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FactCheck

Debunked: A fake quote claims that Paul Murphy complained he was 'misgendered' Egyptian police

26 Jun

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FactCheck

Debunked: Fake Charlie Hebdo cover shows bruised Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a boxing ring

27 May

FactCheck

Debunked: An article claiming LGBTQ+ people have 'lower IQ than average' is fake

7 Apr

540

FactCheck

Debunked: A video showing the Ukrainian flag flying from the Statue of Liberty is fake

10 Mar

834

FactCheck

How did hundreds of people end up at a Halloween parade in Dublin that never existed?

1 Nov 2024

24.9k

The Morning Lead

Calls for social media giants to 'come down on top of' accounts advertising fake euro notes

Some accounts seen by The Journal advertised counterfeit banknotes claiming to be “100% undetectable”.

Jane Moore

17 May 2024

10.7k

FAKE NEWS

Bank of Ireland warns of fake articles designed to 'steal customers' money' with crypto scams

15 Mar 2024

9.5k

misinfo

Financial advisor warns against hoax crypto ads featuring Leo Varadkar and other public figures

24 Jul 2022

15.2k

FactCheck

Debunked: No, this poster claiming the HSE will void your vaccine passport without boosters is not real

29 Nov 2021

28.8k

problems

Ronaldinho released from Paraguay detention after five months

24 Aug 2020

12.5k

Fake

Piping in crowd noise risks turning Premier League into 'American sitcom' - Pearson

19 Jun 2020

4.5k

brick by brick

China police smash $30 million fake Lego ring

27 Apr 2019

30.7k

Fake

Study finds 40% of people have a fictional first childhood memory

22 Jul 2018

10.5k

Melbourne

Australian woman jailed after 'despicably' faking cancer treatment in order to fund party lifestyle

11 Apr 2018

88.9k

Science Gallery

Fake it 'til you make it: The art of deception... have humans mastered it?

31 Dec 2017

14.4k

be cautious

Warning after arsenic and lead found in counterfeit Kylie Jenner beauty products

6 Dec 2017

13.4k

2018 launch

'We want to connect and surprise': Dublin's Science Gallery has some big plans for 2018

2 Dec 2017

8.2k

fake booze

Fake alcohol warning issued after man becomes seriously ill from drinking methanol

14 Mar 2017

24.3k

not chanel

Gardaí seize lots of counterfeit goods in Christmas crackdown

9 Dec 2016

20.6k

leo dicaprio

That viral story about Leonardo DiCaprio talking about Limerick ladies is a fake

7 Nov 2016

7.4k

fyi

It's Wrestlemania week — this is what everyone gets wrong about the WWE being fake

1 Apr 2016

8.7k

fake bust

PHOTOS: Gardaí seize €200,000 worth of fake designer shoes, handbags and make-up

10 Dec 2015

21.6k

Come On The Disc's A Fake

This driver tried to fool gardaí with a fake driver's licence - and failed

25 Sep 2015

32.2k

worthless

Keep your wits about you - there are a LOT of counterfeit tickets to big events doing the rounds

28 Aug 2015

15.6k

Unreal

Stop the world - fake milk is on the way

26 Jul 2015

25.3k

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This is about as fake as fake €100 notes get

11 Mar 2015

23.6k

Fake

That unretouched photo of Cindy Crawford? The photographer says it's totally fake

3 Mar 2015

7.0k

punked

'Sunshine, put it down': Philip Boucher-Hayes steps in to stop (fake) robbery

24 Feb 2015

27.6k

Fake

Sorry, everyone -- Domhnall Gleeson is not playing the son of Skywalker in Star Wars VII

11 Feb 2015

3.5k

Fake

No, the Christmas lights in Tallaght aren't 'penis-shaped'

1 Dec 2014

17.1k

minge pies

Iceland's Christmas 'minge pies' are going viral... but they're fake

28 Oct 2014

6.1k

Hoax

This footballer's mortifying Twitter porn gaffe is going viral... but it's a hoax

17 Oct 2014

15.7k

ebola puppy

The internet went crazy for this photo of the 'ebola puppy'. Only problem? It's fake

16 Oct 2014

4.2k

Dublin South West

Paul Murphy accepts Sinn Féin apology for sharing fake Facebook post

5 Oct 2014

17.6k

do not like

Here's how Facebook is fighting fake likes

3 Oct 2014

18.6k

Fake

'It's not always easy to spot a fake' - IRB video reminds people to buy official tickets

19 Sep 2014

3.8k

bogus

The 'Camel Toe Challenge' is going viral, but here's what you need to know

22 Aug 2014

166k

Say Cheese

Why we smile...and why we fake it

10 Jul 2014

14.9k

Fake

Got an email from Netflix today? Be careful as it could be a scam

5 Jun 2014

19.6k

Fake

Counterfeit vodka material seized in a shed in Louth

23 May 2014

9.9k

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