• The Radio Nova Fact Checker

  • By: Radio Nova
  • Podcast

The Radio Nova Fact Checker

By: Radio Nova
  • Summary

  • In a world flooded with media sources, facts are frequently submerged amidst ‘fake news’, spin, misinformation and, quite-often, good old-fashioned fear-mongering. Radio Nova’s Fact Checker determines the accuracy of claims by public figures, advocacy groups, social media, and institutions engaged in public debate with a focus on issues affecting listeners in Dublin, Kildare, Meath & Wicklow.

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Episodes
  • Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 16 - Gardai Escort
    May 16 2024

    On this week's Radio Nova Fact Checker, we look at a video doing the rounds online of Gardai escorting school children across the stretch close to where asylum seekers have pitched tents, knowing it was a danger to them.

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    1 min
  • Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 15 - Ryanchain
    May 9 2024

    On this week's Radio Nova Fact Checker, we look at a deepfake news report has been doing the rounds on social media, advertising a financial platform called "Ryanchain" claiming to be run by Ryanair and its CEO Micheal O 'Leary.

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    1 min
  • Fact Checker With Dan Pitcher Episode 14 - Asylum Seekers Protests
    May 2 2024

    On this week's Radio Nova Fact Checker, we look at images making rounds online of protesters against the use of property for asylum seekers. While many images and videos of the protests are real, some question if a specific image showing hundreds of protesters is even real.

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    1 min

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