{"id":309,"date":"2022-10-28T09:14:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T09:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edmohub.ie\/?page_id=309"},"modified":"2025-05-05T07:39:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T07:39:56","slug":"factchecks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edmohub.ie\/index.php\/factchecks\/","title":{"rendered":"Factchecks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Latest Factchecking news<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts has-medium-font-size\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/edmohub.ie\/index.php\/debunked-fox-news-claims-about-an-irish-crime-wave-are-based-on-discredited-claims-and-bad-stats\/\">Debunked: Fox News claims about an Irish crime wave are based on discredited claims and bad stats<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-08-15T14:29:40+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">15\/08\/2025<\/time><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/edmohub.ie\/index.php\/debunked-old-video-of-a-belgian-mosque-claims-to-show-what-theyre-teaching-kids-now-in-school\/\">Debunked: Old video of a Belgian mosque claims to show \u201cwhat they\u2019re teaching kids now in school\u201d<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-08-07T14:54:32+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">07\/08\/2025<\/time><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/edmohub.ie\/index.php\/debunked-deepfake-video-appears-to-show-canadian-prime-minister-announcing-ban-on-old-cars\/\">Debunked: Deepfake video appears to show Canadian Prime Minister announcing ban on old cars<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-05-07T16:01:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">07\/05\/2025<\/time><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/edmohub.ie\/index.php\/thejournal-responds-to-metas-attack-on-us-factcheckers\/\">TheJournal responds to Meta&#8217;s attack on US factcheckers<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-01-11T21:23:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">11\/01\/2025<\/time><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/edmohub.ie\/index.php\/edmo-criticises-metas-decision-to-drop-fact-checkers-in-favour-of-community-notes\/\">EDMO criticises Meta\u2019s decision to drop fact-checkers in favour of \u2018community notes\u2019<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-01-10T21:40:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">10\/01\/2025<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"0-thejournal-factcheck-snippets\">TheJournal&#8217;s FactChecks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/edmohub.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TheJFC-1024x195.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edmohub.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TheJFC-1024x195.png 1024w, https:\/\/edmohub.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TheJFC-300x57.png 300w, https:\/\/edmohub.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TheJFC-768x146.png 768w, https:\/\/edmohub.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TheJFC-1536x292.png 1536w, https:\/\/edmohub.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TheJFC.png 1950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">TheJournal&#8217;s factchecks are archived by month below. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck\/news\/\">TheJournal Factcheck<\/a>\u00a0for the latest updates. Follow the team on X at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TJ_FactCheck\">TJ_FactCheck<\/a> and subscribe to TheJournal&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/thejournal-factcheck-year-in-review-5950758-Dec2022\/\">monthly FactCheck newsletter\u00a0<\/a>for a round up of factchecks and the latest news from EDMO factcheckers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>April 2025<\/summary>\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: Did the New York Times say in 1854 the US was being &#8216;overwhelmed&#8217; by Irish immigrants? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-debunked-quote-1854-new-york-time-irish-immigrants-crisis-overwhelmed-destroyed-6691989-Apr2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: Are there really more teachers in Ireland than ever before? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-how-many-teachers-are-in-ireland-6691500-Apr2025\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: There is nothing \u2018strange\u2019 about not naming unconvicted rape suspects. It\u2019s the law. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/facthcheck-debunked-when-are-suspects-charged-with-rape-named-in-irish-courts-6662139-Apr2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: No, the electricity blackouts in Spain and Portugal were not caused by a solar flare. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-debunked-spain-portugal-power-electricity-blackouts-not-caused-by-solar-flare-solar-storm-6690749-Apr2025\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Video of church attack was filmed in Nebraska a decade ago, not present-day Europe. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-nebraska-church-attack-falsely-said-to-have-taken-place-in-ireland-6686622-Apr2025\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Conor McGregor&#8217;s false claims about roads policing, immigrants and Irish &#8216;genocide&#8217;. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/conor-mcgregor-tucker-carlson-ukranian-drivers-factcheck-6685158-Apr2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: Studies of millions of children show there is no connection between autism and vaccines.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-factfind-conor-mcgregor-asked-if-there-was-a-single-autistic-person-who-had-not-been-vaccinated-6679707-Apr2025\/\"> Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Video of Army exercise in Kildare did not show someone arrested for planting a bomb. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-training-exercise-in-whitewater-shopping-centre-kildare-newbridge-not-a-bomb-arrest-army-rangers-6681035-Apr2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: A grant doesn&#8217;t show &#8216;Phone shops, Turkish barbers &amp; vape shops&#8217; are funded by taxes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-debunked-does-a-rethink-ireland-fund-show-foreign-owned-businesses-in-ireland-are-funded-by-the-taxpayer-6675496-Apr2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: A new conspiracy theory claims 14 countries signed a treaty to ban natural conception. