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Matthew Ross

Senior Fact-Checker, Ireland

Matthew Ross is a senior fact-checker and Project Manager for Logically Facts. He joined Logically in early 2022 before moving to Logically Facts in 2023. He holds an MSc in Communication and Media and is interested in online political formations, propaganda, and how conspiracy theories are monetized. Originally from the United States, he lives in Ireland.

Latest Fact Checks by Matthew Ross

Not all recent immigrants to Ireland are on benefits
Human Rights-General Politics-People Politics-Policy

Not all recent immigrants to Ireland are on benefits
No, Ireland does not allow 'anyone' to vote in its elections
Politics-Elections

No, Ireland does not allow 'anyone' to vote in its elections
No, footage of park rangers in Death Valley wearing jackets in extreme heat is not evidence that climate change is a hoax
Climate-General Climate-Events Conspiracies-New World Order

No, footage of park rangers in Death Valley wearing jackets in extreme heat is not evidence that climate change is a hoax
No, the Irish government is not paying Indians €100,000 in financial incentives to move to Ireland
Geopolitical-Policy Politics-Policy

No, the Irish government is not paying Indians €100,000 in financial incentives to move to Ireland
Viruses can be transmitted from human to human
Health-Covid

Viruses can be transmitted from human to human
No, the US government has not proven the lab leak hypothesis for COVID-19 origins
Health-Covid Politics-General

No, the US government has not proven the lab leak hypothesis for COVID-19 origins
False: Airy’s Failure and the Michelson-Morley experiments prove the Earth is flat.
Conspiracies-Flat Earth

False: Airy’s Failure and the Michelson-Morley experiments prove the Earth is flat.
Misleading: Google Earth shows a sunken plane off the coast of the Bahamas.
Conspiracies-General Tech-General

Misleading: Google Earth shows a sunken plane off the coast of the Bahamas.
False: Space suits do not work and the space program is a lie.
Conspiracies-General Conspiracies-Flat Earth

False: Space suits do not work and the space program is a lie.
False: The lack of long-haul flights in the southern hemisphere proves that the Earth is flat.
Conspiracies-Flat Earth

False: The lack of long-haul flights in the southern hemisphere proves that the Earth is flat.
False: Humanity’s inability to access the Earth’s core is a clue that the Earth is flat.
Conspiracies-Flat Earth

False: Humanity’s inability to access the Earth’s core is a clue that the Earth is flat.
False: Planet Earth is a flat plane covered by a dome that acts as a nature preserve.
Conspiracies-Flat Earth

False: Planet Earth is a flat plane covered by a dome that acts as a nature preserve.
False: The Azimuthal Equidistant map of the world, used by the USGS and the United Nations, is a clue that the Earth is flat.
Conspiracies-Flat Earth

False: The Azimuthal Equidistant map of the world, used by the USGS and the United Nations, is a clue that the Earth is flat.
False: Richard E. Byrd’s expedition to Antarctica is a clue that the Earth is flat.
Conspiracies-Flat Earth

False: Richard E. Byrd’s expedition to Antarctica is a clue that the Earth is flat.
False: The lack of films made about actual moon missions is because the moon landing was faked and the Earth is flat.
Conspiracies-Flat Earth

False: The lack of films made about actual moon missions is because the moon landing was faked and the Earth is flat.
False: An elite cult that controls the banking system is also behind the pandemic.
Economics-General Conspiracies-New World Order Health-Covid

False: An elite cult that controls the banking system is also behind the pandemic.
False: Sweden has applied for NATO membership
Geopolitical-Policy

False: Sweden has applied for NATO membership
False: Trudeau is expanding the Emergencies Act to seize the homes of protestors.
Human Rights-General Politics-People Politics-Policy

False: Trudeau is expanding the Emergencies Act to seize the homes of protestors.
False: It is unsafe to receive a blood transfusion from a vaccinated person.
Conspiracies-General Health-Covid Health-Vaccines

False: It is unsafe to receive a blood transfusion from a vaccinated person.
False: Video of National Police of Ukraine entering Bucha proves no massacre occurred.
Conspiracies-General Geopolitical-Conflict

False: Video of National Police of Ukraine entering Bucha proves no massacre occurred.
False: The Irish Census 2022 will be used to strip Irish people’s property rights.
Conspiracies-General Human Rights-General Politics-General

False: The Irish Census 2022 will be used to strip Irish people’s property rights.
False: Joe Biden just confirmed that the New World Order conspiracy theory is true.
Conspiracies-New World Order Geopolitical-General Politics-People

False: Joe Biden just confirmed that the New World Order conspiracy theory is true.
False: Video showing crisis actors in Ukraine prove the war is a hoax.
Geopolitical-Conflict Media-General

False: Video showing crisis actors in Ukraine prove the war is a hoax.
False: The Russian Army is destroying U.S.-controlled biolabs.
Conspiracies-General Geopolitical-Conflict

False: The Russian Army is destroying U.S.-controlled biolabs.
False: The megalodon was spotted off the coast of South Africa in 1942.
Events-General Tech-Social-Media

False: The megalodon was spotted off the coast of South Africa in 1942.
Misleading: The Democrats spied on Trump's campaign
Politics-General Politics-Elections

Misleading: The Democrats spied on Trump's campaign
False: U.K. Government Data Shows Fully-Vaccinated British People may have developed AIDS due to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Conspiracies-General Health-Covid Health-Vaccines

False: U.K. Government Data Shows Fully-Vaccinated British People may have developed AIDS due to the COVID-19 vaccine.
False: The Sarco assisted suicide pod has been cleared for legal use in Switzerland.
Events-General Tech-General

False: The Sarco assisted suicide pod has been cleared for legal use in Switzerland.
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Latest Analysis by Matthew Ross

The danger of the flat earth theory
Conspiracies-Flat Earth

The danger of the Flat Earth theory
Who Counts the Counters? Conspiracies About the Census
Conspiracies-General Politics-People

Who counts the counters? Conspiracies about the census
Double Check: Are Fact Checkers the New Ministry of Truth?
Conspiracies-General

Double Check: Are fact checkers the new 'Ministry of Truth'?
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