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Last week
3rd August 2025 - 9th August 2025
Debunked: Fox News claims about an Irish crime wave are based on discredited claims and bad stats
Debunked: Old video of a Belgian mosque claims to show “what they’re teaching kids now in school”
Last month
July 2025
Debunked: How misinformation spread within minutes of a garda being stabbed on Capel Street
Debunked: No evidence of conspiracy theorists' claim about Bill Gates microchipping babies
Debunked: A new sculpture in Drogheda does not signal an Islamic takeover of Ireland
Debunked: False accusations against victim of Tallaght attack viewed more than a million times
Debunked: Proposed building plans in Tallaght suburb are not for an IPAS centre
Debunked: Amid reports of a cryptic Trump-Epstein letter, misinformation muddies the waters
Debunked: Meme image of Hillary Clinton calling Conor McGregor ‘future president’ is a spoof
Debunked: Deepfakes of Brendan Gleeson, Luke O’Neill, and Sharon Tobin appear in hoax medicine ads
The AI-generated celebs tout a miracle cure which they claim has been banned in Ireland.
Debunked: The most popular baby name for boys in Galway is.. not Muhammad
Debunked: Fatal floods in Texas spark false claims of weather manipulation amid political blame
June
June 2025
Debunked: Scam post claiming that Irish customers can get €2 backpacks from Decathlon
Debunked: A viral image of Iranian missiles raining down on Tel Aviv is AI-generated
Debunked: A fake quote claims that Paul Murphy complained he was 'misgendered' Egyptian police
Debunked: No, an Israeli pilot called Sarah Ahronot has not been captured in Iran
Debunked: A study into music's effect on cells doesn't show Beethoven's 5th can 'fight cancer'
Debunked: Yes, the new mayor of Rotherham Rukhsana Ismail is from England and can speak English
Debunked: Chinese aircraft flying over the pyramids in Egypt were not delivering aid to Gaza
Deepfakes of the pope are racking up millions of views on Youtube and Tiktok
Debunked: No evidence that Emmanuel Macron said African countries are 'not ready to thrive' without France
Debunked: No coup d'etat has taken place in the Ivory Coast
Debunked: Video of Dublin used in false claim about ‘massacre’ on day of Carlow shooting
May
May 2025
Debunked: No, Donald Trump did not cancel Pride month in the United States
Debunked: Covid-19 vaccines are not 'bioweapons' that 'destroy the immune system'
Debunked: How misinformation swirled about the Liverpool car ramming despite police efforts
Debunked: Fake Charlie Hebdo cover shows bruised Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a boxing ring
Debunked: The US Supreme Court has not ruled that Covid-19 shots are not traditional vaccines
Debunked: Unscientific study shared to claim Dublin is among ‘most dangerous cities in Europe’
Debunked: No evidence of attempted child abduction in Cahir, Co Tipperary
Debunked: Despite online rumours, no evidence of ‘attempted child abduction’ in Enniscorthy
Debunked: Gardaí say warning over Asian men approaching children in Sligo was 'fake news'
Debunked: Deepfake video appears to show Canadian Prime Minister announcing ban on old cars
Debunked: A government scheme did not spend €200,000 per car to help isolated Ukrainians
April
April 2025
FactCheck: Did the New York Times say in 1854 the US was being 'overwhelmed' by Irish immigrants?
Debunked: There is nothing ‘strange’ about not naming unconvicted rape suspects. It’s the law
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Debunked: No, the electricity blackouts in Spain and Portugal were not caused by a solar flare
Debunked: Video of church attack was filmed in Nebraska a decade ago, not present-day Europe
Debunked: Conor McGregor's false claims about roads policing, immigrants and Irish 'genocide'