The claim that "The Irish government is sending the army against its own citizens who are protesting against immigrants” is completely taken out of context. It is illustrated with images taken from actual video footage of the press conference, creating a misleading context.
The original video can be watched here.
An analysis of the the video + the message accompanying the video, shows that the associated text is altering the information.
Fake: The Irish government was not sending the army "against its own citizens".
Fair and balances articles: BBC (10th of April 2026)
According to the BBC, "the army was asked on Thursday to remove vehicles blocking roads, with the Irish police treating protests at fuel depots as blockades".
