# debunked
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2023
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Debunked: YouTube ads feature Elon Musk in deepfake videos pushing cryptocurrency scams
20 Oct 2023
6.3k
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Debunked: A double-decker bus which caught fire in Bradford was not an electric vehicle
17 Oct 2023
7.8k
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Debunked: Fake RTÉ posts about Anne Doyle are a hoax to promote a cryptocurrency scheme
12 Oct 2023
5.0k
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Debunked: An old image of Leo Varadkar has been altered to promote a climate change conspiracy
11 Oct 2023
468
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FactFind: QAnon website promoted on anti-SPHE leaflets protesting sex ed in Ireland
6 Oct 2023
497
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Debunked: Australian footage from 2021 used to imply Covid lockdowns are being enforced again
26 Sep 2023
381
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Lasers, ‘magic trees’ and Simpsons predictions: False claims about Maui wildfires spread online
25 Aug 2023
485
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Debunked: Irish users among those fooled by AI image of Pope in front of huge crowds
25 Aug 2023
21.7k
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Debunked: A public killing and attempted abductions latest in baseless claims against migrants
16 Aug 2023
15.4k
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Debunked: No, there hasn't been a 21% rise in deaths due to the Covid-19 vaccine
11 Aug 2023
2.1k
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FactCheck: Did five garda recruits resign immediately after starting training?
9 Aug 2023
50.4k
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Debunked: This video does not show Ukrainian soldiers surrendering 'without a fight'
8 Aug 2023
507
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Debunked: No, a factory in England is not growing human meat for consumption
8 Aug 2023
3.5k
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Debunked: Images of Tommy Bowe being escorted by gardaí and PSNI officers are fake
1 Aug 2023
782
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Debunked: Ireland does not have a higher rate of Jobseeker's Allowance for migrants
26 Jul 2023
15.3k
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Debunked: Death Valley Park Rangers were joking wearing jackets and gloves during record temperatures
26 Jul 2023
347
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Debunked: A video claiming Prince Harry asked Cillian Murphy if he was British has been doctored
25 Jul 2023
28.3k
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Debunked: Draft SPHE syllabus doesn't say Critical Race Theory will be taught on Leaving Cert
21 Jul 2023
10.9k
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Debunked: The official US women’s soccer team did not lose 12-0 to a team of Wrexham 'veterans'
11 Jul 2023
140k
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Debunked: Screenshot of headline about far-right conspiracy theories being true is fabricated
6 Jul 2023
539
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Debunked: Footage from an attack in the US has been re-shared to blame refugees in Ireland
4 Jul 2023
768
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Debunked: Dialing 55 during an emergency in Ireland won't alert a phone operator to a 'silent' call
3 Jul 2023
356
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Debunked: 'Cloud factory' clip released on 1 April doesn't show that humans control the weather
3 Jul 2023
547
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Debunked: No evidence for claims by anti-immigrant activist of attempted abduction in Kerry
22 Jun 2023
2.8k
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Debunked: No, a UN report doesn't call to decriminalise sex 'between adults and children'
19 May 2023
3.9k
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Debunked: Safety sheet used to show an edible coating is risky is actually for a cleaning fluid
28 Apr 2023
5.4k
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Debunked: No, Scotland is not reducing motorway speed limits to 30mph due to climate change
20 Apr 2023
1.1k
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Debunked: An Irish news headline about 'pregnant men at risk from climate change' is fake
13 Apr 2023
724
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Debunked: Video of fatal explosion used to falsely claim that electric cars are dangerous
31 Mar 2023
58.6k
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Debunked: Recent studies indicate masks can be effective at preventing the spread of disease
24 Mar 2023
3.5k
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Debunked: Leo Varadkar did not say that 'biological males' shouldn't be put in female prisons
24 Mar 2023
11.4k
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Debunked: No, the first man to receive Pfizer's Covid vaccine did not die because of the jab
10 Mar 2023
2.2k
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Debunked: It's untrue that over 20 migrants were jailed for sex offences in six weeks in Ireland
3 Mar 2023
3.6k
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5 skincare myths debunked and crucial information you need to know from our resident expert
1 Mar 2023
11.8k
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Debunked: No, a Dublin community centre has not been closed because it is housing 150 Somalians
23 Feb 2023
1.7k
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Debunked: There is no evidence that more 15-year-olds are dying of heart attacks due to vaccines
21 Feb 2023
864
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FactFind: Does a new scientific review show masks are useless at stopping disease?
10 Feb 2023
17.4k