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-factcheck-have-14-nations-signed-a-treaty-only-allowing-for-lab-grown-humans-to-be-born-6674500-Apr2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Fake BBC video claims Olena Zelenska &#8216;failed&#8217; in attempt to flee husband Volodymyr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/fake-video-zelensky-wife-flee-ukraine-6674210-Apr2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Viral image contains false claim that UK&#8217;s Southport killer was an &#8216;Islamic migrant&#8217;. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-claims-about-lucy-connolly-convicted-of-racial-hatred-include-false-claims-the-southport-stabbing-attacker-was-an-islamic-immigrant-6671841-Apr2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: A video showing a man assaulting a woman is from the US, not Ireland. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/ireland-video-african-assaults-innocent-white-girl-debunked-6670878-Apr2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: An article claiming LGBTQ+ people have &#8216;lower IQ than average&#8217; is fake. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/lgbtq-people-have-lower-iq-than-average-article-factcheck-6670861-Apr2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: Does the EU impose a 39% tariff on US goods as Donald Trump&#8217;s massive chart claimed? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/eu-tariffs-united-states-donald-trump-factcheck-6668226-Apr2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Brennans didn&#8217;t recently apply for Halal certification (but Muslims can eat it anyway). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/is-brennans-bread-halal-muslim-dietary-requirements-walkinstown-dublin-6665016-Apr2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: How does someone become a candidate for the Irish presidency? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/how-does-someone-become-a-candidate-for-the-irish-presidency-6664614-Apr2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>March 2025<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: Is the Irish government paying for Ukrainians to repair their cars? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-ukrainians-car-repair-department-of-social-protection-welfare-ken-oflynn-factcheck-6659984-Mar2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: A UK local newspaper headline about Ukrainian soldiers &#8216;dying in vain&#8217; is fake. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/ukraine-hull-daily-mail-debunk-6657051-Mar2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: No, Donald Trump did not announce that he wants to annex Alaska. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/trump-alaska-post-6657007-Mar2025\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: Will the MetroLink cost more than \u20ac23 billion? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/how-much-will-metrolink-cost-factcheck-23-billion-euro-6655017-Mar2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: &#8216;Dangerous Dublin&#8217;: How two viral headlines were behind Conor McGregor&#8217;s White House comments. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/conor-mcgregor-dublin-dangerous-viral-image-factcheck-6653862-Mar2025\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Data contradicts McGregor\u2019s White House claim that Irish are a minority in some towns. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-factcheck-conor-mcgregor-claim-irish-minority-in-some-towns-white-house-donald-trump-immigration-6653578-Mar2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: \u2018Disinformation will be back\u2019 warns expert as Meta rolls out Community Notes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/meta-switches-to-community-notes-on-facebook-instagram-and-threads-misinformation-warning-6650273-Mar2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Fake headline claims Trump granted the Burke family asylum over religious persecution. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/is-enoch-burke-and-his-family-seeking-asylum-i-the-united-states-debunked-6649137-Mar2025\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Project Ireland 2040 isn&#8217;t a plan &#8216;to flood the country with nearly 2m extra people\u2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-project-ireland-2040-is-not-a-plan-to-increase-immigration-by-2-million-people-6646863-Mar2025\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: No, RT\u00c9 is not replacing the Angelus with a Muslim call to prayer. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/angelus-replaced-call-to-prayer-rte-factcheck-6646724-Mar2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Enoch Burke payment claim that was shared by Musk is filled with misinformation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-elon-musk-shares-x-post-falsely-saying-enoch-burke-fined-for-not-using-pronouns-6645019-Mar2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Deepfake video showing Michael O&#8217;Leary promoting financial software was made with AI. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-michael-oleary-financial-software-ai-deepfake-6644169-Mar2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: A video showing the Ukrainian flag flying from the Statue of Liberty is fake. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/ukraine-flag-statue-of-liberty-video-fake-6644196-Mar2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: Does the UN Security Council have final say when it comes to sending Irish troops abroad? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/does-the-un-security-council-have-final-say-when-it-comes-to-sending-irish-troops-abroad-6642715-Mar2025\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Irish Facebook groups inundated with housing scams. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-debunked-housing-scams-on-irish-facebook-groups-6641674-Mar2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: No evidence Bill Gates funded project to make bird flu transmissible to humans. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-debunked-did-bill-gates-pay-to-make-bird-flu-transmissible-to-humans-6638249-Mar2025\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>February 2025<\/summary>\n<p><strong>Explainer<\/strong>: Here&#8217;s why elections have not been held in Ukraine since Russia&#8217;s 2022 invasion. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/why-have-there-been-no-elections-in-ukraine-since-russia-invaded-6628795-Feb2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Old reports circulating about plans for a huge mosque in Dublin that never went ahead. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-is-the-worlds-biggest-mosque-going-to-be-built-in-dublin-ireland-factcheck-6627933-Feb2025\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Ukraine\u2019s Zelenskyy has a 57% approval rating, not 4% as Trump said. