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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.
Person, Human, Building

Gun Control: A Breakdown of Policy Disputes That Could Change US Landscape

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Dan MacGuill
Aug 17, 2022 After a series of horrific mass shootings and a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling, where are the n ...
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Did Conor McGregor Die?

No, Conor McGregor Did Not Die in August 2022

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Dan MacGuill
Aug 5, 2022 Sooner or later, a completely unfounded death hoax is visited upon most celebrities.
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Home Decor, Person, Human

No, the US Supreme Court Did Not 'Sign a Verdict' to Impeach Pelosi

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Dan MacGuill
Jul 27, 2022 A widely shared Facebook post, from July 2022, was inaccurate and illogical in several ways.
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Person, Human, Microphone

Did Madame Tussauds Put Boris Johnson Figure Outside Unemployment Office?

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Dan MacGuill
Jul 8, 2022 Critics of the outgoing Conservative U.K. prime minister experienced considerable schadenfreude ...
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Biden voted to overturn Roe v. Wade

Did Joe Biden Once Vote To Overturn Roe v. Wade?

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Dan MacGuill
Jul 8, 2022 In the post-Roe summer of 2022, critics highlighted the former Delaware senator's past record on ...
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Appliance

No, Mississippi GOP Did Not Float 'Pregnancy-Sniffing Dogs' as Anti-Abortion Tactic

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Dan MacGuill
Jul 6, 2022 The claim went viral in the days following the demise of Roe v. Wade.
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Flag, Symbol, Architecture

Where Is Abortion Legal or Banned? A State-by-State Guide After Roe v. Wade Reversal

Written by:
Dan MacGuill Bethania Palma Nur Ibrahim
Jul 5, 2022 Here's the legal status of abortion in all 50 states.
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What are trigger laws?

Explainer: What Are 'Trigger Laws'?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill David Emery
Jun 24, 2022 Some states enacted laws to automatically ban or restrict abortion in anticipation of a U.S. Sup ...
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Architecture, Building, Temple

Live Fact-Checking Updates: US Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade

Written by:
Dan MacGuill Jessica Lee
Jun 24, 2022 Snopes tracked misinformation related to the historic ruling on abortion and compiled resources ...
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Did Police in NC 'Escort' Proud Boys to LGBT+ Library Event?

Did Police in NC 'Escort' Proud Boys to LGBTQ Library Event?

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Dan MacGuill
Jun 23, 2022 Outraged social media posts went viral after a "Pride reading time" event at Pine Valley Library ...
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Did Trump say 2020 election 'stollen'?

'Rigged and Stollen': Did Trump Accidentally Reference Fruitcake in Election Rant?

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Dan MacGuill
Jun 22, 2022 The former president appeared to be feeling the heat from House committee hearings over the Jan. ...
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump address supporters near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021.

What Happens If Trump Goes on Trial Over Jan. 6?

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Dan MacGuill
Jun 22, 2022 Will prosecutors take the unprecedented and explosive step of criminally prosecuting a former U. ...
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Person, Human, Tie

Did Trump Mark Father's Day With Attack on Cheney and DeSantis?

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Dan MacGuill
Jun 21, 2022 Beware of "official statements" by the former president, and read on for tips on how to identify ...
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Donald Trump

Did Trump Solicit Donations, Attack Liz Cheney to Mark His Birthday?

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Dan MacGuill
Jun 16, 2022 Here's how to tell whether a "Statement by Donald J. Trump" is actually a statement by Donald J. ...
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Dr. Mehmet Oz

Did Dr. Oz's Family Business Illegally Hire Immigrants Using Fake Names?

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Dan MacGuill
Jun 14, 2022 A "family business" is a familial operation at which someone is employed, or they have authority ...
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Hat, Clothing, Apparel

Did Queen Elizabeth Describe a Black Ambassador as a 'Gorilla'?

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Dan MacGuill
Jun 10, 2022 In June 2022, the Platinum Jubilee revived a disturbing old anecdote that suggested casual racis ...
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ep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) walks to a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol April 28.

Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Say Jan. 6 Defendants Had Rights 'Fragrantly Violated?'

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Dan MacGuill
Jun 10, 2022 The Georgia Republican tripped over her words while defending the rights o ...
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In Uvalde, Texas, 19 children and two adults were killed in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.

No, Uvalde Shooting Victim's 2 Fathers Were Not Proof of a 'False Flag'

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Dan MacGuill
Jun 2, 2022 Conspiracy theorists reached unimaginable new lows in response to the grief of parents whose chi ...
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A National Database for Sudafed, but No Background Check for Ammo?

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Dan MacGuill
May 31, 2022 The Uvalde massacre in May 2022 focused attention, once again, on the ease of availability of gu ...
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Person, Human, Brick

Bad Actors Target Trans Women With False Uvalde Shooter Claims

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Dan MacGuill
May 25, 2022 "It's literally me," one falsely accused woman wrote online. "Stop fucking spreading this image ...
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A rumor says that Elon Musk received wealth or inheritance from an apartheid or slave emerald mine.

What We Know About Elon Musk and the Emerald Mine Rumor

Did Facebook Ban All Christian-Themed Content?
Oprah Winfrey did not suffer a tragedy or die in May 2022 nor did she endorse keto weight loss gummies in Time magazine with Ellen DeGeneres.

Did Oprah Winfrey Suffer a 'Tragedy' and Endorse Keto Weight Loss Gummies?