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Dan MacGuill

Dan Mac Guill worked at Snopes between May 2017 and August 2022. Mac Guill is a journalist and fact-checker from Dublin, Ireland, based in Northeastern Pennsylvania. He ran FactCheck on TheJournal.ie - the Republic of Ireland's first dedicated fact-checking service - from 2016 to 2017, and worked as a reporter for TheJournal.ie from 2014. Before that, he was Deputy Editor of The Local France in Paris. He has a BA in philosophy from the University of Scranton and an MA in political science from Villanova University in Pennsylvania.

Tie, Accessories, Accessory

No, Democrats and Biden Do Not 'Suck the Blood of Children'

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 26, 2021

Biden's references to a well known and widely reported far-right conspiracy theory were grossly ...

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SCAM ALERT: Publix 90th Anniversary $3,000 Gift Card

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 22, 2021

Reader beware.

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Logo, Trademark, Symbol

RECALL: Tyson Chicken Linked to Listeria, BrightFarms Salads to Salmonella

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 22, 2021

Federal agencies announced two major product recalls in July 2021, amid outbreaks of listeria an ...

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Plant, Food, Sweets

RECALL: Give and Go Muffins Pulled From Walmart, 7-Eleven, Over Listeria Concerns

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 21, 2021

The company's announcement, in July 2021, was posted online by the U.S. Food and Drug Administra ...

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The claim is that a photograph shared widely in July 2021 accurately and fairly represented the discrepancies in men's and women's beach handball uniform requirements.

Pic Shows Difference Between Men's, Women's Beach Handball Uniforms?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 21, 2021

Norway's women's beach handball team was fined in July 2021 for protesting against the sport's " ...

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Did US Life Expectancy in 2020 See Biggest Decline Since WWII?

Did US Life Expectancy in 2020 See Biggest Decline Since WWII?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 21, 2021

News outlets in the summer of 2021 made a remarkable assertion about the impact of the COVID-19 ...

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Advertisement, Poster, Flyer

No, Biden Did Not Say Unvaccinated Americans 'Will Be Put in Camps'

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 20, 2021

Conspiracy theorists seized upon a supposedly satirical article, and deployed it as inflammatory ...

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Person, Human, Poster

Is This Bizarre Costume a 'Siberian Bear-Hunting Suit'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 20, 2021

The leather outfit, covered in nails from head to toe, has captured the imagination of internet ...

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A widely shared video showed a real authentic phallic lamp in use.

Yes, This Phallic Lamp is Real

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 19, 2021

"It is about love, light and life," says its creator. It is also priced at nearly $5,000.

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Does Curious George 'Get High' on Ether in an Old Children's Book?

Does Curious George 'Get High' on Ether in an Old Children's Book?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 16, 2021

"Suddenly his head began to turn, then he felt as if he were flying."

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Did Trump Say Some of the Stars I Produced Are Actually Made of Garbage.

Did Trump Say 'Some of the Stars I Produced Are Actually Made of Garbage'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 16, 2021

The former president faced a wave of unflattering press coverage in the summer of 2021, amid a r ...

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In November 2016 a Twitter user correctly predicted that the 2021 NBA Finals would be contested by the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks.

Yes, Someone Really Did Predict the Bucks-Suns 2021 NBA Finals in 2016

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 16, 2021

Wisconsin man Jarrett Plahmer amazed many basketball fans in July 2021, with an unlikely, five-y ...

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Person, Human, Chair

Were the Founding Fathers Not Involved in Pledge, Anthem, 'In God We Trust'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 15, 2021

A popular meme argued that Washington, Jefferson, et al had no role in the creation of four majo ...

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Sunscreen, Bottle, Cosmetics

RECALL: Johnson & Johnson Recalls 5 Sunscreen Products Over Benzene

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 15, 2021

Samples of some Neutrogena and Aveeno aerosol sunscreens were found to contain very low levels o ...

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Mayonnaise, Food, Ketchup

Is 'Kranch' a Real Heinz Condiment?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 14, 2021

"Combines the delicious taste of classic ketchup and ranch and a special blend of spices."

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The claim is that a truck carrying 20000 pounds of Ramen noodles crashed into a lake in Arkansas.

Did a Truck Carrying 20,000 Pounds of Ramen Noodles Crash into a Lake?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 14, 2021

It's enough to feed one college student for an entire week.

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Dog, Mammal, Animal

Is This Photograph of a Swedish Vallhund Real?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 13, 2021

Meet västgötaspets — the Vizigothic spitz, or Swedish vallhund.

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Did Protester in Ralph Lauren Polo Jacket Face Baton-Wielding Cop on Horseback?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 13, 2021

A photograph shared widely in July 2021 appeared to capture a moment of remarkable visual symmet ...

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On or around July 6 2021 US Rep Lauren Boebert tweeted I would rather see every child in this country dead than pass any new gun laws.

No, Lauren Boebert Did Not Tweet 'I'd Rather See Every Child Killed Than Pass Gun Laws'

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 9, 2021

The Republican Congresswoman from Colorado is a fervent opponent of gun control — but not that f ...

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Zaila Avant-garde held several Guinness world records related to basketball.

Does Zaila Avant-garde Hold Basketball-Related Guinness World Records?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 9, 2021

After she became the first Black American to win the National Spelling Bee, attention turned to ...

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