{"id":229,"date":"2021-12-31T11:59:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T11:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edmohub.ie\/?p=229"},"modified":"2023-03-10T19:23:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T19:23:22","slug":"recent-factchecks-and-disinformation-news-from-thejournal-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edmohub.ie\/index.php\/recent-factchecks-and-disinformation-news-from-thejournal-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent factchecks and disinformation news from TheJournal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In December, 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\/factcheck-masks-effectiveness-covid-19-5641587-Dec2021\/\"><strong>FactCheck: This Irish video about masks is incorrect to claim they do not work against Covid-19<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-bill-gates-omicron-game-untrue-5640140-Dec2021\/\"><strong>Factcheck: Did Bill Gates create an &#8216;Omicron&#8217; video game in 1999?<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/video-prove-masks-increase-carbon-dioxide-5631705-Dec2021\/\"><strong>FactCheck: Does this Dublin video prove masks increase carbon dioxide to dangerous levels?<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-did-australian-army-forcibly-vaccinate-aboriginal-australian-people-5624989-Dec2021\/\"><strong>FactCheck: No, the Australian Army didn&#8217;t forcibly vaccinate Indigenous Australians<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/how-did-omicron-get-into-australia-if-no-one-is-allowed-in-5621552-Dec2021\/\"><strong>Debunk: How did Omicron get to Australia if no one is allowed in or out?<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-80-covid-deaths-ireland-october-fully-vaccinated-5619493-Dec2021\/\"><strong>Debunked: No, 80% of Covid deaths during October were not in fully vaccinated people<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/is-conor-mcgregors-vaccine-claim-true-5609068-Dec2021\/\"><strong>FactCheck: No, Conor McGregor wasn&#8217;t correct to say vaccines &#8216;have not worked&#8217; to stop Covid-19<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/debunked-morgan-vance-time-person-of-the-year-greta-thunberg-5619268-Dec2021\/\"><strong>Debunked: No, this US scientist has never been nominated for a Time Person of the Year<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/twitter-walmart-cnbc-resign-ghislaine-maxwell-5618272-Dec2021\/\"><strong>FactCheck: Did Twitter, Walmart and CNBC&#8217;s CEOs resign on same day as Ghislaine Maxwell&#8217;s trial?<\/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 December, TheJournal published the following factcheck investigations:&nbsp;&nbsp; FactCheck: This Irish video about masks is incorrect to claim they do not work against Covid-19 Factcheck: Did Bill Gates create an &#8216;Omicron&#8217; video game in 1999? FactCheck: Does this Dublin video prove masks increase carbon dioxide to dangerous levels? 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