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Last week
10th March 2024 - 16th March 2024
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Debunked: Anti-migrant video asks: ‘Anyone know where in Dublin this is?’ The answer: Germany
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Thu 1:03 PM
THE MORNING LEAD
Arrested, disgraced, injured: Cryptocurrency scams promote hoax stories about Irish celebrities
Have you seen spam ads appear on your social feeds?
One scam recently came about after a hacking of an Indian politician's Meta account.
The Journal understands the account was compromised by hackers who launched more than 50 ad campaigns.
Celebrity scam ads appear on Facebook and X.com after less than a minute of scrolling through main feeds.
Shane Raymond
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Mar 10th 2024, 12:05 AM
This month
March 2024
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Debunked: A UNHCR article saying Ireland has given refugees the right to vote is 20 years old
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Mar 8th 2024, 3:23 PM
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Debunked: No evidence of children trafficked to Mayo as described in Senator’s tweet
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Mar 8th 2024, 1:06 PM
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Christmas cards and a Supreme Court case: The latest claims about the Family and Care referendums
Voters will go to the polls tomorrow.
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Mar 7th 2024, 9:44 PM
Last month
February 2024
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Debunked: Audio of Gordon Ramsay praising Irish protestors is fabricated, likely by AI
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Feb 29th 2024, 12:12 PM
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Debunked: The Irish Muslim Council has not put up stickers advocating for ‘Sharia Law’
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Feb 27th 2024, 5:26 PM
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Have you spotted any dodgy claims? Send them to us on WhatsApp and we'll check them out
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Feb 26th 2024, 6:00 PM
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Debunked: Galway Beo did not report that an old Eircom building would house 900 male migrants
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Feb 16th 2024, 2:50 PM
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Debunked: Clip shows crowds at a pro-refugee rally last year, not an anti-immigrant protest
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Feb 8th 2024, 5:25 PM
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Debunked: Image of mountainous hay bales before Eiffel Tower is not a real photograph
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Feb 8th 2024, 3:40 PM
THE MORNING LEAD
Welfare payments, immigration and throuples: The false claims being made about the March referendums
Voters will go to the polls in the two referendums a month from today.
False claims circulating include that a Yes vote will negatively affect mothers.
Misinformation has also been spread about polygamy, and about changes to child benefit.
Independent legal experts say the proposed changes are symbolic and will have little impact in law.
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Feb 8th 2024, 5:45 AM
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FactCheck: The government is not offering tens of thousands to coax Indians to Irish islands
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Feb 2nd 2024, 2:53 PM
January
January 2024
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FactFind: What is a ‘safe country of origin’ and how many asylum seekers come from one?
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Jan 31st 2024, 1:14 PM
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Debunked: Man arrested in Dublin City Centre was holding a toy gun, not a real firearm
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Jan 30th 2024, 5:30 PM
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Debunked: No, Ukrainian drivers aren't exempt from Irish laws or the need to be insured here
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Jan 29th 2024, 4:37 PM
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Debunked: Hoax ads featuring Alastair Campbell on the Late Late Show have proliferated on X.com
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Jan 24th 2024, 6:00 AM
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FactCheck: Could the 'women in the home' referendum erase all references to women in the Constitution?
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Jan 23rd 2024, 4:12 PM
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Debunked: Ceann Comhairle did not say immigrants were responsible for rising antisemitism
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Jan 23rd 2024, 11:28 AM
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Debunked: Video does not show a diesel-powered generator recharging an electric Bus Éireann vehicle
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Jan 20th 2024, 6:00 AM
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FactCheck: People registered to vote don’t need to reapply or submit ‘additional information’
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Jan 19th 2024, 2:26 PM
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Jan 18th 2024, 2:22 PM
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Debunked: Misleading claims shared in Roscrea amid protests at Racket Hall
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Jan 17th 2024, 5:08 PM
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Councillor clarifies claim about now-closed alleyway being used during Dublin riots
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Jan 15th 2024, 4:19 PM
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Debunked: Planning files do not show that Ringsend building was to be used for asylum seekers
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Jan 13th 2024, 6:30 AM
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Debunked: No media 'blackout' on reporting clash in Tuam, as rumours and footage spread online
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Jan 8th 2024, 4:55 PM
THE MORNING LEAD
Conor McGregor: Is the UFC's biggest star becoming a poster boy for Ireland's far-right?
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Jan 8th 2024, 12:10 AM
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Debunked: No evidence to support claim that Ireland's population will drop by 72.4% by 2025
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Jan 4th 2024, 2:43 PM
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Debunked: Piers Morgan catching Covid-19 is not evidence of VAIDS, a made-up medical condition
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Jan 4th 2024, 12:19 PM
Last year
2023
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Debunked: Dublin City Council did not rename 'Winter Lights' to avoid mentioning Christmas
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Dec 23rd 2023, 10:32 AM
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Debunked: No evidence of Graham Linehan’s claims about crowdfunding and ‘top surgery’
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Dec 20th 2023, 3:51 PM
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Debunked: Video clip showing car theft in UK shared online with claims it was filmed in Ireland
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Dec 15th 2023, 4:16 PM
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Debunked: Picture of Irish homeless woman and children is an AI-generated image
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Dec 14th 2023, 3:20 PM
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Debunked: Currys say ‘mystery box’ posts on social media are a scam
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Dec 12th 2023, 12:32 PM
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Debunked: Photo of a child actor is not proof that Palestinians are faking casualties
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Dec 8th 2023, 1:03 PM
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Debunked: Gardaí have not installed 'watch towers' on O'Connell Street after riots in Dublin
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Nov 29th 2023, 7:58 PM
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Debunked: Old footage from Egypt shared with false claims it shows Israel storming Gaza hospital
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Nov 29th 2023, 2:42 PM