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
Nov. 15, 2023
Actor John Wilkes Booth shot the president during a play at Ford’s Theater.
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Nov. 14, 2023
With more than a dozen legs, the “bug” in a viral video appears to be doing push-ups.
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Nov. 7, 2023
Said to have been invented in 1922, the contraption housed babies several stories high in an enc ...
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Nov. 6, 2023
Also known as merkins, intimate wigs were once used by sex workers looking for a fuller “head” o ...
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Nov. 3, 2023
In this viral video, a deep-sea animal adorned with a blue-hued cloak seems to dance along the o ...
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Nov. 2, 2023
Such a calamity would have been a major waste of taxpayer money.
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Nov. 1, 2023
The Beatles' so-called “Butcher Cover” is said to be worth upwards of $1,000.
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Oct. 31, 2023
"Bros before ... " — well, you get the gist.
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Oct. 29, 2023
Snopes found evidence of this claim circulating online since at least 2003.
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Oct. 28, 2023
The evolutionary lineage of sharks can be traced to their earliest ancestors some 450 million ye ...
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Oct. 25, 2023 (Updated: Dec. 5, 2023)
Model Frances Richards was photographed in 1955 supposedly inhaling 20 cigarettes at once throug ...
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Oct. 24, 2023 (Updated: Oct. 25, 2023)
The code was purportedly hand-written by the pioneering computer scientist.
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Oct. 23, 2023
More than 150 felines – and their owners – were said to have been vying for their chance at star ...
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Oct. 20, 2023
“First thing I thought of was the Westworld intro,” wrote one social media user.
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Oct. 18, 2023
The asteroid "Bennu" measures roughly one-third of a mile at its equator.
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Sept. 24, 2023
The video was said to have shown the astronaut’s view as he conducted a spacewalk outside the In ...
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Sept. 21, 2023
Social media posts also speculated that e-cigarettes can “cause sperm counts to plummet.”
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Sept. 17, 2023
This tale dates back to the 18th century.
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Sept. 16, 2023
We presented the question to the director of forensic anthropology at Western Carolina University.
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Sept. 15, 2023
A social media post claimed that the corpse's skin, hair and clothing were still intact.
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