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
Oct. 17, 2018
A political group without an official flag has nonetheless been represented by many photoshopped ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 16, 2018
A graphic video showing a man being brutally whipped while tied to a post is real, but it has no ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 15, 2018
Fake local news sites spread junk news about a supposed serial killer targeting pedophiles.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 15, 2018
Politics does make for strange bedfellows at times, but not quite as claimed here.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 12, 2018
A photograph of an approaching storm is real, but it was taken months before Hurricane Michael m ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 11, 2018
A compilation of acts by a violent American "left-wing mob" uses a mixture of genuine, unrelated ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 11, 2018
Was the use of Nike shirts for mugshots a subtle jab at the company's political choices, or a pr ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 11, 2018
A chilling historical image was used to illustrate a political point, but it was taken from a ci ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 10, 2018
A truly horrifying scene, but fortunately one that was staged for cameras and not captured in re ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 10, 2018
"I have the most deep conviction that a political party can be called such only if its whole pur ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 10, 2018
A North Carolina middle school's sign was targeted by vandals, not "socialist teachers" trying t ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 9, 2018
Senator Lindsey Graham may have been one of President Trump's biggest supporters in 2018, but th ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 9, 2018
Social media users express vehement distaste for fake protest signs -- without realizing they're ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 8, 2018
An image of a grocery store aisle sign is often shared with jokes about single and lonely people.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 8, 2018
If this were a new brand of candy, we'd definitely give it a try.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 5, 2018
A photograph of the moon and a waterfall seemingly align just right to create a "lava moon" melt ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 5, 2018
A picture said to be one of a 15-year-old Christine Blasey Ford has been proffered as "evidence" ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 4, 2018
A story about a dog sleeping next to his owner's grave originated with a news story, but the vir ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 3, 2018
Wording displayed on t-shirts is one of the easiest and most common targets for digital image ma ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 3, 2018
A popular Facebook message claiming that 260 members of congress had settled sexual assault char ...
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