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Viral images of a rioter in a Pink Panther costume at the French protests were AI-generated
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Viral images of a rioter in a Pink Panther costume at the French protests were AI-generated
Images of the character looting, taunting, and being hosed with water cannons fooled some into thinking they were real.
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Tuesday
20 Oct
Hundreds heard a sanctioned Australian ‘health guru’ lecture in Meath: Here's what she said
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Hundreds heard a sanctioned Australian ‘health guru’ lecture in Meath: Here's what she said
20 Oct
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Saturday
17 Oct
FactCheck: Do Irish primary school teachers have the most teaching hours in the world?
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FactCheck: Do Irish primary school teachers have the most teaching hours in the world?
17 Oct
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Friday
16 Oct
Debunked: Graph does not show drop in AfD-related activity after strikes on Russian data centres
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Debunked: Graph does not show drop in AfD-related activity after strikes on Russian data centres
16 Oct
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Wednesday
14 Oct
FactCheck: Have recent public sector pay increases outstripped the spiralling cost of living?
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FactCheck: Have recent public sector pay increases outstripped the spiralling cost of living?
14 Oct
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Saturday
10 Oct
Debunked: Video of Nigerian woman gloating about eating a meal 'paid for by taxpayers' is satire
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Debunked: Video of Nigerian woman gloating about eating a meal 'paid for by taxpayers' is satire
10 Oct
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Friday
9 Oct
Debunked: Development of Israeli plague vaccine did not coincide with Russian lab worker's death
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Debunked: Development of Israeli plague vaccine did not coincide with Russian lab worker's death
9 Oct
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Tuesday
6 Oct
Which of today's budget measures were just a repeat of previous announcements?
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Which of today's budget measures were just a repeat of previous announcements?
6 Oct
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FactCheck: Three claims from opposition TDs who criticised this year's budget
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FactCheck: Three claims from opposition TDs who criticised this year's budget
6 Oct
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Monday
5 Oct
Debunked: Despite claims online, burning turf has a significant carbon footprint
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Debunked: Despite claims online, burning turf has a significant carbon footprint
5 Oct
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Friday
2 Oct
Debunked: AI-altered video claims attack on Flydubai plane was Indian-Israeli plot to implicate Iran
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Debunked: AI-altered video claims attack on Flydubai plane was Indian-Israeli plot to implicate Iran
2 Oct
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Wednesday
30 Sep
AI images and misinformation shared widely online during Garvaghy Road stand-off
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AI images and misinformation shared widely online during Garvaghy Road stand-off
30 Sep
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Tuesday
29 Sep
Explainer: Did Michelle O’Neill break the law by going to Portadown?
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Explainer: Did Michelle O’Neill break the law by going to Portadown?
29 Sep
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Friday
25 Sep
Explainer: What exemption does Poland have in the EU Migration Pact?
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Explainer: What exemption does Poland have in the EU Migration Pact?
25 Sep
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Wednesday
23 Sep
Debunked: Posts celebrating Danish party's result in 'tonight's election' are six months late
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Debunked: Posts celebrating Danish party's result in 'tonight's election' are six months late
23 Sep
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Monday
21 Sep
FactFind: Are vapes 'nearly worse' than cigarettes?
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FactFind: Are vapes 'nearly worse' than cigarettes?
21 Sep
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Debunked: Gardaí discovered an Airsoft gun, but didn't arrest ‘migrant men’ with firearms in Dublin
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Debunked: Gardaí discovered an Airsoft gun, but didn't arrest ‘migrant men’ with firearms in Dublin
21 Sep
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Friday
18 Sep
Social media posts repeat debunked and baseless accusations against George Soros
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Social media posts repeat debunked and baseless accusations against George Soros
18 Sep
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Thursday
17 Sep
Debunked: The media publishes news about sexual assaults, reporting is not banned by ‘new laws’
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Debunked: The media publishes news about sexual assaults, reporting is not banned by ‘new laws’
17 Sep
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Monday
14 Sep
FactCheck: Four claims made by Donald Trump during his trip to Ireland
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FactCheck: Four claims made by Donald Trump during his trip to Ireland
14 Sep
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Debunked: Videos of Zuckerberg saying humanity's water is almost depleted are deepfake scams
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Debunked: Videos of Zuckerberg saying humanity's water is almost depleted are deepfake scams
14 Sep
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Monday
7 Sep
Debunked: Video of troops on O'Connell Street is taken from a parade, not after a stabbing
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Debunked: Video of troops on O'Connell Street is taken from a parade, not after a stabbing
7 Sep
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Debunked: Letter from Andy Burnham ordering British troops to be deployed to Ukraine is a hoax
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Debunked: Letter from Andy Burnham ordering British troops to be deployed to Ukraine is a hoax
7 Sep
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Friday
4 Sep
Debunked: Pictures of Ursula von der Leyen with Jeffrey Epstein are AI-generated
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Debunked: Pictures of Ursula von der Leyen with Jeffrey Epstein are AI-generated
4 Sep
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Wednesday
2 Sep
Debunked: Video said to show a firearms sale by a Dublin mosque doesn’t show firearms or a mosque
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Debunked: Video said to show a firearms sale by a Dublin mosque doesn’t show firearms or a mosque
2 Sep
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Tuesday
1 Sep
Debunked: Fake videos of the Nepal floods viewed on social media tens of millions of times
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Debunked: Fake videos of the Nepal floods viewed on social media tens of millions of times
1 Sep
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Friday
28 Aug
Debunked: Viral posts misstate the date, cause and even the country of the Enoch Burke saga
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Debunked: Viral posts misstate the date, cause and even the country of the Enoch Burke saga
28 Aug
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Thursday
27 Aug
Debunked: The UK has not agreed to accommodate '4,000 Moroccans' who illegally entered Ceuta
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Debunked: The UK has not agreed to accommodate '4,000 Moroccans' who illegally entered Ceuta
27 Aug
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Wednesday
26 Aug
Debunked: Story of a Cork woman being knocked out after smelling perfume is an urban legend
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Debunked: Story of a Cork woman being knocked out after smelling perfume is an urban legend
26 Aug
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Meta, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn didn't act on 77% of misinformation reported during Áras race
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Meta, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn didn't act on 77% of misinformation reported during Áras race
26 Aug
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