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
July 14, 2022
“Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it,” Seuss supposedly wrote.
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July 12, 2022
The first-of-a-kind images show us the universe as it appeared billions of years ago.
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July 11, 2022
The so-called “carpet shark,” or tasseled wobbegong, is said to inhabit shallow coral reefs near ...
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July 11, 2022
Some trees are said to have up to 50,000 holes in them, bored by generations of acorn woodpeckers.
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July 8, 2022
Plymouth Rock has a complicated and contentious history in the U.S.
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July 8, 2022
Complex climatic processes like sea level rise and climate change cannot be generalized to a mea ...
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July 6, 2022
Not all photographs need filters to appear moody.
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June 29, 2022
Social media users tried to sow doubt and confusion about the safety and efficacy of vaccines af ...
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June 24, 2022
Both in person and online, echo chambers reinforce our own viewpoints and hinder our ability to ...
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June 22, 2022
As if we needed another reason to move to Alaska.
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June 20, 2022
Elephants are intelligent, social animals known to grieve the loss of their kin.
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June 16, 2022 (Updated: June 17, 2022)
An Alaska elementary school program mistakenly served students floor sealant instead of milk.
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June 16, 2022
Our best friends see the world a little differently.
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June 14, 2022
Logical fallacies are behind many of the harmful misunderstandings, rumors, and conspiracy theor ...
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June 9, 2022
Enzymes found in the worm’s guts broke down two types of widely used plastics, including Styrofoam.
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June 8, 2022
The poem describing the school shooting began: “The chicken soup in her thermos stayed hot all d ...
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June 8, 2022 (Updated: July 12, 2022)
But we are gradually inching toward the milestone.
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June 7, 2022
And if so, who sets its energy rates?
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June 3, 2022
Health experts have linked the outbreak to two raves in Europe. Close physical contact with any ...
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June 2, 2022
“Quit putting sand on your windshield.”
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