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FactCheck

    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
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