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/what-is-the-approval-rating-of-ukraines-president-volodymr-zelenskyy-6627107-Feb2025\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: No, US Vice-President JD Vance did not make a security conference chairman cry on stage. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/did-jd-vance-make-the-head-of-the-munich-security-conference-cry-6626579-Feb2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: How far-right agitators exploited an information vacuum after the Stoneybatter attack. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/monetised-misinformation-how-racists-and-engagement-farmers-fill-information-voids-with-lies-6618886-Feb2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: USAID does not fund the BBC, as some public figures in the United States have claimed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-usaid-does-not-fund-the-bbc-as-right-wing-figures-in-the-united-states-have-claimed-6635810-Feb2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Image of Pope Francis with respirator mask was made with generative AI. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-image-of-pope-francis-with-respirator-mask-is-made-with-generative-ai-6634589-Feb2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Videos showing ballots being shredded after German election were fake. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunk-video-ballots-being-shredded-german-elections-6633842-Feb2025\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Did Elon Musk abandon his son at a Donald Trump rally? No. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-factcheck-did-elon-musk-abandon-son-at-trump-rally-6633087-Feb2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Years-old video used to falsely claim Ireland is establishing a \u2018National Hijab Day\u2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-does-ireland-officially-recognise-world-hijab-day-6632745-Feb2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>January 2025<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: The Status Red warning during Storm \u00c9owyn was not a &#8216;climate lockdown&#8217;. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-was-there-a-climate-lockdown-in-ireland-during-storm-eowyn-6608459-Jan2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: \u2018HIV-infected Green Monkey DNA\u2019 has not been found in Covid-19 vaccines. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-hiv-infected-green-monkey-dna-found-in-vaccines-6607183-Jan2025\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Elon Musk misleadingly suggests other celebrities made controversial &#8216;Nazi&#8217; gesture. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/elon-musk-fascist-nazi-salute-taylor-swift-factcheck-elizabeth-warren-kamala-harris-6601591-Jan2025\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: Will your car insurance be cancelled if you drive during a Red warning? Insurers say no. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/can-you-drive-in-red-warning-storm-eowyn-and-be-insured-6602724-Jan2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Fake missing child posts shared widely in Limerick and Roscommon Facebook groups. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/fake-missing-kentucky-child-roscommon-limerick-phishing-scam-6600325-Jan2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Photo of Jimmy Saville with a child does not show a young Keir Starmer. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/was-keir-starmer-photographed-with-jimmy-saville-as-a-child-6600502-Jan2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Estimate of 250,000 victims of UK \u2018grooming gangs\u2019 is based on bad stats. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/250000-victims-of-grooming-gangs-in-the-uk-lord-pearson-of-rannoch-statistics-elon-musk-6596961-Jan2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Enoch Burke isn&#8217;t forced to stand outside a school for refusing &#8216;transgender ideology&#8217;. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/enoch-burke-josiah-claims-suspended-for-refusing-transgender-ideology-factcheck-debunked-6594693-Jan2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Woman wrongly accused of Satanism for wearing St Brigid&#8217;s cross at LA fires press event. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/saint-brigids-cross-inverted-cross-of-saint-peter-la-fires-press-conference-6593579-Jan2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: The Hollywood sign still stands, despite AI-generated images of it burning. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/hollywood-sign-on-fire-ai-generated-images-california-fires-los-angeles-6590646-Jan2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: What do we know about the scale of child sex exploitation by gangs in the UK? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/how-many-victims-of-asian-grooming-gangs-in-the-uk-are-there-elon-musk-x-million-6589622-Jan2025\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: Do immigrants get shorter sentences than Irish citizens? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/elon-musk-immigrants-get-shorter-sentences-than-irish-citizens-for-sex-offences-6589207-Jan2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Man arrested at Connolly Station was Irish and not a foreign national. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-fact-check-connolly-station-evacuation-6589576-Jan2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: Why has Elon Musk taken aim at both Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage over a UK sex abuse scandal? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/elon-musk-uk-keir-starmer-nigel-farage-6586272-Jan2025\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Tommy Robinson was jailed for lying, not \u2018for telling the truth\u2019 as Elon Musk claims. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/tommy-robinson-elon-musk-why-is-he-in-jail-6584885-Jan2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: No, Pope Francis didn\u2019t open spiritual portals to other dimensions over Christmas. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/catholic-church-jubilee-year-pope-francis-vatican-holy-doors-6584288-Jan2025\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>December 2024<\/summary>\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: No evidence that DHL scam using \u2018sorry we missed you\u2019 notes is operating in Ireland. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/dhl-sorry-we-missed-you-is-it-a-scam-ireland-6580198-Dec2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Image of Bono and Bob Geldof holding Israeli flags is AI-generated. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/ai-generated-photo-of-bono-and-bob-geldof-with-israeli-flags-is-it-real-6577454-Dec2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: False claims about Ireland&#8217;s position on Gaza ramp up after embassy closure. