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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 President Donald Trump Target a Democratic State Senator's Family for Deportation?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Aug. 11, 2017

A dubious right-wing web site makes a false claim about the family of California lawmaker Kevin ...

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Did the Texas House of Representatives Pass a Law Requiring Women to Buy 'Rape Insurance'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Aug. 11, 2017

An article regurgitated a slightly misleading characterization of a Texas bill to reduce health ...

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Can Drinking Cocktails from a Copper Mug Cause Poisoning?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Aug. 10, 2017

News articles exaggerated the health risks associated with normal consumption of cocktails such ...

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Did a Man Die After 'Holding in Farts' at His Girlfriend's House?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Aug. 4, 2017

A satirical web site republished in English a fake story that had appeared in both Spanish and P ...

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Did a Man in Sweden Die From Penis Enhancement Surgery?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Aug. 3, 2017

News articles accurately recount a real case published in the Journal of Forensic Sciences.

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Does Pepto-Bismol Contain Xylitol, Which is Harmful to Dogs?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Aug. 3, 2017

Xylitol, a sugar substitute, is harmful to dogs, but Pepto-Bismol does not contain it.

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Tom Hanks Wears Political T-Shirt?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 26, 2017

A July 2017 Facebook post is the latest to digitally add political slogans to a photograph of th ...

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Was Usher Successfully Sued for Giving a Woman Herpes?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 25, 2017

A series of articles about the singer are high on sensationalism, but low on verifiable details.

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Is a Wisconsin Company Offering to Microchip its Employees?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 25, 2017

River Falls-based Three Square Market is giving its workers the option of voluntarily having a m ...

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Finnish Researchers Set to Start Type 1 Diabetes Vaccine Trials?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 21, 2017

Scientists at Finnish universities are targeting a strand of viruses linked to Type 1 diabetes, ...

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Did National Public Radio Suppress an Interview With Milo Yiannopoulos?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 19, 2017 (Updated: July 31, 2017)

The commentator claims that the public radio network nixed an interview with him because he was ...

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Did the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Announce a Ban on a Colgate Total Toothpaste Ingredient?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 19, 2017

A widely-shared article gets some crucial facts wrong about a September 2016 FDA ruling on the u ...

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John McCain No Longer a Senator?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 19, 2017

A 2016 opinion piece was plagiarized in July 2017, complete with a click-bait headline.

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Did DJ Khaled Break a Horse's Back By Riding on it?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 18, 2017

A fabricated story lead to widespread unfounded criticism of the hip-hop producer.

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Body of a Waitress Pulled from the Clintons' Burned-out Guest House?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 18, 2017

A satirical web site published yet another fake story linking the Clintons to a fabricated death.

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Did George Orwell's '1984' Predict the Power of Smartphones?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 17, 2017

A widely-shared quotation comes from a 2014 theater adaptation, not the original 1949 novel.

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Hands holding signs reading "Impeach Now" in front of White House

How Impeachment Works, and Why Donald Trump is Safe (For Now)

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 17, 2017

No sitting U.S. president has ever been impeached, convicted, and removed from office. Could Don ...

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Did an Oklahoma State Representative Say Rape and Incest are the 'Will of God'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 13, 2017

Republican George Faught was put on the spot by fellow state representatives while defending his ...

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The Lies of Donald Trump's Critics, and How They Shape His Many Personas

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 12, 2017

An in-depth analysis of the false allegations and misleading claims made against the 45th Presid ...

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Don Moen

Is Pastor and Gospel Singer Don Moen Dead After a Short Illness?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 12, 2017

A dubious web site falsely reported the death of the Christian Contemporary music artist Don Moen.

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