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FactCheck: Did Twitter, Walmart and CNBC's CEOs resign on same day as Ghislaine Maxwell's trial?
Debunked: No, this poster claiming the HSE will void your vaccine passport without boosters is not real
FactCheck: Were 3,600 tonnes of peat imported into Ireland from Latvia?
Debunked: No, this photo doesn't show a COP26 electric bus being towed by a diesel truck
Debunked: No, an Australian politician didn't resign over bribes from vaccine makers
FactFind: Who's behind Instagram stickers promising to plant trees in return for pet photos?
FactCheck: Are vaccinated people as likely to transmit Covid-19 as non-vaccinated people?
Debunked: No, Eamon Ryan isn't telling radio stations not to play ‘Driving home for Christmas’
FactFind: What exactly was said in French PM’s letter about UK fishing row?
FactCheck: Did the Taoiseach say that he was in favour of reducing the national herd?
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'
Debunked: No, Lidl has no plans to use QR scanners for Covid vaccine certs for entry into its stores
Debunked: No, Leo Varadkar didn't use the government jet to fly to or from his UK trip
Debunked: No, Covid-19 vaccines do not contain graphene oxide
Debunked: No, the Pfizer Covid jab and Comirnaty are not different vaccines
Debunked: The FDA didn't just 'reissue emergency approval' for Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine, it granted full approval
Debunked: No, a 22-year-old Wexford woman did not die because she received a Covid-19 vaccine
FactCheck: Has the drug ivermectin been proven to be effective against Covid-19?
FactCheck: No, masks were not shown to increase children's carbon dioxide intake
FactCheck: Does Irish law allow for 'gender selection abortions'?
Debunked: No, images of refugees do not show there were 'just men' on planes leaving Afghanistan
Debunked: No evidence to support claim that 100 people a day attending CUH due to vaccine side-effects
Debunked: No, the media has not been told when future Covid-19 variants will be 'released'
Debunked: No, the World Economic Forum did not suggest reducing the age of consent to 13
Debunked: Photo shows World Cup celebrations, not an anti-vaccine pass protest in Paris
Debunked: No, the government can't vaccinate the children of unmarried parents 'by decree'
FactFind: Is Ireland leading the EU vaccine race?
Debunked: A claim that Australian students were 'accidentally' vaccinated is missing context
Debunked: No, 82% of women vaccinated against Covid-19 in the first third of pregnancy don't miscarry
Debunked: Misleading Covid vaccine claims in Dolores Cahill's by-election leaflet
Debunked: A claim which describes 'major concerns' about the AstraZeneca vaccine is misleading
Debunked: No, the Covid-19 vaccine figures don't include missed appointments
FactCheck: No, a Covid-19 vaccine will not make your arm magnetic
Debunked: EU and US databases do not show that thousands of people have died from Covid-19 vaccines
FactCheck: Is Ireland one of the only countries in Europe without indoor dining?
Debunked: No, you won't develop skin cancer from wearing sunglasses
FactCheck: No, these claims in an anti-mask leaflet delivered to homes aren't true
Debunked: Yes, coronavirus antibodies protect against 'infection of the lung'