Viral video claiming immigrants in Dublin cooked a dog is false – it was a pig at a community BBQ

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1. Anyone with half a brain cell could tell that was a pig

2. The problem is that these fact checks are never read by the people who need to read them.

   The idiots who saw this on social media and were told it was a dog just took it as gospel; they won’t be looking for anything that debunks this belief.

3. I find most things on Facebook to be utter hogwash..

4. See we’ve reached Ohio levels of bullshit

   Hopefully not one elected individual or anyone hoping to is stupid enough to reiterate this nonsense.

   Another part of me wants them to and then wants to see this countries reaction as I know it would be hilarious and they’d never live it down

   Edit: misinformation was double speak

5. I remember when a Chinese restaurant in my village closed down. Everyone said it was because they found dog meat in the takeaways. Apparently that was easier to believe than the recession slowing down orders and needing to close due to financial stress. People will believe whatever they want to feed their own racism.

6. Weirdos for getting hung up on what species it is anyway. 

   For some reason most people are absolutely fine with the idea of eating abused pigs on a daily basis, but look down on others who eat dogs. 

   It’s the same fucking thing. 

7. That’s clearly not a dog but someone roasting a pig over an oil drum at Dorset Street flats does not a community event make.

   The Facebook posts don’t really clarify anything but it seems like some lad just spit roasted a pig and called it a community event.

8. Those pig eating Muslims strike again.

9. Oh FFS. It’s the same shit as in America.

   ThEy’Re eAtiNg tHe DoGs!

   I’ve already seen crazy shit in Whatsapp groups, talking about someone walking around town brandishing a sword (this is a small, rural town), yet no one saw him and no mention of it afterwards. Or likewise warnings about some creep hanging around a school or playground, but yet again no one in the group saw or heard anything, just passing on a message (from Facebook etc.)

10. Does the far right genuinely believe that we (the general public who don’t support them) will fall for disinformation/outright lies so easily?

11. The giant captions obscuring everything are a big help in making it clear it’s a pig

12. Minor gripe, but hate the way these simpletons word their posts. Why do they all sound the same.

13. That would have been one well fed dog

14. I live in England and during the course of my workday I meet a lot of people. Barely a day goes by without someone bringing up “what’s happening in Ireland”.

    It seems Ireland has joined Sweden in having rampant misinformation spread about the effects of immigration. Sometimes this takes the narrative of ‘blonde/red haired natives being replaced by dark skinned people’.

    It’s a lie that travels well and is lapped up by the British and Americans.

    Something about the closeness of Ireland – physically or culturally – makes it familiar to them. But the distance or their ignorance means it can be misrepresented easily.

    This is great for vested interests who want to exploit the situation. And is supported, directed and bankrolled by those vested interests.

    It’s astonishing and terrifying how quickly it’s taken hold.

15. You should have to pass a test to use the Internet

16. Since my last comment was removed I’ll rephrase,

    This BBQ doesn’t look like it’s up to the standards I would expect if I attended a BBQ in Ireland.

17. “They’re eating the dogs”. And the other day, drag-queen storybook sessions in a library in the north and protestors outside. Don’t know why we have to import stupid US culture wars. We should at least be original.

18. We have swans in my village ,(Oranmore Co.Galway) and somebody started a rumour that the lads in the local Chinese takeaway were serving swan instead of chicken. Loads of people believed it.

    You’ll get chicken breasts for €1 each or a full chicken for €5, but no, these lads were apparently going down at night, trapping wild swans, and pretending that they were chicken to save themselves a few euro.

    You could not make up some of the stupid shit that people believe,

19. Media literacy (including social media) should be a mandatory subject in schools, people need to learn how to read and view things critically and dissect nonsense like this

20. Maybe we could see if there wasn’t so many text boxes in the frame.

21. I’d highly doubt this was some community event to feed the homeless. Its a fucking pig being cooked poorly over an oil drum in someone’s messy backyard. That claim is as loaded with bullshit as whatever the far-right clowns are saying.

22. This isn’t acceptable of Irish people or immigrants to be bbqing an animal up against a wall in some housing estate. Look at the charred wall. No consideration for their surroundings or anyone in that area.

23. A vivid memory I have is going to a friend from primary school’s birthday. She was Filipino and there was a full roasted pig on the table, apple in the mouth and all! Best birthday party ever. Got a bag of spaghetti as a favour and all.

    Also are people blind?? What kind of dog would that be?

24. Social media is getting dangerous……

    Bunch of absolute gobshites spreading shit. And it’s actually working like…..

25. I used to work in a Chinese take away. One year the owner decided to take a months holiday to go back and visit his family for Chinese New Years. We had signs for 8 weeks saying we will be closed between these dates and we told everyone buying stuff that this was what was going to happen.

    When we reopened I had locals flocking in to get “the truth” which ranged from “a hair was found in someone’s meal” to ” we were serving seagulls” Some were disappointed with the mundane reality, while others doubled down and accused me of lying.

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