It's been almost four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine but the steady stream of disinformation about President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not dried up. jrnl.ie/6891312

False claims about 15-minute cities, including that they are “concentration camps” have been reshared in the wake of a fatal fire in Hong Kong. jrnl.ie/6891193

A map that purports to show how many Muslims are living in large regions of the world uses figures that are not backed up by official data. This results in an overestimate of the number of Muslims in the world by hundreds of millions. jrnl.ie/6890875

A court judgement about religious education in Northern Ireland has been described, falsely, as being a ban on Christianity in schools. jrnl.ie/6888382

Elon Musk's Grokipedia gets some basic facts wrong and presents racist conspiracy theories as legitimate ideas with "empirical underpinnings". youtube.com/shorts/m4-nq...

In the wake of Enoch Burke’s latest arrest, an old and long-debunked claim suggested that his trouble with the law stems from his refusal to “endorse transgender ideology” or to refer to a trans student by their preferred pronouns. jrnl.ie/6887268

Statements uttered by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, in which he endorses a number of conspiracy theories have been shared widely, despite containing verifiably false statements including that a German lawyer was put in jail to shut him up. jrnl.ie/6885302

A false claim that one in every ten people in Co Kerry is now Ukrainian has spread online since being posted by an anti-immigration activist. jrnl.ie/6884027

News of tragic deaths on Irish roads has been met by some who have mistakenly blamed fatalities on an unusual target: environmental policies. jrnl.ie/6882036

The website, whose content is all AI-generated, is supposed to be a counter-balance to what Musk and other prominent figures on the American right say is Wikipedia’s “left-biased” content. jrnl.ie/6870800

Alongside biases shown in descriptions of racist conspiracy theories, Grokipedia contains some straightforward factual errors - including misnaming the alleged attacker in the Parnell Square stabbing of 2023. jrnl.ie/6870800

A video shared on social media appears to show a teacher leading a classroom full of schoolchildren, each kneeling on their own mat, in Islamic prayer during a class. The footage, however, is fake and created by Artificial Intelligence. jrnl.ie/6874547

A video criticising benefits given to Ukrainians who fled the Russian invasion begins by saying that there are “over 100,000 Ukrainians in Ireland now”. This is not true. jrnl.ie/6872419

A dramatic video said to show an explosion in Tralee, Co Kerry, was generated by artificial intelligence and has been shared online. jrnl.ie/6871440

During a speech in the Dáil, accusing the government of not taking climate change seriously enough, Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns said that Ireland"had more energy generated from wind 20 years ago". Is this true? jrnl.ie/6869897b

In the wake of an alleged arson attack at a centre for asylum seekers, anti-immigration activists have labelled the attack a “false flag” operation, while one website instead characterised the attack as “calculated resistance” by “local patriots”. jrnl.ie/6863661t

Claims that an escaped lion had been reported to the Gardaí spread widely on social media and chat apps this week, along with a video showing an indistinct beast roaming through the woods. jrnl.ie/6861750

Since the alleged sexual assault of a young girl in Saggart, Dublin, a wave of online criticism has been directed at the media and courts for not naming the suspect. But it's not a conspiracy, it's the law.

In the wake of a presidential election, some online commentators have spread false claims about the number of votes that had been purposely spoiled, and what that represented. jrnl.ie/6861472

An AI-generated video ad fraudulently promoting a financial scheme features faked, though convincing, images of journalists Sharon Ní Bheoláin and Fintan O’Toole, as well as Tánaiste Simon Harris. jrnl.ie/6860505

Social media users have falsely claimed that Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman invited asylum seekers to come to Ireland – a gross distortion of some of his old social media posts. jrnl.ie/6859122b

As ballots are being counted across Ireland today, fringe figures online are celebrating the high number of votes that were spoiled in the election. Some point to the number of spoiled votes as evidence the election result is illegitimate. jrnl.ie/6855692

In the wake of court appearances this week in relation to the alleged sexual assault of a young girl in Citywest, Dublin, a wave of online criticism has been levelled at the media and courts for not naming the suspect. jrnl.ie/6854552t

What looks like Sharon Ní Bheoláin speaks to camera. "Catherine Connolly has confirmed her withdrawal from the presidential race," it says. But the video, and others like it, is fake – created by AI. jrnl.ie/6850517b

Cancelled elections, Nazi uniforms, and even passionate kisses have appeared in deepfake videos posted online ahead of the presidential election. jrnl.ie/6850517b

False claims that candidates for the Irish presidency wanted to remove women from the Constitution have spread online, just days ahead of the election. jrnl.ie/6849672b

