False claims been shared online that Covid deaths were actually caused by drugs and mechanical ventilation. Although the claim has been spread by Irish people, these claims cite a "whistleblower" nurse who is American and did not work in Ireland jrnl.ie/7103685

Claims that Russia had taken large swaths of ground in Ukraine are based on a mapping group’s analysis that actually came to the opposite conclusion. jrnl.ie/7101083

The rhetoric around a European parliament vote to allow tech companies to monitor online chats in an effort to clamp down on child abuse has been so extreme that it’s not always clear that opposing sides are discussing the same thing. jrnl.ie/7097705

A video that appears to show former taoiseach Leo Varadkar complaining about immigrants uses real footage, but swaps out the audio and subtitles to deceive viewers into thinking he is saying something else. jrnl.ie/7096180

False claims that Irish political leaders had visited the island of the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein have circulated online in a faked document that purports to be official government correspondence. jrnl.ie/7095052

With Europe sweltering in a heatwave this summer, climate sceptics are trying to push the idea that the recent high temperatures are normal.

An anti-immigration activist has falsely suggested that Muslims are entitled to exclusive financial offers, and do not have to pay taxes on mortgages. buff.ly/2ampaCk

One of the study's author's told The Journal that their research had been misinterpreted, and reiterated that sunscreen reduces the risk of cancer. jrnl.ie/7087633

Starting this week, anyone ordering goods, including clothes, electronics and makeup, will be liable to charges of up to €3 per item, unless they come from another European Union country. jrnl.ie/7085312t

Images that appear to show the Israeli prime minister wearing an Argentina jersey at the World Cup in the United States are AI-generated. jrnl.ie/7081458

A US government release about the existence of secret biological laboratories — or, at least, something that initially looks like that — was announced by the Director of National Intelligence. But the declassified information is likely to underwhelm anyone who reads it. jrnl.ie/7076056

False claims that Georgians are the largest group of asylum seekers in Ireland have been shared online, along with claims that the EU Migration Pact is a “con-job”. jrnl.ie/7072283

Two photos have been shared widely online, including by far-right influencers, falsely claiming to show Stephen Ogilvie, the victim of a knife attack in Belfast on Monday night. jrnl.ie/7069108

A misleading visualisation of Ireland’s weather, posted by MMA coach John Kavanagh, was shared to suggest that Ireland’s climate is steady. It instead shows that four of the five hottest spring seasons on record here have occurred since 2023. jrnl.ie/7064300

Police in Northern Ireland have denied rumours that they were looking for a second suspect who took part in a knife attack on Monday night that left a man without an eye. jrnl.ie/7066832

A spirited radio debate last week left listeners befuddled as a doctor and the chair of the Sunbed Association contradicted each other on medical research. jrnl.ie/7059129

Footage showing party at a back garden in a Dublin suburb have been shared online along with misleading captions indicating that the government is building housing estates specifically for African migrants. jrnl.ie/7061859

A viral voice note claiming a woman in Co Derry had been drugged by touching a business card given to her by “foreign nationals” has been spread widely online. There is no evidence that the story is real, or even scientifically possible. jrnl.ie/7060367

A confrontation between security personnel hired by Bord na Móna and a man who was living and cutting turf on their land has been widely publicised online, with false claims that it shows foreigners taking over that man’s property. jrnl.ie/7053553

Genetically modified have been the subject of much debate, with some people portraying them as a Frankenstein-esque violation of the natural order. Are there stricter safety standards for food given to organic livestock than for human beings? jrnl.ie/7051051

By the end of the year, many of your personal identity documents, such as your passport and driving licence, may live in a government-provided app on your phone. These plans have been met with claims of a totalitarian takeover in some conspiracy theory groups. jrnl.ie/7045802

Ebola, hantavirus, Covid: viruses have hit the headlines since the pandemic despite, according to some adherents of alternative medicine, not existing at all — that is, if you ignore a wealth of evidence. jrnl.ie/7047783

The outbreak of Hantavirus on a cruise ship has presented conspiracy theorists with their latest opportunity to spread fear and disinformation.

