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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 a Retired Army General Call President Trump a 'Serious Threat to U.S. National Security'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Dec. 4, 2018

Gen. Barry McCaffrey also asserted that the president was "under the sway" of his Russian counte ...

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Did Netflix Announce They Will Be Removing 'Friends' from Their Streaming Catalog?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Dec. 4, 2018

The online streaming service caused consternation in December 2018 when they briefly signalled t ...

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Did Minneapolis Launch a 'Sharia' Hotline to Report Anyone Who Criticizes Islam?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 30, 2018

The "new" News Punch is just as fake as the old Your News Wire. And just as unoriginal.

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Did Muslim Groups Keep Money Intended for Victims of the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 29, 2018

Conservative web sites grossly misrepresented the facts surrounding the transfer of $238,634 in ...

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Did a College Mirror Nazis by Having Students Wear 'White Privilege' Pins?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 28, 2018

A widely-shared Facebook meme grossly misrepresented the nature of an infamous Holocaust-era pol ...

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Did the Obama Administration Use Tear Gas Once a Month at the Border?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 27, 2018

Conservative web sites accurately presented the frequency of tear gas use during the final five ...

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Did an English Woman Lie Dead at Home Undiscovered for Years?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 20, 2018

A meme referred to the tragic circumstances surrounding the death and discovery of Joyce Carol V ...

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Did Rep. Ilhan Omar Say 'White Men Should Be Put in Chains'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 19, 2018

A widely-shared meme offered a malicious quotation attributed to the Minnesota Democrat.

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PETA Founder Ingrid Newkirk on Euthanizing Animals

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 19, 2018

A viral Facebook meme contained some unflattering statements attributed to the controversial ani ...

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Did Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell 'Suggest Nuking' Gun Owners Who Resist Confiscation?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 19, 2018

Conservative web sites and commentators pounced on a tweet which the Democratic Congressman insi ...

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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington, Virginia.

Was Donald Trump the First President in 56 Years Not to Visit Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 16, 2018

Presidents sometimes express support for U.S. troops on Veterans Day at places other than Arling ...

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Did Goodwill Offer Free Supplies to Wildfire Victims Throughout California?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 14, 2018

Various local Goodwills in California were offering assistance to residents forced to flee the C ...

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Did California Governor Jerry Brown Veto a Wildfire Management Bill, Increasing the Risk of Wildfires?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 13, 2018

A conservative political web site drew a link between the Democrat's rejection of a legislative ...

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Would a Proposal by President Trump Exclude Overseas Military Votes in Florida's Elections?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 13, 2018

If it was carried out, the president's call to finalize the preliminary election results before ...

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Did Broward County Record More Votes Than Registered Voters in November 2018?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 12, 2018

A viral meme used wildly inaccurate figures as part of a conspiracy theory about electoral fraud.

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Did an FBI Report Conclude That None of the Allegations Against Brett Kavanaugh Was True?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 12, 2018

A viral Facebook post significantly misrepresented what the FBI said about sexual assault and mi ...

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Did Senate Candidate Kyrsten Sinema Vote to 'Allow Abortions Up to Birth'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 9, 2018

A pro-life web site misrepresented the pro-choice Arizona Democrat's voting record on partial-bi ...

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Did an MSNBC Crew Prevent a Disabled Veteran from Voting by Blocking a Handicapped Parking Spot?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 7, 2018

A television news crew was inconsiderate in blocking handicapped parking spaces but didn't actua ...

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Did Melania Trump's One-Day Stay at a Cairo Hotel Cost the U.S. Government $95,000?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 7, 2018

Some news reports got certain important details wrong about a State Department payment to the Se ...

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Did a Starbucks Executive Say That 'White Men Are the Root of All Evil'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 6, 2018

A notorious junk news web site grossly distorted comments made by Starbucks COO Rosalind Brewer.

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