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FactCheck: Did the New York Times say in 1854 the US was being 'overwhelmed' by Irish immigrants?

30 Apr

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FactCheck: Are there really more teachers in Ireland than ever before?

30 Apr

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Debunked: There is nothing ‘strange’ about not naming unconvicted rape suspects. It’s the law

30 Apr

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29 Apr

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Debunked: No, the electricity blackouts in Spain and Portugal were not caused by a solar flare

29 Apr

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Debunked: Video of church attack was filmed in Nebraska a decade ago, not present-day Europe

25 Apr

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Debunked: Conor McGregor's false claims about roads policing, immigrants and Irish 'genocide'

23 Apr

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FactCheck: Studies of millions of children show there is no connection between autism and vaccines

19 Apr

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Debunked: Video of Army exercise in Kildare did not show someone arrested for planting a bomb

17 Apr

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Debunked: A grant doesn't show 'Phone shops, Turkish barbers & vape shops' are funded by taxes

14 Apr

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Debunked: A new conspiracy theory claims 14 countries signed a treaty to ban natural conception

11 Apr

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Debunked: Fake BBC video claims Olena Zelenska 'failed' in attempt to flee husband Volodymyr

10 Apr

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Debunked: Viral image contains false claim that UK's Southport killer was an 'Islamic migrant'

8 Apr

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Debunked: A video showing a man assaulting a woman is from the US, not Ireland

7 Apr

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Debunked: An article claiming LGBTQ+ people have 'lower IQ than average' is fake

7 Apr

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FactCheck: Does the EU impose a 39% tariff on US goods as Donald Trump's massive chart claimed?

4 Apr

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Debunked: Brennans didn't recently apply for Halal certification (but Muslims can eat it anyway)

2 Apr

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How does someone become a candidate for the Irish presidency?

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FactCheck: Is the Irish government paying for Ukrainians to repair their cars?

28 Mar

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Debunked: A UK local newspaper headline about Ukrainian soldiers 'dying in vain' is fake

26 Mar

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Debunked: No, Donald Trump did not announce that he wants to annex Alaska

26 Mar

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FactCheck: Will the MetroLink cost more than €23 billion?

24 Mar

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'Dangerous Dublin': How two viral headlines were behind Conor McGregor's White House comments

An image of two Irish news articles has gone global among anti-immigrant groups.

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22 Mar

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Debunked: Data contradicts McGregor’s White House claim that Irish are a minority in some towns

19 Mar

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‘Disinformation will be back’ warns expert as Meta rolls out Community Notes

16 Mar

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Debunked: Fake headline claims Trump granted the Burke family asylum over religious persecution

14 Mar

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Debunked: Project Ireland 2040 isn't a plan 'to flood the country with nearly 2m extra people’

13 Mar

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Debunked: No, RTÉ is not replacing the Angelus with a Muslim call to prayer

12 Mar

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Debunked: Enoch Burke payment claim that was shared by Musk is filled with misinformation

10 Mar

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Debunked: Deepfake video showing Michael O'Leary promoting financial software was made with AI

10 Mar

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Debunked: A video showing the Ukrainian flag flying from the Statue of Liberty is fake

10 Mar

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Does the UN Security Council have final say when it comes to sending Irish troops abroad?

8 Mar

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Debunked: Irish Facebook groups inundated with housing scams

6 Mar

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Debunked: Video of attack on jogger ‘in Ireland’ was actually recorded more than 9,000km away

4 Mar

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Debunked: No evidence Bill Gates funded project to make bird flu transmissible to humans

3 Mar

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Debunked: USAID does not fund the BBC, as some public figures in the United States have claimed

28 Feb

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Debunked: Image of Pope Francis with respirator mask was made with generative AI

27 Feb

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Debunked: Videos showing ballots being shredded after German election were fake

26 Feb

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Debunked: Did Elon Musk abandon his son at a Donald Trump rally? No

25 Feb

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Debunked: Years-old video used to falsely claim Ireland is establishing a ‘National Hijab Day’

25 Feb

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