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# false claims

This year
2023
Trump mocks sexual abuse victim, refuses to accept 2020 defeat in rare live CNN appearance
During a one-hour ‘town hall’ on the cable television network, Trump took questions on the war in Ukraine, immigration and his multiple legal challenges.
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May 11th 2023, 8:10 AM
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RTÉ criticised for inauguration coverage after commentator called Joe Biden a 'criminal'
James Conner of Republicans Overseas previously suggested on air that Antifa was behind the attack on the US Capitol.
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Jan 20th 2021, 8:00 PM
How Biden and Trump reacted to news of the presidential result
President Trump issued his statement while golfing at his club in Virginia.
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Nov 7th 2020, 6:00 PM
From Myanmar, New York, Mexico, Switzerland to Ireland: The global spread of Covid misinformation
There have been countless claims made about Covid-19. We examined the origins of a select few.
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Aug 16th 2020, 12:01 AM
Debunked: That WhatsApp message with health tips from a doctor in China is false and misleading
A message claiming to be from a friend’s uncle who works in a hospital in China has been circulating lately.
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Mar 30th 2020, 3:34 PM
Leaflets making false link between abortion and cancer on offer at World Meeting of Families
The best-available medical evidence consistently refutes the claims made in the leaflet.
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Aug 23rd 2018, 3:31 PM
Woman charged with fraud after claiming husband had died in Grenfell Tower fire
Joyce Msokeri is alleged to have claimed over €10,000 in funds meant for survivors of the fire.
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Sep 5th 2017, 2:31 PM
'Do they really say that?': Schmidt denies claims he has a say on provincial team selection
The Ireland head coach gave a wide-ranging interview to RTÉ’s Michael Corcoran.
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Apr 16th 2017, 4:32 PM
Man United defender denies rumours he's one of two players planning to come out as gay
The Daily Mirror claim one of them is an England international.
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Oct 25th 2015, 12:05 PM
Rolling Stone has been forced into a massive back-down over this frathouse rape story
The magazine has issued an apology after the article was widely discredited.
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Apr 6th 2015, 8:10 PM