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/israel-claims-ireland-change-definition-of-genocide-condemn-hamas-6574998-Dec2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Asylum seekers are not suspects for bloody Mullingar incident, as some posts claim. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/were-asylum-seekers-involved-in-an-attack-in-mullingar-leaving-a-man-seriously-injured-6576073-Dec2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Pride flags will not be banned at next year&#8217;s Fifa Club World Cup. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/pride-flag-banned-club-world-cup-2025-factcheck-6574433-Dec2024\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: A search for a man missing in Kildare is a scam using the ID of a dead American. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/sacm-ads-on-facebook-for-missing-person-in-kildare-actually-show-a-dead-american-man-from-ohio-6571386-Dec2024\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: A failed election candidate was jailed, but not for uncovering election tampering. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/michelle-keane-uncover-election-tampering-or-why-was-she-arrested-court-order-garda-posts-6569989-Dec2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: False claims the World Health Organisation will undo human rights have spread online. Read more on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: Why is Israel accusing Amnesty International of inventing its own definition of genocide? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/amnesty-international-invented-definitiion-of-genocide-israel-gaza-6568231-Dec2024\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Baseless claims about a cow feed supplement used in attempts to boycott milk. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/is-bovaer-a-food-additive-for-cows-dangerous-why-are-people-boycotting-it-6564174-Dec2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Fake AI slop images of old Ireland are being used to push anti-immigrant narratives. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/artificial-intelligence-generated-image-by-anti-immigration-groups-ireland-belongs-to-them-6560872-Dec2024\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: The far-right failed in the general election &#8211; but reports of their death have been exaggerated. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/ireland-far-right-general-election-2024-newsletter-6562630-Dec2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: Disappointed by failed campaigns, far-right candidates turn to claims of election rigging. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/conspiracy-theories-that-the-n2024-irish-general-election-were-rigged-spread-by-far-right-parties-6560663-Dec2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>November 2024<\/summary>\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Images of men at Dublin Airport show EU seasonal workers, not an \u2018invasion\u2019.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/immigrants-arrive-at-dublin-airport-debunked-6556084-Nov2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: CCTV footage shared online does not show Nikita Hand on night of sexual assault.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-footage-nikita-hand-beacon-hotel-6556733-Nov2024\/\">Read more&nbsp;<\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck:<\/strong>&nbsp;Are a third of hotels and B&amp;Bs outside the M50 used to house asylum seekers?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/is-a-third-of-hospitality-accommodation-outside-the-m50-or-outside-dublin-used-for-ipas-or-ukrainians-6553876-Nov2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck:<\/strong>&nbsp;The final debate of the campaign, with claims on housing, inflation and manifestos.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-rte-leaders-debate-general-election-2024-6554257-Nov2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: Image of Simon Harris poster saying \u2018more waste, it wasn\u2019t me\u2019 has been doctored.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/simon-harris-election-poster-more-waste-factcheck-doctored-6554216-Nov2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: An Post says posts offering to sell undeliverable \u2018lost parcels\u2019 is a scam.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/an-post-lost-packages-sale-scam-debunked-6552927-Nov2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: Does Fine Gael\u2019s manifesto pledge an additional half a billion Euro to landlords?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/fine-gael-manifesto-half-a-billion-euro-to-landlords-2024-6549182-Nov2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked:<\/strong>&nbsp;An image said to show \u2018unvetted men in Rosslare\u2019 was taken in England.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/meme-comparing-people-coming-into-ireland-from-rosslare-and-the-airport-debunked-photo-from-kent-england-6549543-Nov2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck:<\/strong>&nbsp;How many children were waiting more than four months for scoliosis surgery in 2020?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/scoliosis-waiting-list-simon-harris-health-minnister-fact-check-6542452-Nov2024\/\">Read more&nbsp;<\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explainer<\/strong>: Fine Gael is promising a \u20ac1,000 savings account for newborns, will it work?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/fien-gael-acorn-account-plan-to-give-1000-to-each-child-like-the-child-trust-fund-what-will-it-do-how-does-it-work-6546694-Nov2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked:&nbsp;<\/strong>Man filmed waving Palestinian flag was a Peaky Blinders fan, not actor Cillian Murphy.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/did-cillian-murphy-wave-a-palestinian-flag-on-the-set-of-peaky-blinders-6547845-Nov2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked:<\/strong>&nbsp;Years-old headline used to suggest Taoiseach wants to bar unvaccinated kids from school.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/does-simon-harris-want-to-bar-unvacciante-dchildren-from-schools-or-creches-6543281-Nov2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck:<\/strong>&nbsp;RT\u00c9 leaders\u2019 debate, from housing and transport to The National Children\u2019s Hospital.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-general-election-2024-leaders-debate-6546125-Nov2024\/\">Read more&nbsp;<\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck:<\/strong>&nbsp;Has the carbon tax led to a reduction in Ireland\u2019s emissions?