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.
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Dec. 14, 2021
In a year rife with misinformation, the Snopes team went pretty deep to get to the bottom of som ...
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Dec. 6, 2021
Navy personnel reported hearing tapping sounds apparently coming from the forward hull of the su ...
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Dec. 3, 2021
Some have argued that vaccinated individuals can transmit viral components to non-vaccinated peo ...
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Dec. 2, 2021
The Christian charitable group says it has withdrawn a publication about racism for review and c ...
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Nov. 26, 2021
The bacteria can cause a sometimes-fatal disease called listeriosis.
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Nov. 26, 2021
The nerves are said to stem from the brain, then extend around the face before ending in the teeth.
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Nov. 26, 2021
A routine review of content labeled satire.
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Nov. 26, 2021
The North American almanac has predicted weather for 230 years.
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Nov. 25, 2021
The technology may be used for anything from robotics to cartilage replacement.
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Nov. 23, 2021
The company cited concerns over consumers mistaking the packaging for alcohol bottles.
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Nov. 20, 2021
Like humans, the cognitive abilities of spiders appear to be impaired by drugs.
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Nov. 16, 2021
The three-year trial will track the effects of infection on those under 21.
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Nov. 13, 2021
The two-legged herbivore is named for the Inuit word for “cold bone.”
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Nov. 13, 2021
The ungulates are said to have “bionic binocular vision.”
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Nov. 11, 2021
Paralyzed mice given the treatment were able to walk within one month.
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Nov. 5, 2021
Snopes spoke with an aviation history expert to get to the heart of conspiracy theories.
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Nov. 4, 2021
Japan has been touted as a pandemic success story.
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Nov. 2, 2021
Cases of a brain cancer known as glioblastoma are almost always fatal.
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Oct. 31, 2021
The pair has been touted as a “remarkable artifact in the history of sports and basketball."
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Oct. 29, 2021
The concept appears to defy nature.
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