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
June 12, 2024
Described as “alien-looking,” the fossilized, tentacled organisms are said to date to the catast ...
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June 10, 2024
The sun is made of a hot ionized gas known as plasma, which constantly drives ever-changing cond ...
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June 10, 2024
The photograph was captured from the above the planet's surface on April 19, 2022.
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June 1, 2024
Research also suggests stomach cancer is affecting an increasing number of young people, particu ...
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June 1, 2024
Elvita Adams reportedly suffered only a fractured pelvis.
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May 31, 2024
Miners in the Yukon reportedly uncovered the frozen mammal while excavating through permafrost.
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May 30, 2024
Alyssa Carson is a self-described astrobiologist and aquanaut.
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May 29, 2024
“There are old mushroom hunters and there are bold mushroom hunters. There are no old, bold mush ...
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May 29, 2024
The sample was reportedly taken from a 45-year-old woman undergoing brain surgery.
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May 28, 2024
The bridge, which connects Ontario's Zavikon Island with a smaller island, is indeed real.
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May 28, 2024
The photograph was reportedly captured some 1,700 feet aboveground.
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May 25, 2024
At 2,000 pounds — half the weight of a steel car at the time — the vehicle comprised 14 plastic ...
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May 21, 2024
The 32-foot-long bridge supposedly connects a "homeowner in Canada to his backyard in New York," ...
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May 14, 2024
The patient had been diagnosed with an “aplastic distal vagina,” a condition in which the vagina ...
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May 12, 2024
"So apparently the laws of physics do not apply to goats," the image's caption read.
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May 8, 2024
She was said to have been awarded 40% of the donor's paycheck.
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May 7, 2024
Gender roles influence families and society in India, which can sometimes lead to families prefe ...
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May 1, 2024
The exact timing of human evolution continues to evolve within the scientific community.
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April 29, 2024
"That's what I see when I get a migraine from lack of or drinking too much caffeine," one Reddit ...
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April 26, 2024 (Updated: May 2, 2024)
The mound of insects was said to have been “caught in a trap in Sanibel, Florida.”
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