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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July 4, 2021
Thousands of life-sized statues are thought to remain housed in the 2,000-year-old tomb.
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July 3, 2021
Scientists in the 1970s literally walked pigeons on treadmills to find out.
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July 1, 2021
**snaps twice**
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July 1, 2021
And you thought your office life was rough.
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July 1, 2021
The aircraft turns into a sports car in under three minutes.
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June 29, 2021
The one-helmet policy was initially adopted in 2013.
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June 28, 2021
Products were distributed across the U.S. from late December 2020 to late February 2021.
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June 24, 2021
And you thought your dating life was weird.
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June 24, 2021
The BMX Freestyle rider’s qualification to join the U.S. team made history.
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June 23, 2021
Whether one should is another question entirely.
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June 22, 2021
As record high temperatures persisted in the western U.S., so did social media rumors.
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June 22, 2021
It was a first in the show's more than half-century history of filming.
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June 21, 2021 (Updated: June 22, 2021)
A viral video claims intravenous drug users clean their needles by using the cotton wad inside.
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June 21, 2021
Arguments in favor of the practice claim it is a better-for-the-planet alternative.
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June 20, 2021
It’s thought that the evolution of turtles' shells started more than 220 million years ago.
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June 20, 2021
Reportedly, each former slave owner in the District of Columbia was paid $300 — the equivalent o ...
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June 20, 2021
Pimple popping videos have become a sensation in recent years.
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June 20, 2021 (Updated: Oct. 25, 2021)
A TikTok video claimed the fossil was discovered when construction workers were building a found ...
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June 17, 2021
Veterinarians found a possible link between the food and a rare blood deficiency disease.
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June 17, 2021
It marks the first of the insects to be seen in the northwestern state this year.
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