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
Oct. 22, 2020
Cats have a reputation for disobeying their owners — why would they start listening now?
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Oct. 22, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett had been described by advocacy groups as “hostile t ...
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Oct. 19, 2020 (Updated: Oct. 27, 2020)
Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court came less than a week after the death o ...
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Oct. 17, 2020
It's no secret that cats love sitting on your laptop, but the reason remains a mystery.
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Oct. 16, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump amplified misunderstanding when he claimed on live television that “ ...
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Oct. 15, 2020
"This is not fun," the Utah hiker said breathlessly as he was followed by a cougar for six harro ...
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Oct. 14, 2020
A popular tweet used a shaky comparison to differentiate the U.S. presidential candidates in 2020.
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Oct. 12, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump touted the “antibody cocktail” as a COVID-19 “cure” that he intended ...
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Oct. 9, 2020
A natural oil produced in shark livers is often — but not always — used in the manufacturing of ...
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Oct. 7, 2020
President Trump and his administration have asserted the claim on more than one occasion.
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Oct. 5, 2020
During a September 2020 address, U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden stumbled over ...
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Oct. 2, 2020
More than 100 million food aid boxes were distributed across the United States in 2020 in respon ...
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Oct. 1, 2020
Presidential hopeful Joe Biden's position on climate change became a hot topic on the first nigh ...
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Oct. 1, 2020 (Updated: Oct. 26, 2020)
Amy Coney Barrett, a Catholic, is also affiliated with People of Praise, a "charismatic Christia ...
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Sept. 29, 2020
Under Florida law, some convicted felons may have their voting rights reinstated if they fulfill ...
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Sept. 29, 2020
In a September 2020 address, Biden called Trump a “climate arsonist” and “climate denier.”
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Sept. 28, 2020
The late justice was the second woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court and was described as a ...
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Sept. 28, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly tried to buck the blame for the “empty cupboards” of fede ...
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Sept. 23, 2020
Within a year of the first confirmed H1N1 case in the U.S, more than 69 million people had been ...
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Sept. 21, 2020 (Updated: Oct. 30, 2020)
It's not the first time the controversial doctor made such claims about the origin of the global ...
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