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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.

Did Comedian Steve Harvey Praise President Trump as a Politically Incorrect 'Fixer'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 4, 2019

Facebook users attributed an unusual analogy about "raccoons" to "Steve Harvey" in early 2019. B ...

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Did Michael Cohen Once Act as Hillary Clinton's Personal Attorney?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 1, 2019

President Donald Trump's former lawyer came under renewed scrutiny in February 2019.

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The Case of Tamla Horsford: A Georgia Mother of 5 Dies, Leaving a Trail of Questions, Heartache

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 28, 2019 (Updated: June 15, 2020)

Despite overwhelming evidence of a tragic and senseless accident, some family and friends see a ...

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Did Dianne Feinstein Repeatedly Reinstall a Confederate Battle Flag in San Francisco?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 27, 2019

The rumor resurfaced as multiple reputable news outlets reported on Feinstein's death at age 90.

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Did Facebook Posts Describe a Real Attempted Kidnapping Involving an Uber Driver in Tampa?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 20, 2019

Two viral social media posts described a terrifying, life-threatening ordeal for a woman leaving ...

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Can a Mobile Phone's Bluetooth Sensor Be Used to Detect Card Skimmers?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 19, 2019

A viral Facebook post gave readers advice on how to avoid having their credit card details stole ...

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Did an Oklahoma State Legislator Call Pregnant Women 'Hosts'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 18, 2019

Comments made by Republican State Rep. Justin Humphrey in February 2017 re-emerged online two ye ...

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Does TikTok Allow Strangers to Access the Personal Information of Users Who Don't Share Those Details?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 18, 2019

A viral Facebook warning urged parents to delete a popular video-sharing app from their children ...

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Was Jacob Walter Anderson Fined $400 for Repeatedly Raping a Baylor Student?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 15, 2019

Social media users responded in outrage to the penalties handed down to a Baylor University frat ...

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Did President Donald Trump Install a 'Golf Simulator' in the White House?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 15, 2019

The Washington Post reported that President Trump took his golf game indoors during the federal ...

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Did the City of Denver Legalize Public Urination and Defecation?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 13, 2019

Joe the Plumber's web site distorted the facts around a set of criminal justice reforms introduc ...

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Tom Brady on a football field.

Did NFL Champion Tom Brady Attribute His Success to Gisele Bündchen's 'Witchcraft'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 12, 2019

A conservative Christian radio host made hay with throwaway remarks made by the six-time Super B ...

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Did a Democrat Named 'Tara McClossoff' Introduce a Bill to Ban Senior Citizens From Voting?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 12, 2019

A notorious producer of junk news tried to trick Facebook users into sharing a bogus meme.

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Did President Trump Laud the 'Abolition of Civil Rights'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 11, 2019

What exactly did President Trump say — and what did he mean to say — at the 2019 National Prayer ...

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Did Kurt Russell Say Democrats Should Be Declared 'Enemies of the State'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 11, 2019

A notorious producer of junk news recycled an old quotation attributed to the veteran Hollywood ...

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Did a College Professor Label the Film 'Mary Poppins' Racist?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 9, 2019

"Is this real or satire?" was a question posed in response to a wave of cultural controversy in ...

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Did Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Say He Would 'Execute a Baby After Birth'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 9, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump used his 2019 State of the Union address to criticize the Democratic ...

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Elizabeth Warren

Did Sen. Elizabeth Warren Describe Her Race as 'American Indian' on Her 1986 Texas Bar Card?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 6, 2019

In early 2019 the Massachusetts Democrat attempted to distance herself from her past pronounceme ...

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Did Texas and Arizona See a Spate of Sex Trafficking-Related 'Breath Mint' Druggings in 2019?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 6, 2019

A viral warning enflamed widespread fears about drugs, violence and cross-border kidnappings.

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Does Billy Joel Give Away Front Row Seats for His Concerts, Rather Than Sell Them?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 5, 2019

A widely-shared meme reinforces the "Piano Man's" reputation as a down-to-earth superstar with a ...

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