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
Sept. 16, 2020
The Bay of Pigs refers to the failed 1961 invasion of Cuba led by U.S. Special Forces.
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Sept. 15, 2020
The internet dare that went viral in 2020 joined a long list of dangerous challenges that have t ...
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Sept. 11, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic dragged on into fall 2020, so did the spread of fearmongering rumors.
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Sept. 11, 2020
A friendly reminder that COVID-19 is named so, in part, because the disease was first observed i ...
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Sept. 8, 2020 (Updated: Sept. 9, 2020)
The communications director for the Colorado Republican Party told Snopes the saying is well-kno ...
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Sept. 5, 2020
In 2019, Hawaii became the seventh U.S. state to legalize physician-assisted death for some term ...
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Sept. 4, 2020 (Updated: May 19, 2021)
Mark McCloskey and his wife, Patricia, infamously displayed two guns during a racial injustice p ...
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Sept. 1, 2020
Masks — or lack thereof — at the Republican convention became a point of political partisanship ...
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Aug. 28, 2020 (Updated: April 4, 2022)
The canine heartworm-preventative joined a long list of drugs touted as possible cures for COVID ...
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Aug. 27, 2020 (Updated: Sept. 28, 2020)
The U.S. Postal Service warned that, if you’re voting by mail, waiting until the deadline to app ...
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Aug. 21, 2020
Greenland sharks can reach lengths of up to 24 feet and weigh more than 2,000 pounds.
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Aug. 15, 2020
Rumors claimed that using neck gaiters instead of a mask may actually increase the transmission ...
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Aug. 13, 2020 (Updated: Feb. 2, 2021)
If it was a prank, it wouldn't be the first time the politician has been targeted in such a way.
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Aug. 11, 2020
The hashtag had been associated with conspiracy theories and misinformation campaigns surroundin ...
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Aug. 10, 2020
A poem titled "The Badge" circulated on social media in June 2020 following nationwide protests ...
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Aug. 10, 2020 (Updated: Aug. 12, 2020)
In 2019, the FDA proposed a rule that would update sunscreen regulations to reflect current scie ...
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Aug. 7, 2020
The question was in response to a journalist's query about Biden's cognitive fitness for office.
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Aug. 6, 2020
Rumors about masks are getting more creative, but health experts still recommend wearing cloth f ...
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Aug. 5, 2020 (Updated: Aug. 10, 2020)
The allegations come after more than two months of escalating protests in downtown Portland, Oregon.
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Aug. 5, 2020
Following the arrests of anti-police-brutality protesters, a bailout assistance organization rec ...
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