{"id":222,"date":"2022-03-31T11:54:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T11:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edmohub.ie\/?p=222"},"modified":"2022-06-01T12:03:35","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T12:03:35","slug":"recent-factchecks-and-disinformation-news-from-thejournal-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edmohub.ie\/index.php\/recent-factchecks-and-disinformation-news-from-thejournal-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent factchecks and disinformation news from TheJournal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In March, TheJournal published the following factcheck investigations:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/celebrity-reactions-to-will-smith-slap-5723401-Mar2022\/\"><strong>Debunked: These are not celebrity reactions to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/excise-home-heating-oil-5711904-Mar2022\/\"><strong>FactFind: Is the carbon tax on home heating oil an excise duty &#8211; and could it be cut?<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/photos-of-ukranian-girl-and-russian-debunked-5704471-Mar2022\/\"><strong>Debunked: No, this is not an 8-year-old Ukrainian girl confronting a Russian soldier.<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/president-of-ukraine-fighting-with-soldiers-5700478-Mar2022\/\"><strong>Debunked: No, these are not photos of the President and First Lady of Ukraine fighting on the front line<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/is-this-footage-of-the-ghost-of-kyiv-real-5697669-Mar2022\/\"><strong>FactCheck: Is this footage of the famed Ghost of Kyiv?<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/fake-photo-of-meryl-streep-rejected-from-king-kong-5691240-Mar2022\/\"><strong>Debunk: No, this isn&#8217;t a photo of Meryl Streep after a director said she was &#8216;too ugly&#8217; for a role<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/carbon-neutral-fossil-fuel-5682685-Mar2022\/\"><strong>FactFind: How can petrol and diesel be called &#8216;carbon neutral&#8217;?<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-newsletter-ukraine-russia-ireland-information-war-5697457-Mar2022\/\"><strong>FactCheck newsletter: Russia is fighting an &#8216;Information War&#8217; &#8211; and it has spread to Ireland<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>TheJournal also published the following news items relating to disinformation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/fake-5721095-Mar2022\/\"><strong>How Russia is using fake fact-checks to spread disinformation about Ukraine<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/edmo-ireland-hub-disinformation-launch-5711496-Mar2022\/\"><strong>The Journal FactCheck joins Irish alliance to detect and respond to disinformation<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For a summary of the the latest factchecks from EDMO factchecking partners across Europe, visit EDMO\u2019s Fact-checking Briefs: <a href=\"https:\/\/edmo.eu\/fact-checking-briefs\/\">https:\/\/edmo.eu\/fact-checking-briefs\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In March, TheJournal published the following factcheck investigations:&nbsp;&nbsp; Debunked: These are not celebrity reactions to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars FactFind: Is the carbon tax on home heating oil an excise duty &#8211; and could it be cut? Debunked: No, this is not an 8-year-old Ukrainian girl confronting a Russian soldier. 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