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-carbon-tax-ireland-carbon-emissions-reduction-6541256-Nov2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactFind:<\/strong>&nbsp;What professions are over-represented (and under-represented) in the D\u00e1il?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/what-professions-are-over-represented-in-the-dail-teachers-farmers-lawyers-landlords-6541359-Nov2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked:&nbsp;<\/strong>Weather manipulation claims are taking hold in Ireland despite no evidence support them.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/weather-manipulation-claims-in-ireland-cloud-seeding-haarp-hurricanes-6542530-Nov2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck:&nbsp;<\/strong>Where have Fine Gael (and Simon Harris) stood on drug decriminalisation in the past?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/simon-harris-fine-gael-drug-decriminalisation-policy-record-6541313-Nov2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Great Replacement\u2019: How a racist conspiracy theory is showing up in election materials.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/great-replacement-theory-ireland-6540371-Nov2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck:&nbsp;<\/strong>Four claims from last night\u2019s General Election housing debate.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-housing-rte-upfront-debate-general-election-2024-6540011-Nov2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck:&nbsp;<\/strong>An image of a rough sleeper beside a Fine Gael election poster has been doctored.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-simon-harris-election-poster-rough-sleeper-6540204-Nov2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck:<\/strong>&nbsp;Has work begun on nearly 60,000 new homes in the last 12 months?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/new-homes-bing-built-n-ireland-6536857-Nov2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked:<\/strong>&nbsp;Image of a goaty statue in the Vatican is AI-generated, not proof of devil worship.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/does-a-statue-of-baphomet-in-the-vatican-show-evidence-of-satanic-devil-worship-in-the-catholic-church-6536020-Nov2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Floods in Valencia prompt conspiracy theories on weather weapons, Israel, migrants, and Netflix.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/valencia-floods-conspiracy-theories-spain-israel-haarp-weather-manipulation-netflix-6533064-Nov2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How Roderic O\u2019Gorman is targeted with homophobic slurs and misinformation about missing children.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/roderic-ogorman-missing-children-lgbt-misinformation-6531973-Nov2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Podcast<\/strong>: What is AI slop and did it lead to a Halloween parade hoax in Dublin?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/podcasts\/66f2a0897a3d63d20ff54509\/672a45e831f920f4df3df2e3\/?autoplay=1\">Read more&nbsp;<\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Photo of Leonardo DiCaprio\u2019s niece on yacht altered to look like Greta Thunberg.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-fake-photo-greta-thunberg-leonardo-dicaprio-6530255-Nov2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal. Read more on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How did hundreds of people end up at a Halloween parade in Dublin that never existed?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/fake-halloween-parade-dublin-6529844-Nov2024\/\">Read more&nbsp;<\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>October 2024<\/summary>\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Most prisoners in Ireland are Irish, not foreign nationals as some claim Claims are spread in fringe social media groups that foreigners are inherently criminal.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/are-most-prisoners-in-irish-prisoners-non-national-foreigners-or-irish-6529002-Oct2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked:<\/strong>&nbsp;Photo of Obama\u2019s visit to Ireland falsely said to show controversial NYC Trump rally.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-trump-nyc-msg-rally-dublin-barack-obama-visit-6528175-Oct2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What does UNRWA do and why is it seen as a lifeline for Palestinians?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/what-is-unrwa-israel-ban-palestine-6528355-Oct2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Newsletter:&nbsp;<\/strong>How a campaign against sex education has taken hold across Ireland.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/sphe-whistleblower-factcheck-newsletter-extract-6525028-Oct2024\/\">Read more&nbsp;<\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked:<\/strong>&nbsp;Israeli forces did not destroy a base used by Irish peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/ireland-israel-idf-un-unifil-bulldozed-base-or-tower-6521685-Oct2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked:<\/strong>&nbsp;Claims about Enoch Burke shared in multiple languages as \u2018misinformation chain mail\u2019.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/enoch-burke-teacher-arrested-factcheck-international-following-social-media-6520842-Oct2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How a \u2018missing person\u2019 scam is luring Irish social media users using old photos of real children. A photo of an American child who was attacked by dogs was claimed to show a child found in Ireland.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/missing-persons-found-child-dublin-limerick-scam-hoax-facebook-posts-mauled-child-dead-man-6515115-Oct2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked:<\/strong>&nbsp;No, 800 Ukrainian refugees have not applied for asylum in Ireland since August.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/ukrainians-applying-for-asylum-ipas-temporary-protection-in-ireland-800-6518558-Oct2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: The Occupied Territories Bill will not ban all trade between Israel and Ireland.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/ireland-law-banning-trade-israeli-settlements-explained-6517703-Oct2024\/\">Read more&nbsp;<\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A vision of hell\u2019: What we know about Israel\u2019s strike that sparked fire and burned people alive. The Gaza health ministry said it was the seventh time this year that Israel has attacked the hospital.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/al-aqsa-hspital-israel-strike-fire-burned-alive-6516487-Oct2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: Oat milk is set to be brought under VAT laws \u2013 but it isn\u2019t about to get more expensive.