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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 Trump Order FEMA to 'Send No More Money' for California Wildfire Aid?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Jan. 10, 2019

President Trump has threatened to cut off aid to California unless authorities changed their for ...

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Does Lack of Affordable Healthcare Kill More People in America Than Terrorism and Illegal Immigration?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Jan. 8, 2019

A widely-shared Facebook meme challenged readers to reevaluate their political priorities about ...

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Did President Trump Say U.S. Generals Were 'Better Looking Than Tom Cruise, and Stronger'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Jan. 3, 2019

The 45th president's first public cabinet meeting of 2019 gave rise to a widely shared Facebook ...

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Did Florida State Rep. Kimberly Daniels Once Say, 'I Thank God for Slavery'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Jan. 2, 2019

The Jacksonville Democrat's pronouncements as a preacher came under intense scrutiny in 2018.

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Did Beto O'Rourke Say Old People and Wounded Veterans Should Be 'Thrown in the Trash'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Jan. 1, 2019

A widely-shared Facebook meme took aim at the 2020 Democratic presidential contender.

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Did a Trump Campaign Advisor Demand Sen. John McCain 'Answer Questions' -- Four Months After His Death?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Dec. 21, 2018

As usual, the simplest explanation is the correct one.

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Did a GoFundMe Campaign to Fund a Border Wall Raise Millions of Dollars Within a Few Days?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Dec. 20, 2018

In the midst of a budget standoff between Congressional Democrats and the White House, some Amer ...

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Was a Newly-Discovered Species of Amphibian Given the Name 'Dermophis Donaldtrumpi'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Dec. 20, 2018

Reports in December 2018 referred to a recently discovered "blind creature that buries its head ...

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Did Joe Biden Once Advise the Public to Use Shotguns for Self-Defense?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Dec. 19, 2018

A meme featured an eye-catching quotation attributed to the former vice president.

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Does a Texas Law Require Government Contractors to Swear They Won't Boycott Israel?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Dec. 19, 2018

A December 2018 lawsuit highlighted the case of an elementary school pathologist in Austin.

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Was the Celebration of Christmas Illegal in the U.S. Until 1836?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Dec. 18, 2018

A Facebook meme highlighted the Puritan colonists' dim view of December 25 celebrations.

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Did Several Entities Related to President Trump Face Criminal Investigation in 2018?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Dec. 17, 2018

A popular tweet listed no fewer than six Trump-related entities supposedly under the legal micro ...

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Did Jon Voight Urge Americans to 'Fight for Donald Trump'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Dec. 12, 2018

The Academy Award-winning actor is a prominent Hollywood conservative and vocal supporter of the ...

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Is ALDI Offering Homeless People Free Food on Christmas Eve?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Dec. 11, 2018

Social media users avidly shared a meme that was well-meaning but light on details.

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Did Donald Trump Acknowledge the Threat of Climate Change to His Irish Golf Course?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Dec. 10, 2018

The 45th president has been adamant and consistent in describing global warming and climate chan ...

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Did Police in Paris Confiscate 'Baguette Knives' from Fuel Tax Protesters?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Dec. 7, 2018

This is not exactly what's meant by "breaking bread."

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Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Declare 'I Have a Very Good Brain'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Dec. 7, 2018

A meme attributed an unusual statement to the wrong New York politician.

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Did a Texas Man Confess to Kidnapping 79 People While Disguised as an Alien?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Dec. 6, 2018

We're still not sure why dressing as an alien is necessary for engaging in this activity.

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Did Mexican Authorities Arrest and Torture a U.S. Marine for Accidentally Crossing the Border?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Dec. 5, 2018

A viral tweet over-simplified a complicated 2014 episode in the context of the 2018 "migrant car ...

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Did President Donald Trump Overturn Farm Water Regulations, Causing an E. Coli Outbreak?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Dec. 4, 2018

A viral tweet misrepresented the nature (and consequences) of a bureaucratic decision made by th ...

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