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2022
# debunked
Debunked: No, 35km queues of traffic have not formed at the Russia-Finland border
The videos posted on social media are not of the current situation on the border.
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Sep 21st 2022, 9:25 PM
# factcheck
Debunked: Figures on Covid-19 deaths and underlying conditions have been taken out of context
Covid sceptics are misinterpreting CSO data to make inaccurate claims.
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Aug 28th 2022, 7:00 AM
# factcheck
Debunked: The pain from a kick in the testicles is not the same as giving birth to 160 children at once
It might be painful but there is no evidence to support the claim.
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Jul 1st 2022, 12:00 PM
# aghamore
Debunk: No, this photo doesn’t show a ‘bloody’ eucharist at a Mayo church
However, a local priest says an incident is being investigated by Church authorities.
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Jun 24th 2022, 6:00 PM
# debunked
Debunked: No, this is not an 8-year-old Ukrainian girl confronting a Russian soldier.
These are old photos of Ahed Tamimi, a Palestinian activist.
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Mar 9th 2022, 10:34 AM
# debunked
Debunked: No, these are not photos of the President and First Lady of Ukraine fighting on the front line
The photos widely shared on Facebook and Twitter are old and out of context.
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Mar 4th 2022, 9:00 PM
# meryl streep
Debunk: No, this isn't a photo of Meryl Streep after a director said she was 'too ugly' for a role
The actress did miss out on the part, but this photo isn’t as claimed
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Mar 2nd 2022, 3:49 PM
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# debunked
FactCheck: This Irish video about masks is incorrect to claim they do not work against Covid-19
A video viewed thousands of times on an Irish Facebook page contains incorrect information about the effectiveness of masks.
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Dec 28th 2021, 5:00 PM
# debunk
Debunk: How did Omicron get to Australia if no one is allowed in or out?
Hint: They are. The variant was first detected from passengers arriving in Australia from abroad.
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Dec 7th 2021, 7:30 PM
# Satire
Debunked: No, Eamon Ryan isn't telling radio stations not to play ‘Driving home for Christmas’
A satirical post claiming that the Green Party leader said the song “promotes car use” has duped people on social media.
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Nov 2nd 2021, 6:00 PM
# Covid-19
Debunked: No, you can't give someone medical power of attorney with a 'Notice of Standing and Fact'
A medical law expert has cast a withering eye on a document that’s circulating online.
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Sep 17th 2021, 7:03 PM
# factcheck
Debunked: No, Leo Varadkar didn't use the government jet to fly to or from his UK trip
Varadkar was in London for a music festival, but he did not leave at the weekend and is currently still there for a trade mission.
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Sep 6th 2021, 5:12 PM
# debunked
FactCheck: No, masks were not shown to increase children's carbon dioxide intake
The paper claimed that masks increase children’s carbon dioxide intake, but multiple problems have been identified with its research.
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Aug 22nd 2021, 7:00 AM
# debunked
Debunked: No, images of refugees do not show there were 'just men' on planes leaving Afghanistan
Social media posts have falsely described a photo from Turkey in 2018 as a flight leaving Afghanistan in recent days.
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Aug 18th 2021, 6:30 AM
# factcheck
Debunked: No, the Covid-19 vaccine figures don't include missed appointments
An independent TD claimed that the official vaccine figures refer to the number of appointments made rather than doses administered.
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Jul 9th 2021, 4:35 PM
# covid-19 facts
FactCheck: No, a Covid-19 vaccine will not make your arm magnetic
The claim has been shared widely online.
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Jul 6th 2021, 6:30 PM
# debunk
Debunked: No, you won't develop skin cancer from wearing sunglasses
A social media claim is wrongly saying that sunglasses are harmful.
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Jun 26th 2021, 7:00 AM
# debunk
Debunked: No, the army hasn't been drafted in to 'forcibly' vaccinate prisoners
Vaccines are being rolled out on a prison-by-prison basis and jabs are administered by National Ambulance Service staff.
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Jun 17th 2021, 6:30 AM
# debunked
That photo of Matt Hancock holding a bad pint of Guinness is fake
He wasn’t even drinking Guinness.
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May 1st 2021, 3:21 PM
Debunked: No, unvaccinated people can't get health problems from being around those who are vaccinated
The claim is being made and shared online – with people claiming ‘vaccine shedding’ is happening.