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/oat-milk-vat-dairy-alternatives-price-increase-factcheck-6515857-Oct2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brian Stanley: How the Sinn F\u00e9in TD\u2019s resignation and the ensuing controversy have unfolded so far.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/brian-stanley-sinn-fein-timeline-6515491-Oct2024\/\">Read more&nbsp;<\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They control weather\u2019: Trump supporters have been brewing up a storm of hurricane misinformation. The topic has become a big political issue as US voters get set to go to the polls.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/hurricane-misinformation-conspiracy-theories-trump-6511344-Oct2024\/\">Read more&nbsp;<\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked:<\/strong>&nbsp;Irish peacekeepers working for UNIFIL were not fired on by Israeli forces in Lebanon.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/irish-peacekeepers-unifil-attacked-by-israel-debunked-factcheck-6512653-Oct2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Anti-migrant groups share hoax images of Sinn F\u00e9in TDs and \u2018refugees welcome\u2019 slogans.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/sinn-fein-immigration-posters-hoaxes-fakes-debunked-factcheck-6509718-Oct2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Fake news story claims Irish government will arrest those who refuse vaccines in future.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/public-health-bill-ireland-arrest-people-who-refuse-vaccine-6507796-Oct2024\/\">Read more&nbsp;<\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Sinn F\u00e9in faces increasing scrutiny, here\u2019s how the press office scandal has unfolded so far.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/sinn-fein-michael-mcmonagle-timeline-6508627-Oct2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dept of Education says secondary pupils will \u2018categorically\u2019 not watch pornography in SPHE class. It follows the uploading of a video featuring an \u2018SPHE whistleblower\u2019 last week.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/sphe-whistleblower-video-pornography-graphic-material-factcheck-6504438-Oct2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked:&nbsp;<\/strong>Kamala Harris didn\u2019t make an ad about a woman regretting not having an abortion.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/did-kamala-harris-put-out-an-ad-suggesting-a-woman-wishes-she-had-aborted-her-dancing-child-6505039-Oct2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck:<\/strong>&nbsp;Is Ireland now \u2018the top country in Europe\u2019 when it comes to building new homes?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-ireland-top-country-europe-house-building-6503625-Oct2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>September 2024<\/summary>\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: Why are so many people presenting as homeless in Dublin?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-homelessness-dublin-reasons-evictions-direct-provision-drhe-6500544-Sep2024\/\">Read more&nbsp;<\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked:<\/strong>&nbsp;A hoax image posted online suggests Sinn F\u00e9in and PBP have a joint immigration policy.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/people-before-profit-sinn-fein-poster-debunked-factcheck-refugees-6497166-Sep2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked:&nbsp;<\/strong>Scam ads featuring images of Dara \u00d3 Briain and Pat Kenny appear on Facebook.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/scam-ads-dara-o-briain-pat-kenny-debunked-factcheck-6495839-Sep2024\/\">Read more&nbsp;<\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked:<\/strong>&nbsp;No evidence for two attempted child abductions in Cork despite online rumours.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-debunked-abductions-child-cork-city-bandon-6493619-Sep2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked:<\/strong>&nbsp;A doctored image falsely claims to show Kamala Harris posing with Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-kamala-harris-sean-diddy-combs-photo-6495022-Sep2024\/\">&nbsp;Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck:&nbsp;<\/strong>Is it true that only about 3% of people pay tax on inheritance in Ireland?.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/how-many-people-are-affected-by-inheritance-tax-factcheck-paul-murphy-alan-shatter-6493269-Sep2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explained:<\/strong>&nbsp;How controversial reporting restrictions on an alleged abduction case were lifted.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/reporting-restrictions-child-abduction-case-dublin-6491732-Sep2024\/\">Read more&nbsp;<\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked:<\/strong>&nbsp;The WHO can\u2019t enforce \u2018mandatory vaccines\u2019 under new International Health Regulations.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/international-health-regulations-factcheck-debunked-who-power-to-enforce-lockdowns-vaccines-surveillance-6489892-Sep2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Clip of Buzz Aldrin does not show him saying the moon landings were faked.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/buzz-aldrin-say-moon-landings-never-happened-oxford-union-factcheck-debunked-6489007-Sep2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Hoax Facebook ads containing claims about Fintan O\u2019Toole bring users to a malicious link.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/scam-ads-on-facebook-hoax-fintan-o-toole-katie-hannon-6485278-Sep2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked:<\/strong>&nbsp;Hoax claim suggests leaflets are telling Irish children to make friends with strangers.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-leaflet-strangers-children-schools-hoax-fake-russian-disinformation-united-kingdom-6483114-Sep2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked:<\/strong>&nbsp;Claim that PCR tests are \u201897% inaccurate\u2019 is false (and old).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/pcr-antigen-97-ineffective-portuguese-court-ruling-debunked-factcheck-2020-lockdowns-6480586-Sep2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked:<\/strong>&nbsp;False claims allege Kamala Harris paralysed a child and dressed in Communist attire.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/kamala-harris-disinformation-factcheck-debunked-communist-hit-and-run-paralysed-car-accident-black-indian-6480046-Sep2024\/\">Read more&nbsp;<\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck:<\/strong>&nbsp;Examining four claims from Darragh O\u2019Brien and Eoin O Broin\u2019s latest housing debate.