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Debunked: No, WhatsApp isn't about to start charging users to send messages
22 Apr 2020
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Debunked: Is 2020 really a 'normal' year for deaths from respiratory illnesses?
18 Apr 2020
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Debunked: No, this is not a picture of Bulgarian workers outside a supermarket in Dublin this week
17 Apr 2020
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Debunked: No, Queen Elizabeth's coronavirus speech was not recorded on 5 March
17 Apr 2020
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Debunked: A letter stating that pubs will be shut until at least 1 September is a 'complete fabrication'
16 Apr 2020
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Debunked: There's no evidence that criminals are dousing facemasks with chemicals so they can rob people
16 Apr 2020
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Debunked: No, this isn't a 'tentative' list of dates the government might start letting things reopen
15 Apr 2020
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Debunked: No, watered-down mouthwash is not an effective substitute for hand sanitiser
15 Apr 2020
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Debunked: No, there is not enough evidence that a malaria drug and an antibiotic can lead to a quick recovery from Covid-19
14 Apr 2020
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Debunked: This message advising people to 'get tested' is not from the HSE's contact tracing team
11 Apr 2020
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Debunked: A video called 'move your cucu' will not format your phone, but people still advised to be wary of scams
9 Apr 2020
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Debunked: That 'extremely sophisticated' bank scam doing the rounds on WhatsApp is completely false
5 Apr 2020
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Spot any potentially false posts on Facebook? Let us know and we'll factcheck them
4 Apr 2020
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Debunked: The risk of carrying coronavirus into your home on your shoes is extremely low
3 Apr 2020
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Debunked: No, this 'very urgent' message telling you that your bank details can be robbed by making a phone call isn't true
3 Apr 2020
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Debunked: That WhatsApp message about a 'strict ban on alcohol' from tomorrow is, at best, an April Fool's joke
1 Apr 2020
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Debunked: No, Leo Varadkar is not telling people to avoid using the Houseparty video messaging app
1 Apr 2020
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Debunked: Yes, funerals are very different right now but they are still happening
1 Apr 2020
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Debunked: No, the army isn't patrolling all the cities, towns and villages in Ireland because of Covid-19
31 Mar 2020
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Debunked: No, leaving onions around your home won't 'catch' the coronavirus
31 Mar 2020
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Debunked: That WhatsApp message with health tips from a doctor in China is false and misleading
30 Mar 2020
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Debunked: The UK no longer considers Covid-19 a high consequence infectious disease, but social media posts about it are misleading
26 Mar 2020
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Debunked: No, Ireland is not in a 'lockdown sequence' despite what this Facebook post says
25 Mar 2020
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Debunked: No, GPs aren't giving out 'rescue packs' en masse to asthma and COPD sufferers
25 Mar 2020
33.0k
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Debunked: No, the 'lockdown' isn't here - that's the Defence Forces setting up a testing site on Dublin's quays
21 Mar 2020
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Debunked: No, 'Galway Hospital' hasn't circulated a message telling people to wear gloves at petrol pumps
20 Mar 2020
107k
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TheJournal.ie has joined a worldwide project of factcheckers debunking claims about Covid-19
20 Mar 2020
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Debunked: Despite what those WhatsApp messages predicted, the country has not gone into lockdown in the past two days
18 Mar 2020
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Debunked: No, gardaà did not ask off-licences to open late on St Patrick's Day to stop house parties
18 Mar 2020
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Debunked: No, you can't test for the coronavirus by holding your breath for more than 10 seconds
18 Mar 2020
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Debunked: No, four young people are not in a serious condition in CUH after taking non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs
15 Mar 2020
308k
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Debunked: No, the HSE is not telling people to stockpile food, despite what this WhatsApp message says
13 Mar 2020
99.0k
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13 Mar 2020
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Debunked: No, this tweet saying that all Cheltenham racegoers from Ireland are being put into isolation is not true
13 Mar 2020
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Debunked: 'No substance whatsoever' to WhatsApp voicenote claiming Ireland is going into 'Status Red' lockdown
13 Mar 2020
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FactCheck: No, drinking water every 15 minutes will not protect you from getting the coronavirus
12 Mar 2020
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Debunked: Department of Education says as of now, it is not ordering all schools to close
10 Mar 2020
111k
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