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# debunked

All time
Debunked: No, Queen Elizabeth's coronavirus speech was not recorded on 5 March
17 Apr 2020
469
0
Debunked: A letter stating that pubs will be shut until at least 1 September is a 'complete fabrication'
16 Apr 2020
101k
81
Debunked: There's no evidence that criminals are dousing facemasks with chemicals so they can rob people
16 Apr 2020
18.9k
8
Debunked: No, this isn't a 'tentative' list of dates the government might start letting things reopen
15 Apr 2020
58.1k
31
Debunked: No, watered-down mouthwash is not an effective substitute for hand sanitiser
15 Apr 2020
11.9k
10
Debunked: No, there is not enough evidence that a malaria drug and an antibiotic can lead to a quick recovery from Covid-19
14 Apr 2020
18.5k
55
Debunked: This message advising people to 'get tested' is not from the HSE's contact tracing team
11 Apr 2020
23.9k
14
Debunked: A video called 'move your cucu' will not format your phone, but people still advised to be wary of scams
9 Apr 2020
21.7k
3
Debunked: That 'extremely sophisticated' bank scam doing the rounds on WhatsApp is completely false
5 Apr 2020
90.3k
26
Debunked: No, Queen Elizabeth has not been diagnosed with coronavirus
4 Apr 2020
173
0
Spot any potentially false posts on Facebook? Let us know and we'll factcheck them
4 Apr 2020
9.8k
Debunked: The risk of carrying coronavirus into your home on your shoes is extremely low
3 Apr 2020
48.9k
27
Debunked: No, this 'very urgent' message telling you that your bank details can be robbed by making a phone call isn't true
3 Apr 2020
49.3k
15
Debunked: That WhatsApp message about a 'strict ban on alcohol' from tomorrow is, at best, an April Fool's joke
1 Apr 2020
42.1k
26
Debunked: No, Leo Varadkar is not telling people to avoid using the Houseparty video messaging app
1 Apr 2020
42.2k
22
Debunked: Yes, funerals are very different right now but they are still happening
1 Apr 2020
22.9k
16
Debunked: No, the army isn't patrolling all the cities, towns and villages in Ireland because of Covid-19
31 Mar 2020
4.3k
1
Debunked: No, leaving onions around your home won't 'catch' the coronavirus
31 Mar 2020
35.9k
20
Debunked: That WhatsApp message with health tips from a doctor in China is false and misleading
30 Mar 2020
54.8k
29
Debunked: No, drinking tea is not a cure for Covid-19
26 Mar 2020
52.3k
45
Debunked: The UK no longer considers Covid-19 a high consequence infectious disease, but social media posts about it are misleading
26 Mar 2020
21.3k
3
Debunked: No, Ireland is not in a 'lockdown sequence' despite what this Facebook post says
25 Mar 2020
2.6k
0
Debunked: No, GPs aren't giving out 'rescue packs' en masse to asthma and COPD sufferers
25 Mar 2020
33.0k
28
Debunked: No, the 'lockdown' isn't here - that's the Defence Forces setting up a testing site on Dublin's quays
21 Mar 2020
140k
122
Debunked: No, 'Galway Hospital' hasn't circulated a message telling people to wear gloves at petrol pumps
20 Mar 2020
107k
63
TheJournal.ie has joined a worldwide project of factcheckers debunking claims about Covid-19
20 Mar 2020
16.8k
47
Debunked: Despite what those WhatsApp messages predicted, the country has not gone into lockdown in the past two days
18 Mar 2020
54.9k
39
Debunked: No, gardaí did not ask off-licences to open late on St Patrick's Day to stop house parties
18 Mar 2020
30.3k
26
Debunked: No, you can't test for the coronavirus by holding your breath for more than 10 seconds
18 Mar 2020
51.4k
57
Debunked: No, four young people are not in a serious condition in CUH after taking non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs
15 Mar 2020
308k
46
Debunked: No, the HSE is not telling people to stockpile food, despite what this WhatsApp message says
13 Mar 2020
99.0k
50
Got any messages on WhatsApp about coronavirus that sound untrue? Send it to us and we'll check it out
13 Mar 2020
42.4k
Debunked: No, this tweet saying that all Cheltenham racegoers from Ireland are being put into isolation is not true
13 Mar 2020
38.2k
53
Debunked: 'No substance whatsoever' to WhatsApp voicenote claiming Ireland is going into 'Status Red' lockdown
13 Mar 2020
314k
82
FactCheck: No, drinking water every 15 minutes will not protect you from getting the coronavirus
12 Mar 2020
69.4k
36
Debunked: Department of Education says as of now, it is not ordering all schools to close
10 Mar 2020
111k
75
An image being shared on social media naming schools closing due to Covid-19 is fake: here's why
6 Mar 2020
139k
41
Yes, it's safe to receive a package from China. No, there are no media blackouts: Exploding myths about Covid-19
3 Mar 2020
36.4k
17
Why those messages you're getting on WhatsApp about coronavirus cases in Ireland are (probably) not true
28 Feb 2020
83.0k
32
The Brazilian icon and the bizarre, long-running myth of his failed football career in Ireland
21 Jun 2018
47.4k
22
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