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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.

Video shows real moths convincingly disguised as twigs

Written by: Madison Dapcevich Tom Steele

April 30, 2025

Buff-tip moths feed on birch, oak and hazel trees.

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People watch watches as a mammoth skull and tusks are hoisted from the excavation pit.

Picture shows mammoth skull unearthed in Michigan farmer's field?

Written by: Madison Dapcevich Nick Hardinges

April 29, 2025

Paleontologists theorized that the skeleton was brought to the area by ancient humans who stored ...

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Close-up image of the sun is not NASA photo. Here's the real story

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

April 28, 2025

A caption described the image as the “most clearest picture of the sun.”

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Yes, photo authentically shows mammoth skull discovered in Michigan farmer's field

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

April 26, 2025

The 2015 discovery provided possible evidence of early human activity in the Wolverine State.

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Fake photo purports to show the 'real size' of a bear-like animal

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

April 22, 2025

An aged image shows a mysterious two-legged creature towering above a human.

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An image claims that a speck of dust is halfway between the size of an atom and Earth.

Speck of dust measures halfway between size of atom and Earth?

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

April 21, 2025

Scientific experts dug deep into the math to debunk the claim.

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A green caterpillar is shown on a leaf.

Yes, the 'jellybean' caterpillar is real

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

April 20, 2025

But don’t let their cute demeanor fool you.

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Three bottles of Natural Jif Creamy peanut butter are shown next to each other.

Is it 'Jiffy' or 'Jif' peanut butter?

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

April 19, 2025

The name mix-up is an example of the Mandela Effect.

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A black and white image shows a long line of people holding cats on leashes on a sidewalk.

Authentic photos show a bevy of black cats waiting in line for a movie role audition

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

April 13, 2025

The coveted role was that of the title character in Edgar Allen Poe’s 1843 short story, “The Bla ...

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Black-and-white video shows only known footage of Anne Frank

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

April 13, 2025

The video was recorded outside of the German-born diarist’s home in 1941.

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Once-buried 2,700-year-old Assyrian deity statue uncovered in Iraq

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

April 12, 2025

Intentionally hidden, the headless statue was showcased again in 2023.

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Many Americans qualify to file federal taxes for free online. Here's how

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

April 11, 2025

Individuals with an an adjusted gross income of $84,000 or less for tax year 2024 qualify for fr ...

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AI-generated image supposedly shows underwater foundation of Venice

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

April 9, 2025

Venice presented an early architectural challenge, being located in the marshy lagoons of Italy.

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Don't fall for these videos claiming US government is hiding last living dodo

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

April 9, 2025

The large, flightless bird has been extinct for centuries.

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A phone with a light blue phone case is helf by a person. In the background, you can see a toilet.

Are cellphones really dirtier than toilet seats? Here's what we found

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

April 6, 2025

Mobile phones can act as a “trojan horse” for pathogenic microorganisms, according to the author ...

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Story about Tabitha Babbitt inventing 'first practical' circular sawmill is probably not true

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

April 1, 2025

The first documented circular-saw patent in an English-speaking country was granted in 1777, two ...

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Devil's Punchbowl refugee camp for freed slaves during Civil War is misdescribed as 'concentration camp'

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

March 29, 2025

It is often falsely claimed that "over 20,000 freed slaves were killed in one year" of the camp' ...

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Photo authentically shows San Francisco's Lombard Street in 1975

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

March 26, 2025

The famed roadway has been nicknamed the most crooked street in the world.

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Image doesn't show 'world's oldest pyramid,' Gunung Padang, in Indonesia

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

March 25, 2025

A now-retracted study claimed that the monolithic site dated back 25,000 years.

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Bean soup has been on daily menu of US Senate dining room since 1903

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

March 24, 2025

One account attributes a supposed bean soup mandate to a Minnesota senator who expressed his fon ...

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