evidence: On the 29 January 2020, BBC Newsline made the following claim in an item discussing whether having an Irish passport would be an advantage after Brexit: "More than 700,000 people born in Northern Ireland now have an Irish passport." Less than a minute later in the item: "Almost half of people born in Northern Ireland now have an Irish passport (overlay graphic: "700,000")." [...] The figure of 831,779 Irish passport applications confirms the claim that more than 700,000 people born in Northern Ireland have an Irish passport. [...] The original claim stated "more than 700,000 people born in Northern Ireland have an Irish passport". This claim is substantiated by figures from the DFA.