{"id":241,"date":"2022-08-01T11:28:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T11:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edmohub.ie\/?p=241"},"modified":"2022-10-11T16:21:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T16:21:04","slug":"recent-factchecks-and-disinformation-news-from-thejournal-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edmohub.ie\/index.php\/recent-factchecks-and-disinformation-news-from-thejournal-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent factchecks and disinformation news from TheJournal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In July, 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\/is-getting-kicked-in-the-balls-equal-to-childbirth-5803270-Jul2022\/\">Debunked: The pain from a kick in the testicles is not the same as giving birth to 160 children at once<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-16-vacant-homes-per-homeless-person-ireland-5801978-Jul2022\/\">FactCheck: Are there 16 vacant homes for every homeless person in Ireland?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/does-vitamin-c-iburofen-mugwort-tea-papaya-cause-abortion-5807471-Jul2022\/\">Debunked: TikTok videos touting unproven and potentially dangerous &#8216;herbal abortion&#8217; methods<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/fact-check-kosher-northern-ireland-protocol-5810849-Jul2022\/\">FactCheck: Is the protocol stopping Jewish people in the North from practising their religion?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/poolbeg-chimney-stacks-lightning-photo-fake-5821633-Jul2022\/\">Debunked: A drone image of lightning striking the Poolbeg towers has been digitally altered<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/can-airbnb-regulation-work-5818262-Jul2022\/\">FactFind: How have other countries regulated Airbnb and what happened when they did?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/fact-find-navan-rail-line-5822240-Jul2022\/\">FactFind: Is Navan the largest town in the country without a rail line?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/factcheck-irish-beef-and-dairy-emissions-5823435-Jul2022\/\">FactFind: Are Irish farmers the &#8216;most carbon-efficient food producers in the world&#8217;?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/is-ice-dangerous-for-dogs-5823957-Jul2022\/\">Debunked: Is it potentially dangerous to give dogs ice during high temperatures?<\/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:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/edmo.eu\/fact-checking-briefs\/\">https:\/\/edmo.eu\/fact-checking-briefs\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In July, TheJournal published the following factcheck investigations:&nbsp;&nbsp; Debunked: The pain from a kick in the testicles is not the same as giving birth to 160 children at once FactCheck: Are there 16 vacant homes for every homeless person in Ireland? 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