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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.

Clothing, Apparel, Person

Which States Ban Giving Food and Water to Voters at Polling Places?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

April 6, 2021

Georgia's S.B. 202 caused widespread controversy in the spring of 2021 and prompted questions ab ...

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Taco Bell made an announcement in April 2021 that they plan to hire 5,000 people in one day.

Did Taco Bell Announce Plans To Hire 5K People in One Day?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

April 6, 2021

News outlets reported on the ambitious target in April 2021.

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Fentanyl hidden in burritos

Did Border Patrol Find $60K Worth of Fentanyl in Burritos?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

April 2, 2021

News websites published reports of a remarkable discovery along the California-Mexico border in ...

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Shop, Alphabet, Text

Did Office Depot Offer Free Lamination of COVID-19 Vaccination Cards?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

April 1, 2021

In March 2021, several local news outlets reported that the office supplies chain was running th ...

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Parliament, Dome, Architecture

Did Utah Ban Pornography on Cellphones?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 29, 2021

Utah's H.B. 72 prompted a surge of media coverage in March 2021. But what did the law actually say?

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Architecture, Building, Pillar

Did Biden Admin 'Urge Supreme Court to Let Cops Seize Guns From Homes With No Warrant'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 26, 2021

Online articles offered their interpretations of Caniglia v. Strom, a case argued before the U.S ...

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Trump Burger in Texas

Does a Video Show a Trump Burger Restaurant in Texas?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 25, 2021

In March 2021, a popular TikTok video offered a tour of what appeared to be a burger joint dedic ...

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Did Boris Johnson Once Liken Gun Control Measures to Compulsory Vasectomies?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 24, 2021

As a newspaper columnist in the 1990s, Johnson railed against a crackdown on handguns after the ...

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Megan McCain

Did Meghan McCain Once Say She Had 'No Problem' With 'Chinese Virus' Label for COVID-19?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 24, 2021

In March 2021, "The View" co-host apologized for "any past comments" that aided former President ...

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Person, Human, Face

Did Rep. Lauren Boebert Repeatedly Pose With AR-15s?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 23, 2021

The controversial first-term Republican was accused of rank hypocrisy in the aftermath of yet an ...

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Person, Human, Text

Does a Viral Meme Accurately Describe Police Treatment of White, Black Suspects?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 22, 2021

Discrepancies in the way police treat suspects of difference races were the subject of a widely ...

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Occupy Democrats meme claimed 12 Republicans voted against giving Congressional Medals of Honor to Capitol Police

Did 12 GOP House Members Vote Against Medals for Capitol Police?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 19, 2021

The votes of 12 Republican House members in March 2021 caused widespread outrage, but there was ...

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In March 2021, a Big Smoke Burger restaurant offered a 50% discount for customers who had received a COVID-19 vaccination.

Did 'Big Smoke Burger' Give a 50% Discount for Customers With COVID-19 Vaccination?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 17, 2021

A widely-shared photograph suggested one of the Canadian company's restaurants was offering a di ...

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Did Archie Comic predict COVID-19 remote schooling in 2021?

'Betty in High School 2021': Did Archie Depict Remote Schooling in 1997?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 17, 2021

In March 2021, a remarkably prescient page from a 24-year-old comic book resurfaced on social me ...

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Did Democrats Vote Against Notifying ICE When ‘Illegal Immigrants’ Buy Guns?

Did Democrats Vote Against Notifying ICE When 'Illegal Immigrants' Buy Guns?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 16, 2021

In early 2021, social media users enthusiastically shared a hyperpartisan meme that vastly overs ...

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Person, Human, Tie

Did Marvelous Marvin Hagler Die From COVID-19 Vaccination?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 15, 2021

Hagler's wife was forced to intervene amid unfounded rumors that the Hall of Fame former middlew ...

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Person, Human, Hair

Did Actor Jameela Jamil Say 'I Almost Killed Myself' Over Piers Morgan Dispute?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 13, 2021

For very personal reasons, the English actor wholeheartedly welcomed Morgan's departure from "Go ...

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Person, Human, Crowd

Do Photos Show Gov. Andrew Cuomo Holding a Beer Bottle, Draped in a Blanket?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 13, 2021

A remarkable set of pictures appeared to show the New York Democrat at the lowest ebb of his dec ...

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Fox News host Greg Gutfeld who accidentally sang I gotta pee on air.

Did Fox News Host Greg Gutfeld Sing 'I Gotta Pee' Live On Air?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 13, 2021

"The joys of live television," co-host Shannon Bream added.

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Prince William and Kate are carried on portable thrones or litters.

Do Photos Show Prince William and Kate Being Carried by People of Color?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 13, 2021

The gossip website TMZ produced photographs from 2012 in response to the Duke of Cambridge's ins ...

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