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FactCheck: How many refugees is Ireland taking in at the moment?
FactCheck: No, Ireland is NOT "officially accepting Trump refugees"
FactCheck: Does this pro-life leaflet stand up to scrutiny?
FactCheck: Does this year's Budget include the biggest ever investment in health?
FactCheck: Was damage to the ozone layer caused by nuclear testing?
FactCheck: Was Enda Kenny right about Charlie Flanagan and the Russian ambassador?
FactCheck: Has the government actually cut the mental health budget by €20 million?
FactCheck: Does the Budget give four times more to "sheep welfare" than home childcare?
FactCheck: Is it really "illegal" for the government to negotiate with the UK before Brexit?
FactCheck: How many workers are on the minimum wage?
FactCheck: Was Willie O'Dea really not aware of concerns over Lariam, while he was Minister?
FactCheck: How do jobseeker's payments here compare to Northern Ireland?
FactCheck: Does every other country in Europe have water charges?
FactCheck: Does Ireland really lead the world for skilled labour?
FactCheck: How do Dublin Bus drivers' earnings compare with their European counterparts?
FactCheck: Did the last government cut payments to lone parents?
FactCheck: A reader's guide to how it works
FactCheck: We've signed up to an international code of principles
FactCheck: Does Ireland really have the "highest education" in Europe?
FactCheck: Has no government minister ever gone before the Public Accounts Committee?
FactCheck: Would a new government bill really decriminalise sex workers?
FactCheck: Has Fianna Fáil's position on water charges really been "consistent"?
FactCheck: How much do multinationals actually contribute in taxes?
FactCheck: Does this Dublin Bus drivers' leaflet stand up to scrutiny?
FactCheck: Is Apple really the "largest taxpayer in Ireland"?
FactCheck: How many people actually work for foreign companies in Ireland?
FactCheck: Is Ireland actually the world's "most globalised" country?
FactCheck: What do HSE guidelines actually say about the effects of abortion?
FactCheck: Are there fewer gardaí dealing with a growing drugs problem?
FactCheck: Is minimum unit alcohol pricing "proven" to work?
FactCheck: Do Irish students really pay some of the highest fees in the world?
FactCheck: Who's right about Ireland's record on maternal deaths?
FactCheck: Was Richard Bruton right to say that newer TDs get paid less?
FactCheck: Who got it right on "abortion up to birth" - Cora Sherlock or Ivana Bacik?
FactCheck: Is Frances Fitzgerald right about Ireland's financial gain from the EU?
FactCheck: No, "Irish slaves" did NOT build the White House
FactCheck: Is it cheaper for the State to build houses directly than to use the private sector?
FactCheck: A look back over the 32nd Dáil so far
FactCheck: Is Luke 'Ming' Flanagan right about other Irish MEPs' poor record of attendance?
FactCheck: Is Pat Rabbitte right about RTE's coverage of water charges?