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Dan Mac Guill
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Writer @snopes. Irish. Formerly @TJ_FactCheck @thejournal_ie. Tweets mainly about fact-checking, rhetoric, logical fallacy in current affairs. Views my own
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Dan Mac Guill
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Good test of opinion writing: After reading, do you have a richer understanding of the subject matter? Or just what the author thinks of it?
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Dan Mac Guill
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Thanks, Gloria. Appreciate that sentiment.
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Dan Mac Guill
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Does anyone know what Michael O'Regan thinks of "new politics"? I just can't quite get a read on it.
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Dan Mac Guill
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Dan Mac Guill
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Is the word "restive" ever used to describe anything other than a province in China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, etc...?
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TheJournal.ie
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Delighted to win @HeadlineIreland award for highlighting lived experiences of those with mental health issues. pic.twitter.com/AHWhwubPBs
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snopes.com
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The Lies of Donald Trump’s Critics, and How They Shape His Many Personas trib.al/6CKwicv
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Dan Mac Guill
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Must do better pic.twitter.com/MhWaBtXsNX
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Dan Mac Guill
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Comprehensive, accurate analysis of statistics around drink-driving, and the provisions of Shane Ross's bill, here: thejournal.ie/shane-ross-dri…
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Dan Mac Guill
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Jul 11 |
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Why is the RSA persisting in citing this figure, when Shane Ross's bill only relates to 51-80mg driving, and 21-50mg driving is irrelevant?>
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Dan Mac Guill
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Heard Liz O'Donnell quoted by @TodaySOR this afternoon, mentioning 35 deaths between 2008-2012 linked to driving at 21-80 mg BAC.>
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Dan Mac Guill
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False. twitter.com/snopes/status/…
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Dan Mac Guill
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Or maybe she was sympathising with what Putin was saying.
Political commentary really has just descended into body language interpretation. twitter.com/simonnricketts…
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Dan Mac Guill
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What's even better is that the article doesn't even make a perfunctory attempt to explain or justify the headline. Here it is: pic.twitter.com/dKIp5NJcKp
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Dan Mac Guill
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Why is it seemingly impossible for so many journalists to not react by entirely losing their reason, whenever Trump shakes someone's hand? pic.twitter.com/KVok8hZYkF
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Dan Mac Guill
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Jul 6 |
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Will be watching a few of these
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Dan Mac Guill
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Ooooh!
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Dan Mac Guill
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On @TonightWithVinB last night, nice citation from @DdeBreadun of @GAodha's fact check about the Irish Language Act. thejournal.ie/factcheck-iris…
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Dan Mac Guill
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Jul 5 |
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In other words, the most "worrying" thing about Trump's limo moment is how readily people will present and accept wild speculation as fact.
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Dan Mac Guill
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that this is because he has a degenerative brain disease (which they do not have the expertise or qualifications to diagnose).>
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