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.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Jan. 7, 2021
It’s not the first time the Grand Canyon State has been a leader in COVID-19 cases.
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Jan. 6, 2021
Social media platforms deleted the video, saying it violated community standards.
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Jan. 6, 2021
Widely circulated photographs show at least three officers pointing their guns at rioters.
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Jan. 6, 2021 (Updated: Jan. 7, 2021)
A quick look at the vice president's Twitter showed he followed 48 accounts in January 2021.
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Jan. 6, 2021
President-elect Joe Biden described the event as an “unprecedented assault” on democracy.
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Jan. 6, 2021
A public service announcement warned viewers to avoid eating icicles in winter 2021.
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Jan. 5, 2021
A 2021 bill marks the fourth time such legislation has been proposed in the Empire State.
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Jan. 5, 2021
A famed medieval transcript described the Earth’s lunar companion as “wholly gone.”
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Jan. 3, 2021
The chemical messenger is a hormone key in stabilizing mood, feelings, and happiness.
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Dec. 31, 2020 (Updated: Feb. 18, 2021)
Proceeds for the auction were reportedly slated to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City.
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Dec. 30, 2020
The multinational online shopping platform upped its shipping fleet during the 2020 coronavirus ...
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Dec. 28, 2020
It’s a scene straight out of a "National Lampoon's" flick.
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Dec. 27, 2020
A photograph worth a thousand feels.
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Dec. 26, 2020 (Updated: Jan. 15, 2021)
An unknown childhood illness left the 19-month-old girl without her sight or hearing.
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Dec. 24, 2020
Anyone missing their goldfish?
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Dec. 24, 2020
A gold miner was reportedly blasting a wall of frozen mud in Canada when he came upon the permaf ...
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Dec. 22, 2020
The southern continent fended off the novel coronavirus for nearly a year.
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Dec. 22, 2020 (Updated: Dec. 23, 2020)
The therapeutic was commonly prescribed as a treatment for morning sickness in pregnant women, u ...
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Dec. 21, 2020 (Updated: Dec. 23, 2020)
Members of Congress were among the first people in the U.S. to receive the vaccine in 2020.
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Dec. 21, 2020
The picture was something straight out of a horror flick.
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