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# Fact check

Last week
19th November 2023 - 25th November 2023
Debunked: Fake News site spreads baseless claim of a second stabbing at a school in Ballymun
Fake news quickly spread in the wake of a attack at Parnell Square
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Fri 6:04 PM
Last year
2022
FactFind: Is Navan the largest town in the country without a rail line?
Meath’s county town was promised a rail connection in 2005 but there’s still no delivery date.
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Jul 23rd 2022, 7:30 AM
FactCheck: Is the protocol stopping Jewish people in the North from practising their religion?
The claim was made by former Northern Ireland secretary Brandon Lewis.
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Jul 17th 2022, 7:30 AM
Debunked: No, this photo of a ship in the Antarctic does not prove that the Earth is flat
An image on social media purports to show proof of a flat Earth.
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Feb 3rd 2022, 3:45 PM
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Debunk: How did Omicron get to Australia if no one is allowed in or out?
Hint: They are. The variant was first detected from passengers arriving in Australia from abroad.
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Dec 7th 2021, 7:30 PM
Debunked: No, the Covid-19 vaccine figures don't include missed appointments
An independent TD claimed that the official vaccine figures refer to the number of appointments made rather than doses administered.
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Jul 9th 2021, 4:35 PM
Debunked: No, this is not a photo of a man attacked by George Nkencho
An image being shared on social media is actually of an Everton football fan attacked in 2019.
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Jan 4th 2021, 6:02 PM
FactFind: How has Santa amended his Christmas preparations to cope with the pandemic?
We’re assured not even a pandemic can quench the magic of Christmas.
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Dec 23rd 2020, 6:30 AM
Debunked: No, Paul Murphy isn't recruiting and training actors to attend protests
The fake advertisement was shared on social media following protests in Dublin at the weekend.
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Sep 17th 2020, 6:15 AM
Debunked: It's false to claim Irish and Italian death tolls are 'miscalculated' and 'inflated' by up to 90%
Variations of the same post have been widely shared on Facebook.
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Aug 28th 2020, 3:52 PM
Debunked: No, Ireland's golf courses did not reopen on Saturday
A letter claiming to be from Golf Union Ireland stated golf courses were set to reopen on 2 May.
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May 7th 2020, 6:15 AM
Debunked: No, there wasn't a vaccine for Covid-19 back in 2001
A piece of misinformation being shared widely claims that a vaccine existed 19 years ago. This is untrue.
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Apr 23rd 2020, 7:30 PM
Debunked: No, Donald Trump didn't tweet he'd 'never let thousands die' in a pandemic back in 2009
The US President says lots of things. But he didn’t say this.
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Apr 23rd 2020, 2:57 PM
Debunked: No, Queen Elizabeth's coronavirus speech was not recorded on 5 March
A post on Facebook claiming that Queen Elizabeth’s speech regarding the coronavirus outbreak is untrue.
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Apr 17th 2020, 10:24 AM
Debunked: No, Queen Elizabeth has not been diagnosed with coronavirus
A post on Instagram claiming that Queen Elizabeth has coronavirus is untrue.
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Apr 4th 2020, 1:31 PM
Debunked: No, this 'very urgent' message telling you that your bank details can be robbed by making a phone call isn't true
The latest WhatsApp message doing the rounds is debunked here.
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Apr 3rd 2020, 12:41 PM
FactCheck: Does this image show an Iranian ballistic missile launch?
Iran launched missile attacks on military bases housing US troops last night – but was this one of the missiles?
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Jan 8th 2020, 5:08 PM
Explainer: How does Santa get all the toys made in time for Christmas?
Just how does he do it? It takes an awful lot of hard work.
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Dec 23rd 2019, 6:30 PM
FactCheck: Nuala O'Loan corrects claim made on Morning Ireland that 90% of abortions a result of morning after pill
The former NI Police Ombudsman made the comments in a Morning Ireland interview yesterday.
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Oct 23rd 2019, 12:05 AM
FactCheck: Did Nigel Farage coin the phrase ‘no deal is better than a bad deal’?
Nigel Farage has claimed that he used the phase repeatedly during the 2016 Brexit referendum campaign.
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May 14th 2019, 1:31 PM
FactCheck: Did Michael Healy-Rae ask a question at yesterday's Oireachtas Sports Committee?
The Kerry TD has been criticised for his contribution to the committee yesterday.
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Apr 11th 2019, 5:44 PM
FactCheck: Do all children's letters reach Santa before Christmas Eve?
He’s making a list, and checking it twice.
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Dec 23rd 2018, 10:00 PM
FactCheck: Is Trump correct that the Democrats passed laws to separate families at the border?
Trump has pinned the blame for the controversial practice at the US border on Democrats, but is he right?
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Jun 19th 2018, 5:17 PM
FactCheck: Did Justin Trudeau's eyebrow fall off during a press conference?
Footage online appears to show the Canadian Prime Minister’s eyebrow falling off at a live press conference.
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Jun 11th 2018, 1:33 PM
FactCheck: Is the 'Martinelli' virus real and can it hack your phone through Whatsapp?
Commonly shared around WhatsApp groups, it portends great doom coming to your phone.
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Apr 22nd 2018, 9:45 AM
'I won't be running a similar campaign' - Minister drops 'Welfare Cheats' approach, but says €500m fraud figure 'absolutely accurate'
“It’s difficult to say in hindsight whether I would have run such a campaign or not,” says Minister Regina Doherty.
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Dec 28th 2017, 6:15 AM
FactCheck: Does Ireland really have a low rate of homelessness by international standards?
The Taoiseach and Housing Minister have both made the claim in recent weeks.
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Nov 15th 2017, 8:30 PM
FactCheck: Are there more homeless people in Ireland now than at any time since the Famine?
Ireland is in the middle of a housing crisis, but are homeless numbers the highest they’ve ever been?
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May 6th 2017, 10:00 PM
Analysis: Do the statistics back up Joe Schmidt's rebuke about Ireland's attack?
The Ireland head coach was frustrated with suggestions his side play an attritional game.
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Feb 24th 2017, 10:40 AM
Get checked: How a team of five people is factchecking the truth about Northern Ireland
A new project called FactCheckNI is aiming to find out the truth behind claims about Northern Ireland.
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Apr 11th 2016, 6:56 PM
FactCheck: How many social housing units were actually built last year?
TheJournal.ie’s GE16 FactCheck examines some confusing and contradictory claims about social housing.
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Feb 9th 2016, 10:58 PM
Is Sinn Féin really proposing a 73 per cent tax rate?
The opposition party has come under attack for its budget proposals this week.
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Oct 11th 2014, 7:00 AM