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Dan Evon
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.
Jam, Food, Plant

Did Bonne Maman Co. Shelter People During the Holocaust?

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Dan Evon
Feb 17, 2021 The founders of the jam company can trace their business roots back to a small village in France.
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Radiohead Fans Left Red-Faced After Applauding Tuning Session?

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Dan Evon
Jun 26, 2017 A flower shop’s tweet made the hoax go viral.
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Was Frank 'Rocky' Fiegel the Inspiration for 'Popeye'?

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Dan Evon
Jun 20, 2019 According to local folklore, "Popeye the Sailor Man" was based on a real-life person from Cheste ...
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Clothing, Apparel, Text

Is Don Trump Jr. Selling Merch Mocking Alec Baldwin's On-Set Shooting Tragedy?

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Dan Evon
Oct 25, 2021 The T-shirts read: "Guns don't kill people, Alec Baldwin kills people."
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Face, Person, Human

Alec Baldwin Movie Accident Elicits Fake Newspaper Clippings About Prop Gun Shooting

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Dan Evon
Oct 22, 2021 Fake newspaper clippings were circulated after a tragic accident on the set of Alec Baldwin's la ...
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how to spot a deepfake

How to Spot a Deepfake

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Dan Evon
Jun 8, 2022 For starters, don't believe everything you see. 
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No, New Pfizer Docs Don't Show That Vaccines Are Unsafe During Pregnancy

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Dan Evon
May 6, 2022 These so-called "Pfizer Docs" have been a source of several false claims.
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Did MLK Jr. Say the Purpose of Education Is To Sort Fact From Fiction?

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Dan Evon
Jan 18, 2021 One of the chief aims of education, according to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., is to "save ma ...
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Clothing, Apparel, Person

Did Rep. Boebert Get Her GED Months Before Winning Election?

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Dan Evon
Feb 4, 2021 A college degree is not a prerequisite for holding elected office.
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Person, Human, Spire

Did Tom Cruise Sit Atop the Burj Khalifa Without a Harness?

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Dan Evon
Jun 10, 2021 The skyscraper is more than a half-mile tall.
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Person, Human, Newborn

Does a Pic Show Pete Buttigieg Wearing a Breastfeeding Device?

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Dan Evon
Oct 19, 2021 Buttigieg has been feeding his twin babies with a bottle during paternity leave.
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Does This X-Ray Show a Snake Inside a Woman's Body?

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Dan Evon
Jan 5, 2017 An x-ray image showing a slender creature inside a woman's pelvic area has been shared with a va ...
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Person, Human, Helmet

Did Lil Wayne Tweet He Would 'Piss' in Mark Cuban's Mouth?

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Dan Evon
May 18, 2022 Well, that escalated quickly.
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elon musk

With $40B, Could Musk Have Given $1M to Every Person in the US Instead of Buying Twitter?

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Dan Evon
Apr 26, 2022 What would you do with $40 billion?
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The image on the left is a manipulated version of a photograph that was originally taken in 2005, when a two-year-old Barbary lion named Samson underwent a CAT (Computer Aided Tomography) scan after falling ill at an Israeli zoo.

Does This Photo Show the MGM Lion During Filming?

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Dan Evon
Oct 19, 2015 The image supposedly showing the famous animal strapped to a table has circulated since 2015.
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The photograph of Oprah kissing Harvey Weinstein is real, although it was taken several years before Weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct was made public.

Was Oprah Pictured Kissing Harvey Weinstein On the Cheek?

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Dan Evon
Jan 9, 2018 A photograph showing Oprah offering Harvey Weinstein a peck on the cheek is real; it was taken i ...
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A photograph of some gorgeous fall foliage has been reposted on numerous web sites and social media accounts since it was first published on Flickr in 2006.

Does This Pic Show Fall Foliage in Upstate New York?

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Dan Evon
Oct 22, 2015 The image of an autumnal landscape was first published on Flickr in 2006.
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Does Photo Show Jackie Kennedy Reaching For Help After JFK's Assassination?

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Dan Evon
Oct 20, 2015 A photograph purportedly taken during the JFK assassination is actually from a re-enactment of t ...
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Ruby Freeman Was Not Arrested by the FBI

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Dan Evon
Dec 18, 2020 Election-fraud fan fiction spun out of control in 2020.
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Is This 'LGGBDTTTIQQAAPP' Inclusiveness Training Session Flyer Real?

Is This 'LGGBDTTTIQQAAPP' Inclusiveness Training Session Flyer Real?

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Dan Evon
Nov 28, 2017 A flyer at a Canadian school used the lengthy acronym facetiously to appeal to teachers who feel ...
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False Rumor Claims Paul Pelosi Brought Attacker Home from Gay Bar

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