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Wednesday 23 September 2020
The fake advertisement was shared on social media following protests in Dublin at the weekend.
The figures in question refer to the number of deaths registered for that month so far, not the total number of people who died.
It’s been claimed that the World Bank was recording exports of Covid-19 tests up to three years ago.
In the video, Ben Gilroy makes a number of false and misleading claims about coronavirus and suicide in Ireland.
A widely shared Facebook video incorrectly claims that 100 people, not 1,777, have died from the virus in Ireland.
The claim has spread widely on Facebook and Twitter and has caused significant distress.
The Green Party leader has come in for criticism after a new clip appears to show him nodding off again.
Strict new Covid-19 measures are now in effect in the capital – here’s what they mean for you.
The claim, which is being shared in a voice memo on WhatsApp, is not true.
A clip from a speech Varadkar made at the Global Vaccine Summit has been used to claim he said he supports forced vaccination for everyone in Ireland.
Posts on social media have represented anti-government protests in Seoul as anti-coronavirus restrictions.
An image containing three misleading claims about the Green Party TD has been circulating online.
Variations of the same post have been widely shared on Facebook.
Children aged two to 12 years can get the flu jab for free this year, but it’s not compulsory.
The post is part of a category of conspiracies that has targeted contact tracing apps launched to help stop the spread of Covid-19.
The claim was widely shared on Facebook.
False claims on social media have suggested that Monaghan County Council is moving the cross to appease the Muslim community.
A widely shared Facebook post incorrectly claims that wearing a mask causes people to breathe in their own carbon dioxide.
Misinformation has never been more widely shared in Ireland than during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Elisa Granato was one of the first volunteers in a Covid-19 vaccine trial in the UK – and she’s alive and well.
A poster in Dublin claims that Gardaí will reward members of the public if they report house parties.
There have been fewer cases of legionella infection in Ireland this year compared to last year.
A false tweet from the Green Party leader claims he said he was “excited to meet” Tatchell two years ago.
Social media users have claimed that dog thieves are using stickers on ESB mini pillars to mark houses where dogs will be stolen.
Theories claim adrenochrome is harvested from children in a trafficking ring.
The claim had been made by social media users.
A widely shared Facebook post incorrectly claims that medications which ‘cure’ the virus have been banned in Ireland.
This claim has been shared frequently in the past week – but it is misleading at best.
A claim that started in the US, which suggests that a case of cold or flu, or a previous vaccine against them, can give a positive Covid-19 test result, has reached Ireland.
A photograph of Obama in Maryland has been falsely attributed to a laboratory in Wuhan.
A tweet sharing a photo of a notice at a NatWest branch suggests that the notice was displayed in Belfast.
The false safety tip has been shared over 19,000 times on Facebook.
The claim was made by TheLiberal.ie ahead of Eid Al Adha celebrations in Croke Park this summer.
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A Hiqa report has noted a 13% increase in deaths in Ireland during the pandemic.
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Posts that are being shared on social media claim Irish people ‘experienced the horrors of slavery’ more than African people.
The claim was made by INMO General Secretary, Phil Ní Sheaghdha.
The letter was confirmed as a fake by the UK Cabinet Office.
The original image, which has been doctored, showed Trump with his daughter Ivanka in the 1990s.
Slave trading from Africa to the Americas began around 100 years before 1619, and indentured servitude is not the same as chattel slavery.
IT’S A QUESTION that has been asked throughout the pandemic, but which has been raised again recently after the Oliver Bond Street party – would you call the Gardaí on your neighbours if you saw they broke Covid-19 restrictions on mass gatherings?
In the UK, junior minister for policing Kit Malthouse suggested that people should report their neighbours to the police if they’re concerned about gatherings that break the rules.
At the moment, Dublin is at Level Three which means that you can have visitors from one other household to your home or garden; while the rest of the country is at Level Two, which means you can have six visitors from up to three households to your home or garden.
So we’re asking you: Would you call the Gardaí if you saw your neighbours break Covid-19 restrictions on gatherings?
Poll Results:
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