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2023
Factcheck: MEP Clare Daly ‘mistakenly’ cited wrong fatality figures for Russian invasion of Ukraine
Debunked: Fake government letter used to spread rumour of Ukrainians being extradited to fight
Debunked: Doctored image of RTÉ headline spread with anti-immigrant messages
Housing Minister condemns 'misinformation' letters distributed in Dublin with Fianna Fáil logo
Debunked: Conspiracy site Infowars used fake claims about Ireland as evidence of 'white genocide'
Factcheck: What did an expert on Youth Justice tell the Citizens’ Assembly about drug crime?
Debunked: The Canadian government hasn't banned the British outlet GB News
FactFind: What are the laws around asylum seekers being able to vote in Irish elections?
FactFind: Do more than a thousand people die per year in Ireland due to burning solid fuels?
Lasers, ‘magic trees’ and Simpsons predictions: False claims about Maui wildfires spread online
Debunked: Irish users among those fooled by AI image of Pope in front of huge crowds
Debunked: Government has not forbidden business grants and modular homes for Irish people
Debunked: Incompatible athlete death stats continue to be used to mislead about vaccines
Debunked: A public killing and attempted abductions latest in baseless claims against migrants
FactFind: What is contained in the proposed SPHE syllabus about sex and gender?
Debunked: Are a Senator’s maps showing potential Safe Access Zones around hospitals accurate?
Debunked: Draft SPHE syllabus doesn't say Critical Race Theory will be taught on Leaving Cert
Debunked: Presenter wrongly speculated to be at centre of BBC scandal involving lewd photos
Debunked: The official US women’s soccer team did not lose 12-0 to a team of Wrexham 'veterans'
FactCheck: Will the EU Nature Restoration Law turn Lapland’s capital into a forest?
Debunked: Screenshot of headline about far-right conspiracy theories being true is fabricated
Debunked: Footage from an attack in the US has been re-shared to blame refugees in Ireland
Debunked: Dialing 55 during an emergency in Ireland won't alert a phone operator to a 'silent' call
Debunked: 'Cloud factory' clip released on 1 April doesn't show that humans control the weather
Rural Independents accused of ‘scaremongering’ during Dáil debate on supposed cattle cull
Debunked: No evidence for claims by anti-immigrant activist of attempted abduction in Kerry
Debunked: Guardian article doesn't say, as fake pic implies, hot June weather proves climate change
FactCheck: Abortion bill still many stages away from passing into law
Debunked: Cycle ride misreported to link it with controversial issues involving trans athletes
FactFind: What is the Pandemic Treaty? And will it erode national sovereignty?
Debunked: Fake Tommy Tiernan interview with Eamon Ryan is part of a cryptocurrency fraud network
Debunked: Confusion over news article helps spread baseless claims about Pandemic Treaty
Factfind: PBP-proposed housing amendment isn't intended to evict people from their homes
Debunked: Video arguing migrants will damage Ireland relies on false claims and statistics
FactFind: What is the relationship between social inequality, drug use and drug-related harms?
Debunked: No, a UN report doesn't call to decriminalise sex 'between adults and children'
Debunked: WEF hasn’t declared ‘water is not a human right’ or ordered governments to ration it
Debunked: Video of attack at shopping centre wasn’t filmed at Liffey Valley, but San Francisco
FactCheck: Is the Govt correct to claim that 400 people are buying their first home every week?
FactFind: Was the 2008 crash caused by building too many houses?