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Suspect device found at Garda station in west Dublin deemed a hoax
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PSNI say suspected bomb outside police station was hoax 'made to look like a car bomb'
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Financial advisor warns against hoax crypto ads featuring Leo Varadkar and other public figures
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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ordered to pay $100k after he claimed Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax
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Essex police say human bone found in Primark socks not linked to crime
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Dec 27th 2019, 2:54 PM
Roma
How an internet hoax about a 'white van kidnapper' sparked violence in Paris
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Mar 30th 2019, 11:00 AM
grand rapids
'Ridiculous bullsh*t': Trump hits out at 'single greatest hoax' at first rally since Mueller report
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Justin Bieber
The viral Justin Bieber burrito photo was actually just an extremely elaborate hoax
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Oct 29th 2018, 4:31 PM
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Actress Tilda Swinton admits playing 82-year-old man in new film
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Oct 12th 2018, 10:06 PM
evacuations
24,000 bomb hoax emails sent to UK schools as 'part of Minecraft gamer feud'
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Mar 19th 2018, 8:09 PM
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This story about Leonardo DiCaprio moving to Galway is going insanely viral - but it's not true
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Jul 20th 2017, 11:00 AM
cycle lanes
Hoax statement made by Dublin Lord Mayor to raise disability awareness
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Jun 19th 2017, 1:36 PM
Security Alert
Easons on Dublin's O'Connell Street evacuated after 'hoax' bomb scare
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Apr 22nd 2017, 5:44 PM
death hoax
No, CeeLo Green was NOT injured after his phone exploded in his face
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Dec 19th 2016, 8:26 AM
Rental Scam
Council and gardaí warn renters of "security deposit" scam
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Sep 13th 2016, 4:46 PM
Spoof
CERN lab investigating bizarre "human sacrifice" video filmed on site
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Aug 18th 2016, 3:27 PM
FACTCHECK
FactCheck: No, this photo does NOT show a mad rush for Irish passports in the UK
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Jun 27th 2016, 7:27 PM
Ulster Bank
Limerick bank evacuated over 999 bomb call
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May 25th 2016, 6:44 PM
around the country
Spate of bomb hoaxes sees primary schools evacuated in five counties
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130k
May 24th 2016, 3:10 PM
Climate Change
Donald Trump cites global warming as reason to build his Atlantic wall in Co Clare
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May 23rd 2016, 9:06 PM
everybody off
Ryanair flight from Norway evacuated after bomb scare
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May 16th 2016, 7:43 AM
PR stunt
Band apologises for fake sex tape publicity stunt
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May 12th 2016, 9:59 PM
Gone Phishing
There's a dodgy motor tax scam email going around
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Apr 27th 2016, 10:37 PM
whitestown
Hoax device discovered in garden causes bomb scare in Dublin
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Apr 19th 2016, 10:51 AM
black friday riots
That viral Black Friday fight video is most likely a big fat fake
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Nov 28th 2015, 5:00 PM
trolling
A man who went viral for being named 'Phuc Dat Bich' has just admitted it was a hoax
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Nov 25th 2015, 9:07 AM
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A man who went viral for being named 'Phuc Dat Bich' has just admitted it was a hoax
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Nov 25th 2015, 8:54 AM
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Intel worker who paid friend to phone in bomb threat may be given community service
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Nov 24th 2015, 11:03 PM
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Investigation launched into "regrettable" hoax Coastguard call off Cork coast
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Oct 19th 2015, 11:20 AM
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The 'Movie on the Beach' planned for Dublin tonight is definitely not real
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Oct 14th 2015, 3:44 PM
you dopes
Can Everyone Please Stop Sharing That Facebook Copyright Hoax?
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Sep 29th 2015, 3:15 PM
sigh
This is your regular reminder that those Facebook copyright posts you're seeing are rubbish
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Sep 29th 2015, 9:05 AM
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Cindy Crawford has finally spoken out about THAT viral unretouched photo
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Sep 3rd 2015, 8:38 AM
baby daddy
This girl's quest to find the father of her baby went viral -- but now it's totally backfired
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Sep 2nd 2015, 7:54 AM
Bomb Squad
"A scumbag": Alan Kelly had a thing or two to say about that threatening package
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Aug 31st 2015, 2:10 PM
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Bomb squad called after suspicious package delivered to Alan Kelly’s office
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Aug 28th 2015, 11:44 PM
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