell’s face for its profile picture has become attr ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 5, 2018
This is neither a typical nor an established way of getting more party supporters to the polls.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 5, 2018
A video showing multiple people pulling their guns and shooting an armed robber is often proffer ...
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Nov. 4, 2018
Pick a photograph, create a conspiracy theory. Repeat.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 4, 2018
Questions remain about the November 2017 death of U.S. Border Patrol Officer Rogelio Martinez, b ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 3, 2018
A photograph showing a pile of manure discovered outside a political HQ is real, but the picture ...
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Nov. 3, 2018
President Trump's children would still be U.S. citizens even if birthright citizenship were revo ...
Written by: Dan Evon Bethania Palma
Nov. 2, 2018
A report of children rescued from 'human smugglers working inside' the Central American caravan ...
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Nov. 2, 2018
We become familiar with the term "mass ballooning event."
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 1, 2018
When it comes to fear-mongering over the Honduran caravan, any old picture of police being mistr ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 1, 2018
Maybe some foods do go better with caffeine, and we'll never know until we try.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 31, 2018
Misinformation concerning a group of asylum seekers was prevalent online in October 2018, but a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 31, 2018 (Updated: Oct. 28, 2019)
A viral Facebook post created the misleading impression that carrying blue pumpkin buckets on Ha ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 30, 2018
Is this picture an example of how "dangerously violent" the left is? The timing and location ar ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 30, 2018
Amy Schumer's face was digitally added to a horror-themed photograph and shared online with a fa ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 29, 2018
Forced perspective can give any rodent the appearance of an unusually large size.
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