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.
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July 28, 2020
In June 2020, Seattle City Council passed a law banning police from using "crowd control weapons."
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July 27, 2020 (Updated: April 23, 2021)
The photograph, whose caption made reference to the Black Lives Matter movement, prompted an out ...
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July 23, 2020
Widely shared Facebook posts claimed that Kroger's new policy was to not give out cash change.
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July 21, 2020
"These babies have not even had their first birthday yet," Nueces County Public Health Director ...
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July 21, 2020
A female protester dubbed "Naked Athena" prompted social media posts and news articles in July 2020.
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July 20, 2020
Elizabeth Linscott told a local news channel she didn't want to have to get approval before goin ...
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July 17, 2020
The tragic death of 37-year-old Richard Rose attracted headlines around the world in the summer ...
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July 17, 2020
Digital manipulation gave the appearance that the first lady of the U.S. was photographed wearin ...
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July 16, 2020
Outraged supporters of law enforcement officers called for a boycott after an evidence-free meme ...
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July 16, 2020 (Updated: Aug. 31, 2020)
The two-time Masters winner is usually quiet on political controversies.
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July 15, 2020
Controversy surrounded an incident at a burger restaurant in Daphne, Alabama, in July 2020.
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July 14, 2020
The past crimes of Susan Rosenberg reemerged in the summer of 2020, amid a new wave of protests ...
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July 10, 2020
Reports linking the American auto company to groups who propose defunding or abolishing police f ...
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July 8, 2020
Aaliyah Norris died two days after suffering a single gunshot wound to the head while sitting in ...
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July 8, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic was blamed for removing coins from circulation, as well as slowing product ...
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July 7, 2020 (Updated: July 10, 2020)
The tragic death of 17-year-old Carsyn Leigh Davis prompted controversy in July 2020.
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July 7, 2020
Video footage recorded at a vigil for Elijah McClain in Aurora, Colorado, caused widespread conc ...
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April 10, 2020
Networks from the Balkans nation are deploying divisive content and patriotic nostalgia, echoing ...
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March 23, 2020
A stark illustration of the tragic impact coronavirus had on parts of Italy in 2020.
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March 19, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump has faced criticism for his insistence in referring to COVID-19 as t ...
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