Episodios

  • Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 16 - Gardai Escort
    May 16 2024

    On this week's Radio Nova Fact Checker, we look at a video doing the rounds online of Gardai escorting school children across the stretch close to where asylum seekers have pitched tents, knowing it was a danger to them.

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  • Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 15 - Ryanchain
    May 9 2024

    On this week's Radio Nova Fact Checker, we look at a deepfake news report has been doing the rounds on social media, advertising a financial platform called "Ryanchain" claiming to be run by Ryanair and its CEO Micheal O 'Leary.

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  • Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 14 - Asylum Seekers Protests
    May 2 2024

    On this week's Radio Nova Fact Checker, we look at images making rounds online of protesters against the use of property for asylum seekers. While many images and videos of the protests are real, some question if a specific image showing hundreds of protesters is even real.

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  • Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 13 - Donald Trump
    Apr 25 2024

    On this week's Radio Nova Fact Checker, we look at Donald Trump supporters claiming a farewell message from Donald Trump on X is a fake. While it does not appear on Trumps social media page, the email it self is genuine. According to snoops, the farewell email can be found on the archive of political emails.

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  • Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 12 - EU Pressure
    Apr 18 2024

    On this week's Radio Nova Fact Checker, we look at a post that claimed the EU is pressuring the Irish government to not call a general election until the new EU laws are running. However, the Journal points out have already that many of these laws had already been passed, not been presented or having little to do with the EU.

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  • Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 11 - Free Online Courses
    Apr 11 2024

    On this week's Radio Nova Fact Checker, we look at social media post and promotions on colleges offering free online further education courses. The University of Galway and Trinity College have stated that the ads are not genuine.

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  • Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 10 - Jester Eggs
    Apr 4 2024

    On this week's Radio Nova Fact Checker, we look at claims from social media users that Cadbury had been re-branding "Easter Eggs" to "Jester Eggs" to suit people of all faiths with images that have been shared on social media platforms. While the posts advertising the Jester Eggs exist, Cadbury stated they did not sponsor the idea, nor have they changed the name from Easter Eggs.

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  • Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 9 - TikTok Misinformation
    Mar 28 2024

    On this week's Radio Nova Fact Checker, we look at an anti-migration TikTok post believed to have taken place in Dublin, of a dozen people entering a suburban house, captioning it as "human-trafficking". However, this post was debunked by the Journal with the video taking place last year in Germany instead of Ireland.

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