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Madison Dapcevich

Madison Dapcevich joined the Snopes newsroom as a freelance contributor in August 2023. Between July 2020 and July 2022, she was a full-time writer for Snopes. Before debunking digital rumors, Dapcevich spent several years working on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., reporting on agricultural and environmental issues throughout the Rocky Mountains, and covering breaking science news in the tech sector of San Francisco. Dapcevich's reporting has been featured in several publications, including those published during her staff positions at EcoWatch and IFLScience. She holds a master's degree in environmental science and natural resource journalism from the University of Montana, as well as a graduate certificate in natural resource conflict resolution. Dapcevich attended Cal Poly Humboldt and received undergraduate degrees in journalism and political science. When not plucking away on a computer keyboard, Dapcevich serves as a communications lead aboard the Exploration Vessel Nautilus assisting in deep-sea exploration and research. In her free time, she can be found whitewater kayaking and can traversing through the Montana backcountry with her two dogs, Ruka and Cholla.

logical fallacies explained

The Snopes Guide to Logical Fallacies

Written by: Madison Dapcevich Jessica Lee

May 31, 2022

Logical fallacies are behind many of the harmful misunderstandings, rumors, and conspiracy theor ...

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Do These Images Show MRIs of Fetuses?

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

May 31, 2022 (Updated: June 2, 2022)

When science becomes nightmarish.

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Snopestionary: The 'Slippery Slope' Logical Fallacy

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

May 31, 2022

Logical fallacies are behind many of the harmful misunderstandings, rumors, and conspiracy theor ...

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Collection: Uvalde School Shooting

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

May 26, 2022

Nineteen children and two adults were killed on May 24, 2022, after an 18-year-old gunman opened ...

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ad hominem fallacy

Snopestionary: The 'Ad Hominem' Logical Fallacy

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

May 26, 2022

Logical fallacies are behind many of the harmful misunderstandings, rumors, and conspiracy theor ...

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Helmet, Clothing, Apparel

Collection: Mass Shootings in USA

Written by: Madison Dapcevich Bethania Palma

May 24, 2022

A collection of dubious claims and debunked rumors in the wake of mass casualties.

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Toyota 4Runner 'Anniversary Giveaway' on Facebook Is a Scam

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

May 23, 2022

A post told users that they would be entered to win by commenting “Done.”

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Finger, Hand

What Is Monkeypox?

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

May 19, 2022

U.S. health officials are tracking clusters of infections in countries that don’t normally repor ...

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Person, Human, Microphone

Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Tweet a Woman's 'Greatest Choice' Is Becoming a Mother?

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

May 18, 2022

The tweet included a video of Greene talking to a crowd about abortion.

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Person, Human, File

What's Up With This 'Incredible' Color-Changing, Deep-Sea Squid?

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

May 18, 2022

A video shows the cephalopod changing from a stark black color to transparent in seconds.

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Tie, Accessories, Accessory

Did Tucker Carlson Call Dan Crenshaw 'Eye-Patch McCain'?

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

May 17, 2022 (Updated: May 18, 2022)

The supposed jab came after Fox News previously called out comedian Pete Davidson for a similar ...

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Dog, Canine, Pet

No, This Photo Doesn't Show a Baby Platypus

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

May 16, 2022

But the picture does show a very real, very adorable “puggle.”

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Have US Abortion-Related Deaths Decreased Since Roe v. Wade?

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

May 16, 2022

To suggest a decline in abortion-related deaths was purely due to the lega ...

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Is Gmail 'Actively Suppressing' Emails from Republicans?

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

May 12, 2022 (Updated: May 13, 2022)

Or could it be a simple switch of spam settings?

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mars rover portal near wall

Does This NASA Photo Show a 'Portal' and 'Wall' on Mars?

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

May 11, 2022

It's either a door leading to another celestial dimension ... or part of a rock.

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nasa sending nude pictures into space?

No, NASA Does Not Plan To Send 'Nude Pics' into Space

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

May 10, 2022

Snopes spoke with NASA and the lead author of a popularly cited study to clarify.

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Were Parent's Choice Baby Wipes Recalled?

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

May 4, 2022

The Walmart brand sells wipes, formula, diapers, and several other baby pr ...

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Person, Human, Market

Did Land Surface Temperatures Reach 140 Degrees F in India, Pakistan?

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

May 3, 2022

To answer the question, we must first understand the difference between land and air temperature ...

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Text, Person, Human

Snopes Looks Back at Decades of Abortion Coverage

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

May 3, 2022

Snopes dug through the archives to find decades’ worth of abortion-related fact checks and repor ...

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Person, Human, Room

Aunt Jemima Through the Ages

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

April 29, 2022

The controversial “Mammy” character has come to be seen as a “racial stereotype.”

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