The Radio Nova Fact Checker

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In a world flooded with media sources, facts are frequently submerged amidst ‘fake news’, spin, misinformation and, quite-often, good old-fashioned fear-mongering. Radio Nova’s Fact Checker determines the accuracy of claims by public figures, advocacy groups, social media, and institutions engaged in public debate with a focus on issues affecting listeners in Dublin, Kildare, Meath & Wicklow. read less

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Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 16 - Gardai Escort

Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 16 - Gardai Escort

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 16 - Gardai Escort

Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 16 - Gardai Escort

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.

Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 15 - Ryanchain

Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 15 - Ryanchain

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.

Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 14 - Asylum Seekers Protests

Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 14 - Asylum Seekers Protests

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.

Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 13 - Donald Trump

Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 13 - Donald Trump

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.

Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 12 - EU Pressure

Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 12 - EU Pressure

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.

Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 11 - Free Online Courses

Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 11 - Free Online Courses

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.

Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 10 - Jester Eggs

Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 10 - Jester Eggs

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.

Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 9 - TikTok Misinformation

Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 9 - TikTok Misinformation

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.

Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 8 - Homelessness Chart

Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 8 - Homelessness Chart

On this week's Radio Nova Fact Checker, we look at a chart making its rounds on X, claiming to rank Dublin number one at having the worst homeless problem in the world. However, this is branded as false with the chart being about the best homeless services in cities.

Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 7 - Meta Photo Policies

Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 7 - Meta Photo Policies

On this week's Radio Nova Fact Checker, we look at a recent claim from Meta, where a policy would allow the social media site to do whatever it wished with peoples photos. The claim also said that copying and pasting messages into a post would prevent it. However, these claims have been quashed by the websites snoops, calling the post "copy pasta".

Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 6 - Gordan Ramsay

Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 6 - Gordan Ramsay

On this week's Radio Nova Fact Checker, we look at an AI generated audio clip of celebrity chief Gordan Ramsay, in which the deepfake audio was being used to support anti-migration protesters.

Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 5 - Sharia Law Stickers

Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 5 - Sharia Law Stickers

On this week's Radio Nova Fact Checker, we look at stickers that have appeared on lamposts, which appears to advocate for Sharia law in Ireland. Images of the stickers have appeared on social media and viewed thousands of times.

Fact Checker With Garry Brennan Episode 4 - Galway Office Block

Fact Checker With Garry Brennan Episode 4 - Galway Office Block

On this week's Radio Nova Fact Checker, we look at edited screenshots from an online news article, to appear as if the site had reported that an office block in Galway was to be repurposed as a center for 900 male migrants.

Fact Checker With Garry Brennan Episode 3 - Irish Speakers

Fact Checker With Garry Brennan Episode 3 - Irish Speakers

On this week's Radio Nova Fact Checker, we look at a clip that was shared from a national broadcaster, where its was claimed by a former Fine Gael TD, that only 16,000 people speak the Irish language naturally.

Fact Checker With Jane McNamara Episode 2 - COVID Vaccination

Fact Checker With Jane McNamara Episode 2 - COVID Vaccination

On this week's Radio Nova Fact Checker, we've been looking at how social media users misinterpreted a COVID vaccination headline on Facebook that referenced hospitalization and death due to lack of COVID vaccination.

Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 1 - Eifel Tower

Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 1 - Eifel Tower

On this week's first Radio Nova Fact Checker, we've been looking at a video doing the rounds on social media claiming the Eifel Tower in Paris had caught fire.