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“The number of Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland is only a “claim” by the National Public Health Emergency Team”
Social media posts Claim dated 15 Apr 2021.
TheJournal.ie rated thisFalse

What TheJournal.ie found

The misleading post gives inaccurate reflection of Ireland's excess mortality during Covid-19 pandemic

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 15 April 2021. TheJournal.ie (Ireland) looked into it and published its finding on 28 April 2021, 13 days later. Its rating was “False”.

Where the claim appeared

Links recorded by TheJournal.ie. Some posts may have been deleted since.

This check was done by TheJournal.ie, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.