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factcheckDebunked: A historical chart in an old IPCC report does not show that climate change is a hoax
factcheckDebunked: Anti-migrant video asks: ‘Anyone know where in Dublin this is?’ The answer: Germany
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Arrested, disgraced, injured: Cryptocurrency scams promote hoax stories about Irish celebrities
Have you seen spam ads appear on your social feeds?
One scam recently came about after a hacking of an Indian politician's Meta account.
The Journal understands the account was compromised by hackers who launched more than 50 ad campaigns.
Celebrity scam ads appear on Facebook and X.com after less than a minute of scrolling through main feeds.
Electoral Commission'Serious damage can be done to democracy' — Electoral Commission warns about disinformation
factcheckDebunked: Clip shows crowds at a pro-refugee rally last year, not an anti-immigrant protest
factcheckFactCheck: The government is not offering tens of thousands to coax Indians to Irish islands
factcheckDebunked: No, Ukrainian drivers aren't exempt from Irish laws or the need to be insured here
factcheckDebunked: Hoax ads featuring Alastair Campbell on the Late Late Show have proliferated on X.com
factcheckDebunked: Video does not show a diesel-powered generator recharging an electric Bus Éireann vehicle
factcheckFactCheck: People registered to vote don’t need to reapply or submit ‘additional information’
factcheckDebunked: Planning files do not show that Ringsend building was to be used for asylum seekers
factcheckDebunked: No media 'blackout' on reporting clash in Tuam, as rumours and footage spread online
factcheckDebunked: No evidence to support claim that Ireland's population will drop by 72.4% by 2025
factcheckDebunked: Piers Morgan catching Covid-19 is not evidence of VAIDS, a made-up medical condition
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factcheckDebunked: Dublin City Council did not rename 'Winter Lights' to avoid mentioning Christmas
factcheckDebunked: Video clip showing car theft in UK shared online with claims it was filmed in Ireland
factcheckDebunked: Old footage from Egypt shared with false claims it shows Israel storming Gaza hospital
factcheckFactCheck: False claims the army was deployed during Dublin City riots seen millions of times
Fact checkDebunked: Fake News site spreads baseless claim of a second stabbing at a school in Ballymun
MisinformationMajor analysis shows how Irish disinformation ecosystem has been 'co-opted by far-right actors'
