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
Aug. 22, 2022
The 1992 storm marks one of the most devastating natural disasters in U.S. history.
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Aug. 18, 2022
Generally speaking, phones have been found to emit levels of radiation that aren't likely to be ...
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Aug. 16, 2022
Wooly rhino? Unicorn? Narwhal? Oh, my.
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Aug. 15, 2022
It’s a statement that is both technically true and somewhat misleading.
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Aug. 15, 2022
We're not convinced this would have been handier than a pencil and paper.
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Aug. 15, 2022
The Chilean Andes hold more than half of the world’s lithium, a metal primarily used in the prod ...
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Aug. 15, 2022
Diane Prorak is teaching incoming students to identify and refute false information online.
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Aug. 9, 2022
Now, some conservatives are using such sentiments against her.
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Aug. 4, 2022 (Updated: Aug. 9, 2022)
Dubbed the “killer whale,” orcas have mouths full of dozens of interlocking, 3-inch teeth.
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Aug. 3, 2022
Health officials are still working to better understand the virus.
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Aug. 2, 2022
The “unsinkable” vessel sunk in 1912.
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Aug. 2, 2022
A keen reminder to analyze data with a careful eye.
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July 29, 2022
Whether it’s feasible or not remains to be determined
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July 27, 2022 (Updated: July 29, 2022)
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July 27, 2022
Just because we want something to be true doesn’t make it so.
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July 26, 2022
But that’s not to say that the moon hasn’t seen its fair share of asteroid impacts.
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July 25, 2022
Bots are used for a variety of reasons online, from boosting follower counts to interfering in p ...
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July 21, 2022
A 10-year-old boxer named Blayz reportedly suffered seizures, ultimately resulting in his being ...
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July 19, 2022 (Updated: Sept. 10, 2025)
Iterations of this meme have been around since at least 2018.
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July 18, 2022
Killing two birds with one ... window?
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