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10th March 2024 - 16th March 2024
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Debunked: Anti-migrant video asks: ‘Anyone know where in Dublin this is?’ The answer: Germany
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Thu 1:03 PM
This month
March 2024
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Debunked: A UNHCR article saying Ireland has given refugees the right to vote is 20 years old
190
Mar 8th 2024, 3:23 PM
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Debunked: No evidence of children trafficked to Mayo as described in Senator’s tweet
173
Mar 8th 2024, 1:06 PM
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Christmas cards and a Supreme Court case: The latest claims about the Family and Care referendums
Voters will go to the polls tomorrow.
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Mar 7th 2024, 9:44 PM
Last month
February 2024
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Debunked: Audio of Gordon Ramsay praising Irish protestors is fabricated, likely by AI
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Feb 29th 2024, 12:12 PM
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Debunked: The Irish Muslim Council has not put up stickers advocating for ‘Sharia Law’
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Feb 27th 2024, 5:26 PM
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Feb 26th 2024, 6:00 PM
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Debunked: Galway Beo did not report that an old Eircom building would house 900 male migrants
483
Feb 16th 2024, 2:50 PM
Phishing
Scammers are trying to use Matthew Healy's funeral to trick people on social media
18.5k
Feb 14th 2024, 11:23 AM
January
January 2024
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Debunked: Man arrested in Dublin City Centre was holding a toy gun, not a real firearm
646
Jan 30th 2024, 5:30 PM
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Debunked: No, Ukrainian drivers aren't exempt from Irish laws or the need to be insured here
1.6k
Jan 29th 2024, 4:37 PM
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Debunked: Hoax ads featuring Alastair Campbell on the Late Late Show have proliferated on X.com
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Jan 24th 2024, 6:00 AM
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Debunked: Video does not show a diesel-powered generator recharging an electric Bus Éireann vehicle
78.3k
Jan 20th 2024, 6:00 AM
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6.9k
Jan 18th 2024, 2:22 PM
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Debunked: Misleading claims shared in Roscrea amid protests at Racket Hall
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Jan 17th 2024, 5:08 PM
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Debunked: Planning files do not show that Ringsend building was to be used for asylum seekers
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Jan 13th 2024, 6:30 AM
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Debunked: No media 'blackout' on reporting clash in Tuam, as rumours and footage spread online
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Jan 8th 2024, 4:55 PM
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Debunked: No evidence to support claim that Ireland's population will drop by 72.4% by 2025
947
Jan 4th 2024, 2:43 PM
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Debunked: Piers Morgan catching Covid-19 is not evidence of VAIDS, a made-up medical condition
369
Jan 4th 2024, 12:19 PM
Last year
2023
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Debunked: Dublin City Council did not rename 'Winter Lights' to avoid mentioning Christmas
21.0k
Dec 23rd 2023, 10:32 AM
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Debunked: No evidence of Graham Linehan’s claims about crowdfunding and ‘top surgery’
29.9k
Dec 20th 2023, 3:51 PM
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Debunked: Video clip showing car theft in UK shared online with claims it was filmed in Ireland
403
Dec 15th 2023, 4:16 PM
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Debunked: Picture of Irish homeless woman and children is an AI-generated image
37.9k
Dec 14th 2023, 3:20 PM
Westmeath
'This is wrong': The misleading claim about a refugee family getting a free house in Westmeath
30.8k
Dec 13th 2023, 7:00 PM
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Debunked: Gardaí have not installed 'watch towers' on O'Connell Street after riots in Dublin
17.5k
Nov 29th 2023, 7:58 PM
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Debunked: Old footage from Egypt shared with false claims it shows Israel storming Gaza hospital
311
Nov 29th 2023, 2:42 PM
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FactCheck: False claims the army was deployed during Dublin City riots seen millions of times
670
Nov 27th 2023, 4:07 PM
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Debunked: Fake News site spreads baseless claim of a second stabbing at a school in Ballymun
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Nov 24th 2023, 6:04 PM
ashling murphy
Judge debunked rumour that spread for months that Ashling Murphy knew her murderer
34.0k
Nov 10th 2023, 5:22 PM
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Debunked: Years-old video of hospital bombing in Syria claimed to show strike on Gaza
8.4k
Nov 9th 2023, 5:15 PM
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Debunked: Photo of ‘corpse’ using phone isn't from Gaza; it actually shows a Halloween costume
665
Nov 1st 2023, 3:04 PM
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Debunked: Scam ads falsely claim that Dublin Airport is clearing out 'lost luggage' for €2
17.1k
Oct 24th 2023, 1:59 PM
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Debunked: YouTube ads feature Elon Musk in deepfake videos pushing cryptocurrency scams
6.0k
Oct 20th 2023, 3:54 PM
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Debunked: A double-decker bus which caught fire in Bradford was not an electric vehicle
7.7k
Oct 17th 2023, 5:52 PM
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Debunked: Fake RTÉ posts about Anne Doyle are a hoax to promote a cryptocurrency scheme
4.8k
Oct 12th 2023, 12:27 PM
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Debunked: An old image of Leo Varadkar has been altered to promote a climate change conspiracy
426
Oct 11th 2023, 11:31 AM
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FactFind: QAnon website promoted on anti-SPHE leaflets protesting sex ed in Ireland
481
Oct 6th 2023, 3:28 PM
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Debunked: Australian footage from 2021 used to imply Covid lockdowns are being enforced again
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Sep 26th 2023, 3:01 PM