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This week
2nd November 2025 - 7th November 2025
Dead pigs have long been used to intimidate Muslims - and now it's surfaced in Ireland
After fire at asylum centre in Drogheda, online fringe groups seek to rewrite what happened
Last week
26th October 2025 - 1st November 2025
Debunked: There have been no reports to Gardaí of an escaped lion in Meath
Debunked: Social media posts exaggerate votes spoiled in presidential election
Debunked: Advanced deepfake scam ad featuring Simon Harris viewed more than 184,000 times
Debunked: Roderic O’Gorman did not tweet in eight languages inviting asylum seekers to Ireland
Last month
October 2025
As ballots are counted, misleading claims that the election was ‘rigged’ spread online
Why the man accused of sexually assaulting a young girl near Citywest can't be named
Convincing AI-generated videos and images are flooding social media ahead of the election
Debunked: Presidential candidates did not campaign to remove ‘women’ from the constitution
Debunked: False stat about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome used to bolster anti-vaccine claims
Debunked: Chart uses false information to compare benefits given to Ukrainian and Irish families
Debunked: An animated Jurassic Park show on Netflix does not depict ‘gay sex’
Debunked: Video decrying NGOs wrongly names organisations it says are receiving State money
Debunked: The UN Agenda 2030 goals do not mention a ‘one world government’ or ‘depopulation’
September
September 2025
Debunked: No proof for viral video's claims of a ‘crackdown’ on independent media in Ireland
Debunked: Candidates who want to run for President of Ireland do not need government backing
Debunked: Despite White House claims, paracetamol has not been shown to cause autism
Debunked: A viral chart comparing the finances of Irish and migrant apprentices is false
Explainer: What does a deleted US government report say about the politics of domestic terrorists?
Debunked: The government is not giving migrants €60,000 to start new businesses
Debunked: Images of destroyed Banksy mural in London edited to show English flags
Charlie Kirk: JFK-type conspiracies and false reports of culprit spread in aftermath of shooting
The conservative activist’s death has been surrounded by misinformation and baseless speculation.
Debunked: Elon Musk wrongly claims Simon Harris blocked 'the will of the people' in Áras race
Debunked: No evidence a viral video of men walking with a child in Dublin shows a kidnapping
August
August 2025
Debunked: Irish Presidents cannot call referendums, despite Conor McGregor’s pledges
Debunked: Misleading post claims the media is covering up a surge in young girls going missing
FactFind: What is the Disability Green Paper haunting Heather Humphreys’ presidential run?
Debunked: Asylum seekers are not exempt from income tax for a year after they are allowed to work
Debunked: Viral video of Trump berating the Irish government over immigration is fabricated
Debunked: Irish influencer’s video peddles baseless claims about immigration and crime in Sweden
Debunked: No, the Premier League has not banned players from wearing rainbow-coloured bootlaces
Debunked: No, the Premier League has not banned players from wearing rainbow-coloured bootlaces
Debunked: Fox News claims about an Irish crime wave are based on discredited claims and bad stats
Debunked: Old video of a Belgian mosque claims to show “what they’re teaching kids now in school”
July
July 2025
Debunked: How misinformation spread within minutes of a garda being stabbed on Capel Street
Debunked: No evidence of conspiracy theorists' claim about Bill Gates microchipping babies
Debunked: A new sculpture in Drogheda does not signal an Islamic takeover of Ireland
Debunked: False accusations against victim of Tallaght attack viewed more than a million times
Debunked: Proposed building plans in Tallaght suburb are not for an IPAS centre