Tag: Fact-Check
FACT CHECK: Did The Catholic Church “Incarcerate 80k Women” as RTÉ Claim?
The Claim: On 25/08/2024, RTÉ posted an ad for a documentary on the mother-and-baby homes. It included the claimed that "between 1922 and 1998, over 80,000 unmarried mothers were incarcerated in church-run mother and baby homes." https://twitter.com/RTEOne/status/1827754813414654045?t=B0UE9tlEOL-vMDL6oOW8Ew&s=19 The Facts: In...
Fact-check: Helen McEntee “Debunking Migration Myths”
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee last week claimed to "bust five myths about migration." We' examined her claims using the available statistics. Claim #1: Migrants Contribute to the Economy Fact Check: False The Minister cites a statistic, without reference, stating...
Fact-Check: Green Party Press Officer Claim About “Racist Irish Twitter Users”
The Claim: Manus Carlisle (Policy and Press Officer for Green Party MEP Grace O'Sullivan) yesterday claimed that a profile picture of an Ireland First account was used "hundreds of times by the same person spreading nonsense" and that "the large...
Fact-Check: TD Paul Murphy Accusations Against Irish Twitter User
Why are politcians using Dáil privilege to make spurious claims about private citizens' beliefs? On Tuesday, People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy made a speech about social media activity around the stabbing incident of last week in which multiple people...