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-housing-debate-darragh-obrien-eoin-o-broin-6478886-Sep2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked:<\/strong>&nbsp;Fake Sinn F\u00e9in ads shared online suggest party is selling \u2018burkas\u2019 featuring its logo.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/sinn-fein-burka-burqa-fake-ad-debunked-mary-lou-mcdonald-online-6478318-Sep2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked:<\/strong>&nbsp;Videos showing a man smashing up an airport with a hammer were not filmed in Dublin.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/hammer-airport-debunk-factcheck-dublin-airport-santiago-6477662-Sep2024\/\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked:&nbsp;<\/strong>Deepfake video of Simon Harris \u2018congratulating\u2019 anti-immigrant groups shared online.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/deepfake-politicians-ireland-simon-harris-tallaght-says-no-ai-technology-6477350-Sep2024\/\">Read more&nbsp;<\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>August 2024<\/summary>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>July 2024<\/summary>\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Irish groups spread baseless claim that Southport stabbing attacker was asylum seeker. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-southport-stabbing-suspect-name-irish-groups-6450288-Jul2024\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: &#8216;Unlikely to survive the night&#8217;: False rumours about Joe Biden&#8217;s demise are going viral online. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/joe-biden-hospice-kamala-harris-us-citizen-debunked-conspiracy-theories-6444024-Jul2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Ursula von der Leyen&#8217;s husband is not the director of a company owned by Pfizer. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/ursula-von-der-leyen-husband-company-pfizer-vaccine-eu-6443328-Jul2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: Conspiracy theories swirl online amid unanswered questions about Trump assassination attempt. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/trump-shooting-assassination-attempt-conspiracy-theories-fringe-blames-6439502-Jul2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Bus company refutes claims it wouldn&#8217;t drive 150 asylum seekers into Coolock site. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/nolan-coaches-coolock-150-asylum-seekers-crown-paints-6439145-Jul2024\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: Coolock: Disinformation included claims about &#8216;unvetted males&#8217; and &#8216;white destruction&#8217;. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/fringe-misinformation-about-coolock-clashes-crown-paint-asylum-seeker-6438152-Jul2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: Do two new PESCO projects mean Irish troops will be sent off to fight? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/what-are-the-pesco-projects-ireland-has-signed-up-to-and-will-this-cause-conflict-or-end-neutrality-6433868-Jul2024\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: T\u00e1naiste says First Home Scheme can&#8217;t be used for Oscar Traynor Road affordable homes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/can-the-first-homes-scheme-be-used-for-the-oscar-traynor-road-development-micheal-martin-dail-6427078-Jul2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: A comparison of US temperatures in May 1896 and May 2024 is misleading. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-may-temperatures-do-not-show-that-global-warming-is-a-hoax-6423843-Jul2024\/\">Read <\/a>more on TheJournal.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>June 2024<\/summary>\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Visiting restrictions at Tallaght Hospital are due to viruses, despite conspiracy theories. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/conspiracy-theories-covid-coronavirus-vaccines-coercion-tallaght-hospital-norovirus-6417852-Jun2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: How many times did the D\u00e1il discuss the EU Nature Restoration Law? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/dail-eu-nature-restoration-law-6412964-Jun2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Why terms like &#8216;illegals&#8217; and &#8216;people trafficking&#8217; mischaracterise the asylum system. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/failed-election-candidates-call-asylum-seekers-illegals-and-ipas-centres-trafficking-centres-6413850-Jun2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Ireland has not agreed to &#8216;arrest citizens who speak out against the Bird Flu vaccine\u2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/international-health-regulations-arrests-misinformation-disinformation-bird-flu-vaccine-world-health-organisation-factcheck-debunk-6412726-Jun2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: A US appeals court did not rule that mRNA shots are not really &#8216;vaccines&#8217;. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/did-the-us-federal-court-of-appeals-say-mrna-shots-jabs-were-not-a-real-vaccine-6409669-Jun2024\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Fabricated quotes and made-up commentators feature in &#8216;vote-rigging&#8217; news story. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-debunk-election-interference-vot-rigging-claims-asylum-seekers-fine-gael-6407123-Jun2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: 20 years of legal migrant voting in Ireland but conspiracies about it are being shared online. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/migrants-asylum-seekers-vote-in-local-elections-ireland-allowed-illegal-misinformation-false-claims-6400599-Jun2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Child sexual abuse material still illegal in Germany despite decriminalisation claims. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/did-germany-decriminalise-child-sex-abuse-material-debunk-factcheck-6400006-Jun2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: How Ireland&#8217;s non-white election candidates are targeted with misinformation and racist abuse. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/racist-abuse-and-misinformation-against-election-candidates-ireland-2024-6399063-Jun2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Condensation trails after airplanes aren&#8217;t signs of intentional climate modification. Read more on TheJournal.