Snopes Daily Debunker - The Mystery Woman of the IRA

The Mystery Woman of the IRA It isn’t always clear why a particular text or image goes viral at a given moment, which is certainly the case with a vintage photograph said to show a female volunteer in the Irish Republican Army shooting at British soldiers to defend her fiancé in 1972 Belfast. Whatever the reasons for its sudden popularity, the photo and its origins hold a timeless appeal and no small amount of mystery, as new Snopes writer Nur Ibrahim learned while investigating the image and its historical context for her fascinating inaugural report. Read more

 

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Staff Pick Could a Blue Whale’s Fart Contain a Horse? This story, like the feeding behavior of the animal in question, is a deep dive. Seriously. Read more

 

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