Bhí ráitis bhréagacha á roinnt go fairsing ar líne ina maítear go bhfuil daonra Moslamach in Éirinn anois atá níos mó ná líon na ndaoine atá ina gcónaí i gceantair Ghaeltachta. jrnl.ie/6849495

A claim that children missing their scheduled vaccines during the pandemic led to a decrease in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome has spread widely despite being factually untrue. jrnl.ie/6845430b

A chart that compares the finances of fictional Irish and Ukrainian families repeats misconceptions about how refugees from Ukraine in Ireland are treated. jrnl.ie/6842950b

Claims that an animated children's show on Netflix shows “gay sex” are untrue, and appear to be part of a wider wave of criticism against Netflix for featuring LGBT+ characters. jrnl.ie/6840094b

A video decrying non-government organisations (NGOs) in Ireland features a list of groups that are said to be funded by the State. However, many of the organisations on the list receive no State funding. jrnl.ie/6834509b

A years-old list that purports to show the UN's sustainable development goals for 2030 and includes items such as "the end of the family unit" and a ban on "non-synthetic drugs" continues to spread widely on the internet, despite being fake. jrnl.ie/6833110b

A video being reshared on social media falsely claims that Irish authorities, with backing from the EU, are cracking down on independent media and so-called citizen journalists. No proof has been given that supports these claims. jrnl.ie/6831081b

False claims about how to get on the ballot to run in Irish presidential elections have continued to spread online, including one which suggests that all would-be candidates must be nominated by the government. jrnl.ie/6826646t

A viral chart claiming that migrant apprentices are far better off financially than Irish apprentices has no basis in fact. jrnl.ie/6824231t

A false claim that there are special government grants of €60,000 given to migrants in Ireland to start new businesses continues to spread, despite being previously debunked. jrnl.ie/6818323b

Images of a now-destroyed Banksy mural at the back of a London courthouse have been altered to make them appear to show a judge with a gavel attacking a person holding an English national flag. jrnl.ie/6815275t

The world's richest person, Elon Musk, has broadcast his support for former professional fighter Conor McGregor’s bid to run in for president this October. However, in doing so, he has spread misinformation about how the election will work. jrnl.ie/6813065b

A video viewed on social media millions of times is falsely said to show a kidnapping in East Wall, Dublin. The video shows two men walking on a path alongside a child of primary school age. Gardaí said they investigated the incident shown and that no such crime had occurred. jrnl.ie/6811588b

In ongoing posts about his aspirations to run for president, Conor McGregor has promised to hold referendums to change the Irish Constitution, despite this not being a power that presidents in Ireland have. jrnl.ie/6802002b

A Facebook post claiming that the media is covering up a surge in young girls going missing in Ireland has been shared widely — despite media covering all the missing persons mentioned in the post, and most of them having since been found safe. jrnl.ie/6801307b

With Mairead McGuinness bowing out of the presidential race, Fine Gael’s support seems set behind Heather Humphreys. But controversy follows Humphrey from her days as a minister over a plan to overhaul disability payments condemned as punitive. jrnl.ie/6796718b

While some seekers are entitled to work in Ireland while waiting for a decision on their application, it is not true that they enjoy a “tax-free year” while doing so, as was claimed in a recruitment video for an anti-immigration group. jrnl.ie/6794005b

False claims the Premier League is banning rainbow laces and captain’s armbands have spread widely online. The Premier League says it remains committed to improving LGBTQ+ inclusivity and that players can still wear rainbow laces if they wish. jrnl.ie/6790232b

A Fox News segment that described Dublin as “one of the most dangerous cities in Europe" repeats bad stats and debunked claims to argue that immigrants are responsible for a surge in crime. jrnl.ie/6785722t

A video of children bowing and prostrating themselves in a mosque has been shared by an Irish anti-migrant internet personality along with the false claim that the footage is evidence of what children are being taught in schools nowadays. jrnl.ie/6784433t

Following a knife attack on a garda patrolling inner city Dublin yesterday, false claims that the suspect was a migrant quickly spread on the internet. jrnl.ie/6778209

The images of starving children coming out of Gaza recently have been met with alarm by some of Israel’s closest allies, and dealt a blow to the propaganda narrative about its siege of the devastated Palestinian territory. jrnl.ie/6776995

Donald Trump has claimed he never draws pictures, but that's not the case. He's been donating drawings to charity auctions for years.

The victim of a racist assault who was stripped and bloodied by a group of youths has been accused of crimes, both online and on the day of the attack, despite there being no evidence to support these claims. jrnl.ie/6772401b