The factoid that the most popular name for baby boys in Galway is Muhammad has been shared for years. For so long, in fact, that it has ceased to be true. That has not dissuaded anti-immigration activists repeating it as evidence Islam is "taking over". jrnl.ie/6758872t

FactFind: What do we know about Catherine Connolly's visit to Syria in 2018? (via TheJournal.ie) jrnl.ie/6764427 Good examination of it here by my colleague Shane Raymond.

Presidential hopeful Catherine Connolly travelled to Syria in 2018, though facts about the trip have been scant. Why did she travel there, and what exactly has she said about it? The Journal FactCheck takes a look jrnl.ie/6764427t

McGuinness' 2019 vote against an EU Parliament resolution to step up search and rescue efforts for shipwrecked refugees trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea is one of her political choices that's likely to come up during the campaign. jrnl.ie/6763396t

An image of a tweet that appears to depict Hillary Clinton calling Conor McGregor a 'future president' has duped people into thinking it is real, despite being an edited image likely meant as a joke. jrnl.ie/6766809t

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald told the Dáil that a litre of milk now costs more than a litre of petrol, which she presented as an example of the ongoing cost of living crisis. Here's a breakdown of milk and petrol prices in Ireland. jrnl.ie/6765767t

Faked images and explanations have already spread in the wake of a Wall Street Journal article that says Donald Trump sent a raunchy 50th birthday letter to sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein. jrnl.ie/6767108t

As the Irish Presidental Election gets into gear, EDMO Ireland's fact checking partners at The Journal (The Journal FactCheck) exams some of the claims surrounding two announced candidates. thejournal.ie/factcheck/news/

Social media posts viewed tens of thousands of times have falsely claimed that planning has been lodged for an asylum seeker centre in a Tallaght suburb — and that local TD Paul Murphy is objecting to it on that basis. Neither claim is accurate. jrnl.ie/6771024t

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/6772401t

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 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/6776995t

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/6778209t

Avideo 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

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

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/6790232t

An Irish anti-immigration video viewed tens of thousands of times makes a string of false claims about Sweden — including that ethnic Swedes will be a minority within a decade and that the country suffers more bombings than any nation not at war. jrnl.ie/6788618t

IN A VIDEO showing a White House press conference, Donald Trump railed against the Irish government, calling the Taoiseach and Tánaiste “criminals” and “evil”. That speech, however, never happened. The video is an AI-generated hoax. jrnl.ie/6791311t

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/6794005t

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/6796718t