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22 May
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Debunked: There is no evidence that Pope Leo XIV ever said being ‘woke’ was part of the Gospel
21 May
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May 2025
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Debunked: Despite online rumours, no evidence of ‘attempted child abduction’ in Enniscorthy
15 May
335
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An old Trump video, re-used Gaza footage, and other fake news from the India-Pakistan conflict
9 May
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Debunked: Gardaí say warning over Asian men approaching children in Sligo was 'fake news'
8 May
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Debunked: Deepfake video appears to show Canadian Prime Minister announcing ban on old cars
7 May
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Debunked: A government scheme did not spend €200,000 per car to help isolated Ukrainians
6 May
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April 2025
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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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Debunked: There is nothing ‘strange’ about not naming unconvicted rape suspects. It’s the law
30 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: 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
9.4k
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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: Viral image contains false claim that UK's Southport killer was an 'Islamic migrant'
8 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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March
March 2025
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FactCheck: Is the Irish government paying for Ukrainians to repair their cars?
28 Mar
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FactCheck: Will the MetroLink cost more than €23 billion?
24 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: Enoch Burke payment claim that was shared by Musk is filled with misinformation
10 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
16.6k
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Debunked: No evidence Bill Gates funded project to make bird flu transmissible to humans
3 Mar
871
February
February 2025
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Debunked: Years-old video used to falsely claim Ireland is establishing a ‘National Hijab Day’
11 hrs ago
218
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Explainer: Here's why elections have not been held in Ukraine since Russia's 2022 invasion
21 Feb
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Debunked: Old reports circulating about plans for a huge mosque in Dublin that never went ahead
20 Feb
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Debunked: Ukraine’s Zelenskyy has a 57% approval rating, not 4% as Trump said
19 Feb
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Debunked: No, US Vice-President JD Vance did not make a security conference chairman cry on stage
19 Feb
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Debunked: A photo of a split bride/groom costume isn't an Irish person who ‘married themself’
4 Feb
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January
January 2025
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Debunked: The Status Red warning during Storm Éowyn was not a 'climate lockdown'
30 Jan
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Debunked: ‘HIV-infected Green Monkey DNA’ has not been found in Covid-19 vaccines
28 Jan
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Debunked: Elon Musk misleadingly suggests other celebrities made controversial 'Nazi' gesture
23 Jan
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Will your car insurance be cancelled if you drive during a Red warning? Insurers say no
23 Jan
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Debunked: Fake missing child posts shared widely in Limerick and Roscommon Facebook groups
22 Jan
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Debunked: Photo of Jimmy Saville with a child does not show a young Keir Starmer
22 Jan
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