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Apr 30th 2021, 6:30 PM
# factcheck
FactCheck: Yes, Black people are disproportionately affected by fatal US police shootings
Black people are fatally shot by US police at a higher rate than white people relative to their proportion of the population.
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Apr 30th 2021, 6:00 AM
# covid-19 facts
Debunked: Misleading post gives inaccurate reflection of Ireland's excess mortality during Covid-19 pandemic
The post has been seen more than 20,000 times on Facebook.
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Apr 28th 2021, 6:30 PM
# covid19 facts
Debunked: No, Professor Luke O'Neill didn't refuse a Covid vaccine because he 'didn't want' one
O’Neill has said he will take any vaccine offered to him – when he is eligible for one.
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Apr 25th 2021, 7:00 AM
# Podcast
The Explainer: From influencers to QAnon - how misinformation changed in Ireland over the past year
From WhatsApp messages to conspiracy theories, we explore how misinformation has evolved over the last 12 months.
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Apr 15th 2021, 6:30 PM
# factcheck
Debunked: No, Travellers were not protesting outside a Dublin Pfizer plant for access to the Covid-19 vaccine
The claim was circulated on WhatsApp, Twitter and Facebook this week.
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Apr 13th 2021, 7:58 PM
# factcheck
Debunked: No, all Direct Provision residents at Mosney are not receiving vaccine ahead of priority schedule
The HSE is still working through the first four cohorts in the sequencing list.
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Mar 11th 2021, 6:30 AM
# Mount Error
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.
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Feb 19th 2021, 5:53 PM
# debunk
FactCheck: Yes, masks, including cloth masks, can help prevent Covid-19 transmission
Studies have shown that masks can help prevent the spread of the virus.
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Jan 15th 2021, 6:09 PM
# factcheck
FactCheck: No, the WHO didn't say a positive Covid-19 test is more likely due to a cold
False claims on social media have inaccurately attributed a quote to the World Health Organization.
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Jan 15th 2021, 11:54 AM
# factcheck
Debunked: No, this poster is not from the HSE telling people to report neighbours who do not wear a mask
A poster that falsely claims to have been published by the HSE is being shared on social media.
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Jan 8th 2021, 12:55 PM
# factcheck
Debunked: No, this video does not show that a hospital in the North lied about being over capacity
The Northern Trust has said that claims of lies about hospital capacity in the North are “ridiculous”.
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Dec 28th 2020, 1:17 PM
# factcheck
FactCheck: No, it is not true that only people with pre-existing conditions have died from Covid-19 in the UK
A post on social media has falsely claimed that the NHS confirmed no Covid-19 deaths occurred among people without a pre-existing condition.
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Dec 17th 2020, 5:56 PM
# factcheck
Debunked: Is this photo from the recent RTÉ gathering?
Staff from RTÉ did have a social gathering earlier this month – but this photo does not show it.
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Nov 26th 2020, 5:50 PM
# factcheck
FactCheck: Did the creator of PCR tests say they don't work for Covid-19?
Posts on social media have wrongly claimed that PCR testing is inaccurate and produces a high rate of false positive results.
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Nov 26th 2020, 4:09 PM
# debunk
From Sharpies to 'dumped ballots': The misinformation being shared about voting in the US
Here are some claims of electoral fraud being spread on social media, and the facts behind those claims.
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Nov 5th 2020, 3:01 PM
# Misinformation
Debunked: No, there weren't 'only 717 deaths' in Ireland in July
The figures in question refer to the number of deaths registered for that month so far, not the total number of people who died.
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Sep 11th 2020, 5:40 PM
# Misinformation
FactFind: No, it's not correct to say just 100 people have died from Covid-19 in Ireland
A widely shared Facebook video incorrectly claims that 100 people, not 1,777, have died because of the virus in Ireland.
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Sep 8th 2020, 4:08 PM
# debunk
Debunked: It's false to claim Irish and Italian death tolls are 'miscalculated' and 'inflated' by up to 90%
Variations of the same post have been widely shared on Facebook.
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Aug 28th 2020, 3:52 PM
# factcheck
Debunked: No, parents will not receive a consent form to let schools make medical decisions for children
The claim was widely shared on Facebook.
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Aug 28th 2020, 2:21 PM
# Elisa Granato
Debunk: No, the first UK volunteer in a Covid-19 vaccine trial has not died
Elisa Granato was one of the first volunteers in a Covid-19 vaccine trial in the UK – and she’s alive and well.
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Aug 14th 2020, 12:48 PM
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