Debunked: No, this impressive photo of a mountain isn't from Donegal
A photo of mountain with unusual clouds above it has been mistakenly labelled as Mount Errigal in Donegal.
A photo of mountain with unusual clouds above it has been mistakenly labelled as Mount Errigal in Donegal.
Studies have shown that masks can help prevent the spread of the virus.
False claims on social media have inaccurately attributed a quote to the World Health Organization.
A poster that falsely claims to have been published by the HSE is being shared on social media.
The Northern Trust has said that claims of lies about hospital capacity in the North are “ridiculous”.
A post on social media has falsely claimed that the NHS confirmed no Covid-19 deaths occurred among people without a pre-existing condition.
Staff from RTÉ did have a social gathering earlier this month – but this photo does not show it.
Posts on social media have wrongly claimed that PCR testing is inaccurate and produces a high rate of false positive results.
Here are some claims of electoral fraud being spread on social media, and the facts behind those claims.
The figures in question refer to the number of deaths registered for that month so far, not the total number of people who died.
A widely shared Facebook video incorrectly claims that 100 people, not 1,777, have died from the virus in Ireland.
Variations of the same post have been widely shared on Facebook.
The claim was widely shared on Facebook.
Elisa Granato was one of the first volunteers in a Covid-19 vaccine trial in the UK – and she’s alive and well.
A widely shared Facebook post incorrectly claims that medications which ‘cure’ the virus have been banned in Ireland.
This claim has been shared frequently in the past week – but it is misleading at best.
Slave trading from Africa to the Americas began around 100 years before 1619, and indentured servitude is not the same as chattel slavery.