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Last year
2023
Dublin riots: How a mob in the capital turned to looting, arson and calls to kill
Dublin city centre was largely shut down last night as rioters attacked gardaí, looted shops and set vehicles on fire.
What exactly happened in Dublin city and how did the situation escalate so quickly?
To understand that, we need to explore what has been happening online in terms of anti-immigration rhetoric
As is often the case with a breaking news story, many rumours gained traction yesterday before the truth had time to emerge
Debunked: Fake News site spreads baseless claim of a second stabbing at a school in Ballymun
Major analysis shows how Irish disinformation ecosystem has been 'co-opted by far-right actors'
Ireland “a victim of Russian disinformation”, experts on Ukraine war say
Anti-immigration groups use Israel-Gaza violence to push antisemitism and Islamophobia online
Debunked: Years-old video of hospital bombing in Syria claimed to show strike on Gaza
Debunked: Photo of ‘corpse’ using phone isn't from Gaza; it actually shows a Halloween costume
FactCheck: Have 40,000 landlords really left Ireland's rental market in the past five years?
Debunked: Scam ads falsely claim that Dublin Airport is clearing out 'lost luggage' for €2
FactFind: What exactly do we know - and not know - about the Gaza hospital explosion
Debunked: YouTube ads feature Elon Musk in deepfake videos pushing cryptocurrency scams
Debunked: A double-decker bus which caught fire in Bradford was not an electric vehicle
FactCheck: Misleading claims about sex education found on leaflets about the SPHE curriculum
How X, formerly Twitter, is platforming a deluge of misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war
Debunked: Fake RTÉ posts about Anne Doyle are a hoax to promote a cryptocurrency scheme
Debunked: An old image of Leo Varadkar has been altered to promote a climate change conspiracy
FactCheck: Is the Government giving landlords twice as much as renters in Budget 2024?
FactFind: QAnon website promoted on anti-SPHE leaflets protesting sex ed in Ireland
Debunked: Video alleging fraud cites baseless claims about Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s assets
Debunked: Australian footage from 2021 used to imply Covid lockdowns are being enforced again
Factcheck: MEP Clare Daly ‘mistakenly’ cited wrong fatality figures for Russian invasion of Ukraine
Debunked: Fake government letter used to spread rumour of Ukrainians being extradited to fight
Debunked: Doctored image of RTÉ headline spread with anti-immigrant messages
Debunked: Conspiracy site Infowars used fake claims about Ireland as evidence of 'white genocide'
Factcheck: What did an expert on Youth Justice tell the Citizens’ Assembly about drug crime?
Debunked: The Canadian government hasn't banned the British outlet GB News
FactFind: What are the laws around asylum seekers being able to vote in Irish elections?
FactFind: Do more than a thousand people die per year in Ireland due to burning solid fuels?
Lasers, ‘magic trees’ and Simpsons predictions: False claims about Maui wildfires spread online
Debunked: Irish users among those fooled by AI image of Pope in front of huge crowds
Debunked: Government has not forbidden business grants and modular homes for Irish people
Debunked: Incompatible athlete death stats continue to be used to mislead about vaccines
Debunked: A public killing and attempted abductions latest in baseless claims against migrants
Debunked: No, there hasn't been a 21% rise in deaths due to the Covid-19 vaccine
FactCheck: Did five garda recruits resign immediately after starting training?
Debunked: This video does not show Ukrainian soldiers surrendering 'without a fight'
Debunked: No, a factory in England is not growing human meat for consumption
Debunked: Climate change is not still being debated by scientists
Debunked: Images of Tommy Bowe being escorted by gardaí and PSNI officers are fake
FactFind: What is contained in the proposed SPHE syllabus about sex and gender?