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April 2024
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Debunked: Nazis falsely identified as members of Ursula von der Leyen’s family
11 Apr
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Debunked: Posts advertising free online further education certificate courses are a scam
9 Apr
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Debunked: Fake frame from Simpsons episode used to say show predicted Baltimore bridge disaster
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Debunked: Currys say ‘mystery box’ posts on social media are a scam
12 Dec 2023
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21 Oct 2023
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Debunked: No, 35km queues of traffic have not formed at the Russia-Finland border
21 Sep 2022
37.4k
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Debunked: Figures on Covid-19 deaths and underlying conditions have been taken out of context
28 Aug 2022
23.2k
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Debunked: The pain from a kick in the testicles is not the same as giving birth to 160 children at once
1 Jul 2022
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Debunk: No, this photo doesn’t show a ‘bloody’ eucharist at a Mayo church
24 Jun 2022
61.6k
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Debunked: No, this is not an 8-year-old Ukrainian girl confronting a Russian soldier.
9 Mar 2022
42.7k
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Debunked: No, these are not photos of the President and First Lady of Ukraine fighting on the front line
4 Mar 2022
52.7k
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Debunk: No, this isn't a photo of Meryl Streep after a director said she was 'too ugly' for a role
2 Mar 2022
52.6k
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FactCheck: This Irish video about masks is incorrect to claim they do not work against Covid-19
28 Dec 2021
23.8k
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Debunk: How did Omicron get to Australia if no one is allowed in or out?
7 Dec 2021
49.0k
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Debunked: No, Eamon Ryan isn't telling radio stations not to play ‘Driving home for Christmas’
2 Nov 2021
26.0k
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Debunked: No, you can't give someone medical power of attorney with a 'Notice of Standing and Fact'
17 Sep 2021
27.5k
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Debunked: No, Leo Varadkar didn't use the government jet to fly to or from his UK trip
6 Sep 2021
43.5k
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FactCheck: No, masks were not shown to increase children's carbon dioxide intake
22 Aug 2021
13.8k
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Debunked: No, images of refugees do not show there were 'just men' on planes leaving Afghanistan
18 Aug 2021
71.2k
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Debunked: No, the Covid-19 vaccine figures don't include missed appointments
9 Jul 2021
11.7k
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FactCheck: No, a Covid-19 vaccine will not make your arm magnetic
6 Jul 2021
38.6k
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Debunked: No, you won't develop skin cancer from wearing sunglasses
26 Jun 2021
19.2k
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Debunked: No, the army hasn't been drafted in to 'forcibly' vaccinate prisoners
17 Jun 2021
8.3k
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That photo of Matt Hancock holding a bad pint of Guinness is fake
1 May 2021
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Debunked: No, unvaccinated people can't get health problems from being around those who are vaccinated
30 Apr 2021
53.2k
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FactCheck: Yes, Black people are disproportionately affected by fatal US police shootings
30 Apr 2021
17.7k
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Debunked: Misleading post gives inaccurate reflection of Ireland's excess mortality during Covid-19 pandemic
28 Apr 2021
23.4k
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Debunked: No, Professor Luke O'Neill didn't refuse a Covid vaccine because he 'didn't want' one
25 Apr 2021
109k
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The Explainer: From influencers to QAnon - how misinformation changed in Ireland over the past year
15 Apr 2021
7.2k
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Debunked: No, Travellers were not protesting outside a Dublin Pfizer plant for access to the Covid-19 vaccine
13 Apr 2021
41.4k
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Debunked: No, all Direct Provision residents at Mosney are not receiving vaccine ahead of priority schedule
11 Mar 2021
12.7k
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Debunked: No, this impressive photo of a mountain isn't from Donegal
19 Feb 2021
6.8k
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FactCheck: Yes, masks, including cloth masks, can help prevent Covid-19 transmission
15 Jan 2021
26.2k
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FactCheck: No, the WHO didn't say a positive Covid-19 test is more likely due to a cold
15 Jan 2021
27.7k
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Debunked: No, this poster is not from the HSE telling people to report neighbours who do not wear a mask
8 Jan 2021
27.2k
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Debunked: No, this video does not show that a hospital in the North lied about being over capacity
28 Dec 2020
1.8k
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FactCheck: No, it is not true that only people with pre-existing conditions have died from Covid-19 in the UK
17 Dec 2020
17.9k
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Debunked: Is this photo from the recent RTÉ gathering?
26 Nov 2020
5.9k
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FactCheck: Did the creator of PCR tests say they don't work for Covid-19?
26 Nov 2020
139k
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5 Nov 2020
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