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Yesterday
25th April 2024
Debunked: Posts ‘as Gaeilge’ among more than 100 scam ads featuring presenter Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh
18 hrs ago
9.0k
Last week
14th April 2024 - 20th April 2024
Debunked: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy did not buy a British Royal residence
17 Apr
8.5k
This month
April 2024
Debunked: Nazis falsely identified as members of Ursula von der Leyen’s family
11 Apr
10.2k
Debunked: No, the European Union has not told Ireland to delay a general election
11 Apr
5.1k
FactCheck: Are psychiatric patients in Canada given leaflets for assisted dying when they go to A&E?
10 Apr
11.5k
Debunked: Posts advertising free online further education certificate courses are a scam
9 Apr
6.7k
Debunked: Fake frame from Simpsons episode used to say show predicted Baltimore bridge disaster
5 Apr
1.6k
Last month
March 2024
Debunked: A historical chart in an old IPCC report does not show that climate change is a hoax
28 Mar
1.7k
Debunked: ‘Ireland will change forever’ conspiracy meme is contradictory and nonsensical
24 hrs ago
745
Debunked: Chart used to criticise Dublin actually shows ranking for homelessness services
20 Mar
11.5k
Debunked: Anti-migrant video asks: ‘Anyone know where in Dublin this is?’ The answer: Germany
14 Mar
18.5k
Arrested, disgraced, injured: Cryptocurrency scams promote hoax stories about Irish celebrities
Have you seen spam ads appear on your social feeds?
One scam recently came about after a hacking of an Indian politician's Meta account.
The Journal understands the account was compromised by hackers who launched more than 50 ad campaigns.
Celebrity scam ads appear on Facebook and X.com after less than a minute of scrolling through main feeds.
Shane Raymond
10 Mar
19.4k
Debunked: No evidence of children trafficked to Mayo as described in Senator’s tweet
8 Mar
335
February
February 2024
Debunked: Audio of Gordon Ramsay praising Irish protestors is fabricated, likely by AI
29 Feb
7.8k
Debunked: The Irish Muslim Council has not put up stickers advocating for ‘Sharia Law’
27 Feb
10.8k
Debunked: Norway has not deported 1,600 people from Somalia
23 Feb
222
'Serious damage can be done to democracy' — Electoral Commission warns about disinformation
21 Feb
8.7k
61
Debunked: Clip shows crowds at a pro-refugee rally last year, not an anti-immigrant protest
8 Feb
377
Debunked: Image of mountainous hay bales before Eiffel Tower is not a real photograph
8 Feb
9.6k
FactCheck: The government is not offering tens of thousands to coax Indians to Irish islands
2 Feb
16.7k
January
January 2024
FactFind: What is a ‘safe country of origin’ and how many asylum seekers come from one?
31 Jan
12.9k
Debunked: Man arrested in Dublin City Centre was holding a toy gun, not a real firearm
30 Jan
743
Debunked: No, Ukrainian drivers aren't exempt from Irish laws or the need to be insured here
29 Jan
4.1k
Debunked: Hoax ads featuring Alastair Campbell on the Late Late Show have proliferated on X.com
24 Jan
15.6k
Debunked: Ceann Comhairle did not say immigrants were responsible for rising antisemitism
23 Jan
7.5k
Debunked: Video does not show a diesel-powered generator recharging an electric Bus Éireann vehicle
20 Jan
78.5k
FactCheck: People registered to vote don’t need to reapply or submit ‘additional information’
19 Jan
8.3k
Debunked: Misleading claims shared in Roscrea amid protests at Racket Hall
17 Jan
27.3k
Councillor clarifies claim about now-closed alleyway being used during Dublin riots
15 Jan
15.4k
8
Debunked: Planning files do not show that Ringsend building was to be used for asylum seekers
13 Jan
16.1k
Debunked: No media 'blackout' on reporting clash in Tuam, as rumours and footage spread online
8 Jan
1.2k
Debunked: No evidence to support claim that Ireland's population will drop by 72.4% by 2025
4 Jan
1.3k
Debunked: Piers Morgan catching Covid-19 is not evidence of VAIDS, a made-up medical condition
4 Jan
415
Last year
2023
Debunked: Dublin City Council did not rename 'Winter Lights' to avoid mentioning Christmas
23 Dec 2023
21.0k
Debunked: No evidence of Graham Linehan’s claims about crowdfunding and ‘top surgery’
20 Dec 2023
30.0k
Debunked: Video clip showing car theft in UK shared online with claims it was filmed in Ireland
15 Dec 2023
417
Debunked: Picture of Irish homeless woman and children is an AI-generated image
14 Dec 2023
38.0k
Debunked: Currys say ‘mystery box’ posts on social media are a scam
12 Dec 2023
999
Debunked: Old footage from Egypt shared with false claims it shows Israel storming Gaza hospital
29 Nov 2023
318
FactCheck: False claims the army was deployed during Dublin City riots seen millions of times
27 Nov 2023
713
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