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TheJournal.ie says: People from Africa had been shipped to the Americas to be used as slaves during the 100 years before 1619.
TheJournal.ie says: No, contact tracing apps were not installed automatically on every Android phone. Exposure notifications are also only activated if a contact tracing app is installed.
TheJournal.ie says: The Department of the Taoiseach confirmed that the claim was false. Additionally, it would not be possible for Leo Varadkar to go straight to the Supreme Court.
TheJournal.ie says: Covid-19 is a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which is a type of coronavirus.
TheJournal.ie says: A search of interviews, social media, factchecks from several other organisation, US news websites and news wire services shows nothing to back up the claim that Fauci has ever said this.
TheJournal.ie says: An ECDC document notes that no confirmed transmissions of Covid-19 have taken place on an aircraft so far, the measures outlined within it acknowledge that it is a possibility.
TheJournal.ie says: Bill Gates did not make the alleged statement, and a high definition version of a video that claims to be of Bill Gates shows that it is not him.
TheJournal.ie says: The post and the note are false: the people and organisations mentioned have not been charged with war crimes.
TheJournal.ie says: An Independent MP said that Gates should be charged, but she does not represent the wider views of the Italian government - she was even heckled in the chamber.
TheJournal.ie says: A commonly-shared image purporting to be from a 1998 interview with People Magazine is a fake.
TheJournal.ie says: Researchers estimated the overall death rate, including unconfirmed cases, at 0.66%
TheJournal.ie says: It’s wrong to say that Covid-19 patients have been wrongly diagnosed with pneumonia. It has been proven that many patients with Covid-19 have developed pneumonia – so while blood clotting and thrombosis-related conditio…
TheJournal.ie says: The Journal.ie is not closing down, and an image which claims to be a letter to staff is false.
TheJournal.ie says: The claim was made in a scam text message
TheJournal.ie says: The image in the post is real, but it is from 2015 when the flag was briefly put up before being taken down by local residents a short time later.
TheJournal.ie says: The video is of footage taken in early April.
TheJournal.ie says: In order for a fire to start at a temperature below several hundred degrees Celsius, there would need to be a spark or source of ignition involved - it would not auto-ignite at summer weather temperatures.