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FactCheck

This week
29th June 2025 - 4th July 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
Last week
22nd June 2025 - 28th June 2025
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
Last month
June 2025
Debunked: Viral video of a meat pile does not show the results of shoplifting in Ireland
FactCheck: How does Ireland’s new system for organ donation work?
Parts of The Human Tissue Act are coming into effect today.
How Israel's attack on Iran quickly changed the tune of recently critical allies in Europe
Debunked: A study into music's effect on cells doesn't show Beethoven's 5th can 'fight cancer'
Debunked: No, the majority of Irish people are not 'dissatisfied' with the EU’s direction
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
FactCheck: False claims about toxins, Vitamin D and ‘cooked’ skin in viral claims about suncream
FactCheck: Have one in eight women in Ireland visited an emergency department after an abortion?
The claim was made by the Pro Life Campaign this week.
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
'Remigration': The far right's plan to expel non-white people from Europe
Transparency or 'cover-up': Gardaí face Sophie's Choice when tackling fake news online
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'
Community Notes vanishes from X feeds, raising 'serious questions' amid ongoing EU probe
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
'Death, death, death': How Trump embraced South Africa's 'white genocide' conspiracy theory
Debunked: There is no evidence that Pope Leo XIV ever said being ‘woke’ was part of the Gospel
Debunked: Despite online rumours, no evidence of ‘attempted child abduction’ in Enniscorthy
An old Trump video, re-used Gaza footage, and other fake news from the India-Pakistan conflict
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?
FactCheck: Are there really more teachers in Ireland than ever before?
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