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>May 2024<\/summary>\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: High Court did not rule that \u2018illegal immigrants should be paid \u20ac318 per week\u2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-debunked-does-a-rethink-ireland-fund-show-foreign-owned-businesses-in-ireland-are-funded-by-the-taxpayer-6675496-Apr2025\/#:~:text=The%20Journal%20has%20previously%20debunked,Ukrainians%20to%20start%20their%20own\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Image of burning house in rural Ireland is AI-generated and not a real arson attack. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-irish-rural-cottage-burning-ai-generated-6389007-May2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Man charged with alleged knife offences in Dublin was Irish, not a foreign national. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/irish-man-parnell-square-school-attack-dublin-6392435-May2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: One political party&#8217;s false election claims on immigration, neutrality and NATO. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-ireland-first-leaflet-immigration-neutrality-nato-6391634-May2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: The disinfluencers: How over 150 anonymous &#8216;Irish&#8217; accounts are swamping X with extreme views. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.factchecking.ie\/articles\/the-disinfluencers-how-over-150-anonymous-irish-accounts-are-swamping-x-with-extreme-views\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Hoax claim that wife of man who shot Slovakia PM Robert Fico is a Ukrainian refugee. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-robert-fico-shooter-wife-ukrainian-refugee-6384514-May2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: The number of &#8216;illegally present immigrants&#8217; in Ireland last year was not 10 times the EU average. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/number-of-illegally-present-immigrants-in-ireland-last-year-was-not-10-times-the-eu-average-6378592-May2024\/#:~:text=In%20reality%20Ireland%20had%2010,has%20since%20corrected%20the%20figure.\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Police at Newtownmountkennedy clashes were Garda\u00ed, not PSNI officers. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-debunked-were-psni-officer-working-with-gardai-at-newtownmountkennedy-6374856-May2024\/#:~:text=The%20evidence%20used%20to%20suggest,than%20a%20decade%20%E2%80%93%20is%20false.\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Deepfaked Michael O\u2019Leary appears in scam ad pushing financial platform \u2018Ryan Chain\u2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunk-ai-michael-o-leary-scam-ad-youtube-ryan-chain-6373215-May2024\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>April 2024<\/summary>\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Image of Garda standoff shared after Newtownmountkennedy protests is AI-generated. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/newtownmountkennedy-ai-geenrate-image-protests-asylum-seekers-factcheck-debunk-6368028-Apr2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: The Ukraine Credit Guarantee Scheme is not closed to Irish businesses. It&#8217;s for them. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/ukraine-credit-guarantee-scheme-open-to-irish-or-just-ukrainians-debunk-factcheck-6364199-Apr2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: Did Sinn F\u00e9in really propose spending \u20ac500m less on health than the Government? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-sinn-fein-health-budget-6362956-Apr2024\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Posts \u2018as Gaeilge\u2019 among more than 100 scam ads featuring presenter Bl\u00e1thnaid N\u00ed Chofaigh. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/blathnaid-ni-chofaigh-scam-ads-arrested-factcheck-debunk-facebook-6364290-Apr2024\/#:~:text=MORE%20THAN%20A%20hundred%20instances,N%C3%AD%20Chofaigh%20leis%20an%20ngn%C3%A1thshaol.%E2%80%9D\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: The Journal FactCheck launches new resource around Ireland&#8217;s biggest talking points. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/knowledge-bank-launch-the-journal-factcheck-6361097-Apr2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy did not buy a British Royal residence. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/ukraine-zelenskyy-british-royal-residence-charles-iii-highgrove-estate-duchy-h-6356295-Apr2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Nazis falsely identified as members of Ursula von der Leyen\u2019s family. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/ursula-von-der-leyen-false-claim-family-nazi-grandfather-ss-grandmother-photo-hitler-6351782-Apr2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: No, the European Union has not told Ireland to delay a general election. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/eu-commission-ireland-delay-election-who-treaty-pandemic-accord-migrant-pact-hate-crime-bill-6348792-Apr2024\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FactCheck<\/strong>: Are psychiatric patients in Canada given leaflets for assisted dying when they go to A&amp;E? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/assisted-dying-committee-canada-ae-emergency-room-leaflet-euthanasia-claim-6342392-Apr2024\/\">Read more <\/a>on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Posts advertising free online further education certificate courses are a scam. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/ads-higher-education-further-education-cert-tcd-galway-tu-physiotherapy-scam-free-laptop-6349450-Apr2024\/#:~:text=Scam%20posts%20promise%20students%20free,clothing%2C%20bags%2C%20or%20books.&amp;text=A%20SERIES%20OF%20scam%20ads,%2C%E2%80%9D%20one%20such%20post%20begins.\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Debunked<\/strong>: Fake frame from Simpsons episode used to say show predicted Baltimore bridge disaster. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/the-simpsons-baltimore-bridge-collapse-ai-generated-fake-debunk-conspiracy-theories-simpsons-predictions-6344647-Apr2024\/\">Read more<\/a> on TheJournal.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">EDMO&#8217;s EU Factchecking Briefs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">EDMO\u2019s Fact-checking Briefs provide an overview of the disinformation narratives with highest circulations in the month previous to publication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">These briefs are based on data collected through a questionnaire sent to all members of the EDMO fact-checking network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/edmo.eu\/resources\/fact-checking-publications\/fact-checking-briefs\/\">EDMO<\/a> for the latest brief and a searchable database of briefs since 2020. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latest Factchecking news TheJournal&#8217;s FactChecks TheJournal&#8217;s factchecks are archived by month below. 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