Posts claiming Pope Leo XIV had spurned the Trump administration by honouring Iran’s ambassador misrepresent a standard ceremony that saw 13 diplomats honoured. jrnl.ie/7040703

A screenshot what appears to be a bizarre news story has been shared widely around the internet, claiming that the government is offering free cheese to people who are first to take a hantavirus vaccine. The claim is false. jrnl.ie/7039499

Claims shared online that say the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that hantavirus is spreading rapidly across the world are false. The WHO has not made this claim. The outbreak remains limited. jrnl.ie/7038517

non-profit groups say their volunteers and staff face “routine harassment” due to misinformation being shared online. Some received so-called 'bait' emails which were intentionally designed to provoke a controversial response. jrnl.ie/7037459

Ttrying to understand hantavirus – an older, rarer and far more fatal disease – with reference to Covid, one of the most contagious and unexpected virus outbreaks in the last century, has led to distortions in how people talk and think about it. jrnl.ie/7034400

An antiparasitic drug that was falsely held up as a cure for Covid during the pandemic is now being pushed again, this time as a cure for cancer. jrnl.ie/7032860

A video complaining about Ukrainians in Ireland makes a number of false claims, including the false statistic that nine out of every ten Ukrainians in Ireland don’t have jobs. jrnl.ie/7031572

A story from last year about an elderly woman being abandoned at a fast-food outlet has been reshared by an Irish anti-immigration activist with additional fabricated details. jrnl.ie/7026287

Dramatic events prompt dramatic speculation. And in the hours after what appears to be an assassination attempt at a dinner Donald Trump was attending, speculation about time travel, false flags, and Israeli plots ran wild. jrnl.ie/7025396

Comments by Leo Varadkar caused controversy the past week. “People in rural Ireland are very quick to tell people in urban Ireland that ‘we’re the real workers," he said. “That’s not the case. We’re the ones paying all the bills." Was he right? jrnl.ie/7021072

False claims of a stabbing at Connolly Station on Saturday night were shared to millions of people by a US commentator who had travelled to Ireland to cover the fuel price protests. jrnl.ie/7019035

Defending his leadership from a no-confidence motion, Micheál Martin told the Dáil on Tuesday that the government’s recent actions to reduce fuel costs were “proportionately the largest assistance package of any European country.” Does the data back this up? jrnl.ie/7015552

Images appearing to show members of An Garda Síochána being turned away from restaurants and cafés during the recent fuel price protests, alongside detailed accounts of this happening, have appeared on social media recently. jrnl.ie/7012692

As Gardaí movied in to break up protests and blockades over the weekend, rumours both online and among protest groups claimed that the police involved were actually from Northern Ireland. jrnl.ie/7012034

False claims Micheal Martin was at his daughter’s wedding as protests were broken up were spread online over the weekend. jrnl.ie/7012015

Misinformation about fuel protests have been bolstered by old videos, AI images, and the actor who played Hercules on TV in the '90s. jrnl.ie/7008908

A petition against a proposed mosque on the outskirts of Letterkenny misleads about the size and style of the structure, using images of an English mosque more than ten times the planned maximum capacity. jrnl.ie/7006660

Anxiety over rising prices caused by the war in Iran has prompted some startling, if dubious, claims online. But the truth might be even stranger. jrnl.ie/6999514

Comments by the German head of government have been misreported online, including by an Irish anti-immigration activist with a large online following. jrnl.ie/7002446

All of this well-founded concern has provided those who peddle disinformation with fertile ground in which to propagate the same fears and theories they did during the pandemic. jrnl.ie/6999760

Claims wrongly attributed to the former CMO have appeared on a fake RTÉ news website, and suggest that someone undergoing a “vascular cleansing” can live to be 100 years old. jrnl.ie/6998379

Harrowing photos supposedly showing a woman buried in the ground up to her head, awaiting execution by stoning in Iran, have been spread widely on social media. The photo actually shows a volunteer who was buried as part of a protest in Colombia. jrnl.ie/6995688

False claims that Keir Starmer, the British Prime Minister, warned that a lockdown might be imposed were shared widely online as England fought a fatal meningitis outbreak. jrnl.ie/6994403

It has been almost four weeks since the United States and Israel began their war against Iran and although Trump has claimed victory multiple times since then, he said on Monday that there had been "productive" talks with an unnamed Iranian official. jrnl.ie/6993883

Videos of the Irish language hip-hop group Kneecap performing in Havana have been spread online along with suggestions that their performance at a concert was responsible for an energy blackout that, supposedly, left patients in hospital to die. jrnl.ie/6993326t

Concerns about the risks associated with fires at BESS installations are understandable, according to experts who spoke to The Journal. However, they also said such incidents are extremely rare and that fire prevention measures are standard across the industry. jrnl.ie/6992485

Fake posts have spread widely online that appear to show British Prime Minister Keir Starmer giving the US 48 hours to remove its forces from UK bases if the US withdraws from NATO. jrnl.ie/6990590