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# factcheck

All time
Debunked: A claim which describes 'major concerns' about the AstraZeneca vaccine is misleading
10 Jul 2021
33.5k
Debunked: No, the Covid-19 vaccine figures don't include missed appointments
9 Jul 2021
11.7k
FactCheck: No, a Covid-19 vaccine will not make your arm magnetic
6 Jul 2021
38.6k
Debunked: EU and US databases do not show that thousands of people have died from Covid-19 vaccines
4 Jul 2021
72.9k
FactCheck: Is Ireland one of the only countries in Europe without indoor dining?
29 Jun 2021
101k
Debunked: No, you won't develop skin cancer from wearing sunglasses
26 Jun 2021
19.3k
FactCheck: No, these claims in an anti-mask leaflet delivered to homes aren't true
19 Jun 2021
20.9k
Debunked: Yes, coronavirus antibodies protect against 'infection of the lung'
18 Jun 2021
40.5k
15
Debunked: No, the army hasn't been drafted in to 'forcibly' vaccinate prisoners
17 Jun 2021
8.3k
'A distorted perspective': How anti-lockdown groups are using data to downplay the impact of Covid-19
8 Jun 2021
25.9k
Debunked: Claims by an ex-Pfizer employee about Covid-19 and vaccines are false and misleading
30 May 2021
192k
Debunked: Messages shared on WhatsApp claim that scammers are calling people with their HSE data
26 May 2021
102k
FactCheck: No, insurance policies aren't 'null and void' if you receive a Covid-19 vaccine
21 May 2021
28.0k
Debunked: No, Covid-19 vaccines didn't 'skip' or 'fail' animal trials
15 May 2021
17.5k
Debunked: Multiple claims on Instagram about vaccines, face masks and Covid-19 tests are false or misleading
14 May 2021
29.5k
FactFind: Information on suspected reactions to Covid-19 vaccines isn't being hidden - here's how can you find it
8 May 2021
69.0k
Debunked: No, Eamon Ryan's nephew was not awarded a bike hire contract in Offaly
7 May 2021
11.8k
FactCheck: No, Darkness into Light is not cancelled, despite claims by anti-lockdown activists
6 May 2021
34.5k
FactCheck: Yes, Black people are disproportionately affected by fatal US police shootings
30 Apr 2021
17.7k
Debunked: Misleading post gives inaccurate reflection of Ireland's excess mortality during Covid-19 pandemic
28 Apr 2021
23.4k
Debunked: No, Professor Luke O'Neill didn't refuse a Covid vaccine because he 'didn't want' one
25 Apr 2021
109k
The Explainer: From influencers to QAnon - how misinformation changed in Ireland over the past year
15 Apr 2021
7.2k
Debunked: No, Travellers were not protesting outside a Dublin Pfizer plant for access to the Covid-19 vaccine
13 Apr 2021
41.4k
FactCheck: No, the Tánaiste did not say lockdown would continue 'indefinitely'
25 Mar 2021
25.1k
FactCheck: Is the medication ivermectin an alternative to Covid-19 vaccines?
24 Mar 2021
54.2k
Factfind: Has Ireland experienced 'excess mortality' since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic?
12 Mar 2021
72.1k
Debunked: No, all Direct Provision residents at Mosney are not receiving vaccine ahead of priority schedule
11 Mar 2021
12.7k
FactCheck: Misleading Covid-19 claims in a leaflet made by three political parties
2 Mar 2021
76.6k
Factfind: Does the WHO 'not recommend' using rapid Covid tests in schools, as Norma Foley claimed?
26 Feb 2021
26.3k
Debunked: No, People Before Profit has not organised a 'pro-lockdown' rally
26 Feb 2021
13.9k
FactFind: What are Covid-19 vaccines effective at preventing?
24 Feb 2021
20.1k
FactCheck: No, this photo of a massive crowd in Bucharest does not show a protest against Covid-19 restrictions
24 Feb 2021
32.1k
Debunked: No, this impressive photo of a mountain isn't from Donegal
19 Feb 2021
6.8k
FactCheck: Covid-19 claims shared on a LED display driven around a number of locations in Ireland are false
19 Feb 2021
91.5k
Debunked: No, an FOI request did not show that RTÉ 'took orders' from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
14 Feb 2021
35.8k
Debunked: Yes, the virus that causes Covid-19 has been isolated and photographed
9 Feb 2021
43.1k
Debunked: No, there wasn't a media blackout on Simon Coveney's official visit to Turkey last month
5 Feb 2021
24.1k
FactFind: Is the coronavirus 'partially seasonal', as the Tánaiste has claimed?
30 Jan 2021
60.2k
53
Debunked: No, a Wexford doctor's death was not related to the Covid-19 vaccine
26 Jan 2021
36.9k
FactCheck: No, the lack of hospitalisations from flu is not because cases are mistakenly being diagnosed as Covid-19
23 Jan 2021
48.1k
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