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2023
Debunked: Climate change is not still being debated by scientists
Debunked: Images of Tommy Bowe being escorted by gardaí and PSNI officers are fake
FactFind: What is contained in the proposed SPHE syllabus about sex and gender?
Debunked: There is no such thing as 'asymptomatic' climate change
Debunked: Ireland does not have a higher rate of Jobseeker's Allowance for migrants
Debunked: Death Valley Park Rangers were joking wearing jackets and gloves during record temperatures
Debunked: A video claiming Prince Harry asked Cillian Murphy if he was British has been doctored
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
How much of a pay cut did Ryan Tubridy really take after 2020?
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
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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?
Debunked: Safety sheet used to show an edible coating is risky is actually for a cleaning fluid
'They're preparing us for something': Irish conspiracy groups latch onto UK's public alert test
Debunked: No, Scotland is not reducing motorway speed limits to 30mph due to climate change
FactCheck team wins Media Literacy Media Champion award at inaugural MLI awards
FactCheck: Does Ireland collect more corporate tax per person than almost any other EU country?
Debunked: An Irish news headline about 'pregnant men at risk from climate change' is fake
Debunked: Claims of Dungarvan attacks by foreign nationals are baseless, according to Gardaí
Debunked: No, vaccinated people are not more likely to have heart problems from being jabbed