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. 14, 2023
As the rumors go, the skeleton was recovered from the “Le Lanchon experiments” on human evolution.
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Sept. 10, 2023
It could put a new ring to the term "butt dial."
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Sept. 8, 2023
Roughly 3,600 species of bee are native to North America alone.
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Sept. 4, 2023
"Portal alert," someone posted.
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Sept. 3, 2023
After its invention in 1907, the new synthetic material called "plastic" took the world by storm.
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Aug. 27, 2023
The bright blue coloration was caused by volcanic activity — but it wasn't molten rock.
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Aug. 25, 2023
The coin-sized reptile appears to be smiling as it's scrubbed with a toothbrush.
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Aug. 20, 2023
Online rumors also claim the aquatic mammal can’t even float.
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Aug. 19, 2023
The five Great Lakes, which straddle the U.S-Canada border, contain 18% of the world's fresh lak ...
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Aug. 18, 2023
Seen along the back of the head is what appeared to be an eerie face remniscent of the 2018 horr ...
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Aug. 16, 2023
Corners of the internet have circulated images like this — a purported zoomed-in look at a vagin ...
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Aug. 26, 2022
Or, if you pass on that, there's a "bologna-inspired face mask" to consider.
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Aug. 26, 2022
A widely shared social media post is misleading.
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Aug. 25, 2022
The House speaker also allegedly said that debt forgiveness “has to be an act of Congress.”
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Aug. 25, 2022
Long lost lovers, or mortal enemies?
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Aug. 24, 2022
Reports suggest that more than 20 dogs have died thus far.
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Aug. 24, 2022
The tracks were said to be around 113 million years old.
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Aug. 23, 2022 (Updated: Aug. 25, 2022)
The Houston-area salon owner was reportedly out to dinner for her birthday.
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Aug. 23, 2022
Blue whales are believed to be the largest animals to have ever lived.
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Aug. 22, 2022
The three now-suspended officers were captured punching the back of Randall Worcester’s head.
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