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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.

Text, Person, Human

Did a 1934 'Television Newspaper' Cartoon Predict Internet News?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

June 14, 2021

In 2021, social media users enjoyed the apparent prescience of an 87-year-old cartoon.

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Brick, Roof, Plant

Yes, a Nun Has Admitted to Embezzling $835,000 from a Catholic School

Written by: Dan MacGuill

June 12, 2021

Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper has been charged with wire fraud and money laundering for her role ...

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Soccer players taking a knee before a match

Euro 2020's Anti-Racism Row Is Tournament's Latest Controversy

Written by: Dan MacGuill

June 11, 2021

As soccer fans clash over "taking a knee," a look back at the European Championship's past contr ...

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Furniture, Laundry, Clinic

Did a South African Woman Give Birth to 10 Babies at Once?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

June 10, 2021 (Updated: June 25, 2021)

Gosiame Thamara Sithole made headlines around the world in June 2021.

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Biden

Did Biden Fail To Commemorate D-Day in 2021?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

June 9, 2021

The U.S. president faced criticism, primarily from right-leaning critics, in June 2021.

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Person, Human, Art

Did a Jameson Whiskey Heir Buy a Slave Girl to Watch Her Get Cannibalized?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

June 8, 2021

In 2021, social media posts referenced a 130-year-old scandal and a horrifying anecdote from a c ...

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Mobile Phone, Cell Phone, Phone

Does Lyft Have a Safety Feature That 'Checks in' When Riders Go Off Route?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

June 7, 2021

A viral Facebook post brought Lyft's "Smart Trip Check-in" feature to the attention of many read ...

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Text, Electronics

Were LGBTQ Skittles Labelled 'White Pride'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

June 3, 2021

An unfortunate old photograph re-emerged online in June 2021 — LGBTQ Pride Month in the U.S. and ...

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In 2021, internet users enthusiastically shared memes containing what appeared to be a Nazi-era Coca-Cola advertisement bearing the slogan "Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Getrank — Coke Ist Es" ("One People, One Realm, One Drink — Coke Is It.")

Did Coca-Cola Run 'Coke Ist Es' Ads in Nazi Germany?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

June 3, 2021 (Updated: June 23, 2021)

"Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Getrank" ("One People, One Realm, One Drink") read a supposed Nazi-era ...

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Hermes 184th anniversary free bag offer is a scam

SCAM ALERT: Hermès 184th Anniversary Free Bag Giveaway

Written by: Dan MacGuill

June 3, 2021

Reader beware.

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In 2021, a petition to rename Reagan National Airport in Washington D.C., after Jojo Siwa gained tens of thousands of signatures.

Did a Petition Seek To Rename Reagan Airport After Jojo Siwa?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

June 2, 2021

In 2021, news outlets reported that tens of thousands of people wanted to ditch the name of the ...

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Crowd, Person, Human

No, Biden Did Not Say 'White Republican Men' Are 'More Dangerous Than ISIS'

Written by: Dan MacGuill

June 2, 2021

Fox News host Tucker Carlson grossly misrepresented remarks made by President Joe Biden in June ...

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Kamala Harris and Joe Biden seen along with servicemembers of the U.S. military

Did Kamala Harris Tweet 'Enjoy the Long Weekend' Before Memorial Day?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

June 1, 2021

The vice president was castigated by right-wing commentators for failing to mention the ethos be ...

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Former National Security Advisor General Michael Flynn

Did Mike Flynn Say Myanmar-Style Military Coup 'Should Happen' in US?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

June 1, 2021

The former Army general and Trump ally appeared at a right-wing conference in Texas in May 2021.

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Text, Page, Paper

Did Pennsylvania Lawmakers Vote to Fine Women Who Have a Miscarriage?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

May 30, 2021

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Val Arkoosh condemned Pennsylvania House Bill 118 as "unbelieva ...

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As of May 2021, Oklahoma's officially-designated state vegetable was the watermelon.

Is Watermelon Oklahoma's Official State Vegetable?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

May 29, 2021

In 2021, many readers found out about an unusual law passed by Oklahoma legislators more than a ...

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Face, Person, Human

Did Eleanor Roosevelt Say Marines Have 'The Cleanest Bodies, the Filthiest Minds'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

May 28, 2021

A popular and colorful quotation has been attributed to the former first lady for many years. Is ...

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Airplane, Aircraft, Vehicle

Did United Airlines Run a Contest for Vaccinated Passengers?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

May 24, 2021

The "Your Shot to Fly" sweepstakes was aimed at encouraging U.S. residents to get vaccinated aga ...

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Sunglasses, Accessories, Accessory

Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Liken US Congress' COVID-19 Rules to the Holocaust?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

May 24, 2021

One of the Georgia congresswoman's Republican colleagues described her remarks as "evil lunacy."

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Did Bea Arthur serve in the military

Did Bea Arthur Serve in the Military During World War II?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

May 20, 2021

Before she became a television icon, Arthur had a stint as a truck driver in the Marine Corps Wo ...

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