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Debunked: No, this US scientist has never been nominated for a Time Person of the Year
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Debunked: No, this poster claiming the HSE will void your vaccine passport without boosters is not real
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Debunked: No, an Australian politician didn't resign over bribes from vaccine makers
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Debunked: No, someone having a heart attack can't perform CPR on themselves by coughing
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Debunked: No, you can't give someone medical power of attorney with a 'Notice of Standing and Fact'
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Debunked: No, Covid-19 vaccines do not contain graphene oxide
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Debunked: No, the Pfizer Covid jab and Comirnaty are not different vaccines
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Debunked: The FDA didn't just 'reissue emergency approval' for Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine, it granted full approval
26 Aug 2021
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Debunked: No, a 22-year-old Wexford woman did not die because she received a Covid-19 vaccine
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FactCheck: Has the drug ivermectin been proven to be effective against Covid-19?
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FactCheck: No, masks were not shown to increase children's carbon dioxide intake
22 Aug 2021
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Debunked: No, images of refugees do not show there were 'just men' on planes leaving Afghanistan
18 Aug 2021
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Debunked: No evidence to support claim that 100 people a day attending CUH due to vaccine side-effects
13 Aug 2021
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Debunked: No, the media has not been told when future Covid-19 variants will be 'released'
11 Aug 2021
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Debunked: No, the World Economic Forum did not suggest reducing the age of consent to 13
10 Aug 2021
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Debunked: Photo shows World Cup celebrations, not an anti-vaccine pass protest in Paris
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Debunked: No, the government can't vaccinate the children of unmarried parents 'by decree'
22 Jul 2021
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Debunked: A claim that Australian students were 'accidentally' vaccinated is missing context
17 Jul 2021
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Debunked: No, 82% of women vaccinated against Covid-19 in the first third of pregnancy don't miscarry
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Debunked: Misleading Covid vaccine claims in Dolores Cahill's by-election leaflet
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Debunked: A claim which describes 'major concerns' about the AstraZeneca vaccine is misleading
10 Jul 2021
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Debunked: No, the Covid-19 vaccine figures don't include missed appointments
9 Jul 2021
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Debunked: EU and US databases do not show that thousands of people have died from Covid-19 vaccines
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Debunked: No, you won't develop skin cancer from wearing sunglasses
26 Jun 2021
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FactCheck: No, these claims in an anti-mask leaflet delivered to homes aren't true
19 Jun 2021
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Debunked: Yes, coronavirus antibodies protect against 'infection of the lung'
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Debunked: No, the army hasn't been drafted in to 'forcibly' vaccinate prisoners
17 Jun 2021
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Debunked: Claims by an ex-Pfizer employee about Covid-19 and vaccines are false and misleading
30 May 2021
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Debunked: Messages shared on WhatsApp claim that scammers are calling people with their HSE data
26 May 2021
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FactCheck: No, insurance policies aren't 'null and void' if you receive a Covid-19 vaccine
21 May 2021
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Debunked: No, Covid-19 vaccines didn't 'skip' or 'fail' animal trials
15 May 2021
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Debunked: Multiple claims on Instagram about vaccines, face masks and Covid-19 tests are false or misleading
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FactFind: Information on suspected reactions to Covid-19 vaccines isn't being hidden - here's how can you find it
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'My body, my choice': How some Irish wellness Instagram accounts became a hotbed of Covid-19 misinformation
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Debunked: No, Eamon Ryan's nephew was not awarded a bike hire contract in Offaly
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