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Recent factchecks and disinformation news from TheJournal

Posted on 30/11/202110/03/2023 By EDMO Admin
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In November, TheJournal published the following factcheck investigations:

  • Debunked: No, this poster claiming the HSE will void your vaccine passport without boosters is not real
  • FactCheck: Were 3,600 tonnes of peat imported into Ireland from Latvia?
  • Debunked: No, this photo doesn’t show a COP26 electric bus being towed by a diesel truck
  • Debunked: No, an Australian politician didn’t resign over bribes from vaccine makers
  • FactFind: Who’s behind Instagram stickers promising to plant trees in return for pet photos?
  • FactCheck: Are vaccinated people as likely to transmit Covid-19 as non-vaccinated people?
  • Debunked: No, Eamon Ryan isn’t telling radio stations not to play ‘Driving home for Christmas’
  • FactFind: What exactly was said in French PM’s letter about UK fishing row?

For a summary of the the latest factchecks from EDMO factchecking partners across Europe, visit EDMO’s Fact-checking Briefs: https://edmo.eu/fact-checking-briefs/

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