# Fact check
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2023
parnell square stabbing
GardaĆ put safety measures in place for man wrongly connected to school attack by Gript website
30 Nov 2023
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Debunked: Fake News site spreads baseless claim of a second stabbing at a school in Ballymun
24 Nov 2023
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All time
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FactCheck: Is the protocol stopping Jewish people in the North from practising their religion?
17 Jul 2022
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Debunked: No, this photo of a ship in the Antarctic does not prove that the Earth is flat
3 Feb 2022
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Debunked: No, the Covid-19 vaccine figures don't include missed appointments
9 Jul 2021
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elf and safety
FactFind: How has Santa amended his Christmas preparations to cope with the pandemic?
23 Dec 2020
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Debunked: No, Paul Murphy isn't recruiting and training actors to attend protests
17 Sep 2020
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Debunked: It's false to claim Irish and Italian death tolls are 'miscalculated' and 'inflated' by up to 90%
28 Aug 2020
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Debunked: No, Donald Trump didn't tweet he'd 'never let thousands die' in a pandemic back in 2009
23 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: 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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Christmas time
Explainer: How does Santa get all the toys made in time for Christmas?
23 Dec 2019
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FactCheck: Nuala O'Loan corrects claim made on Morning Ireland that 90% of abortions a result of morning after pill
23 Oct 2019
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FactCheck: Did Nigel Farage coin the phrase āno deal is better than a bad dealā?
14 May 2019
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FactCheck: Did Michael Healy-Rae ask a question at yesterday's Oireachtas Sports Committee?
11 Apr 2019
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FactCheck: Do all children's letters reach Santa before Christmas Eve?
23 Dec 2018
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FactCheck: Is Trump correct that the Democrats passed laws to separate families at the border?
19 Jun 2018
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FactCheck: Did Justin Trudeau's eyebrow fall off during a press conference?
11 Jun 2018
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FactCheck: Is the 'Martinelli' virus real and can it hack your phone through Whatsapp?
22 Apr 2018
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changing tack
'I won't be running a similar campaign' - Minister drops 'Welfare Cheats' approach, but says ā¬500m fraud figure 'absolutely accurate'
28 Dec 2017
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FactCheck: Does Ireland really have a low rate of homelessness by international standards?
15 Nov 2017
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FactCheck: Are there more homeless people in Ireland now than at any time since the Famine?
6 May 2017
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Numbers
Analysis: Do the statistics back up Joe Schmidt's rebuke about Ireland's attack?
24 Feb 2017
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just the facts
Get checked: How a team of five people is factchecking the truth about Northern Ireland
11 Apr 2016
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