# fake-news - Tuesday 10 August, 2021
# Disinformation Laundromat
# Disinformation Laundromat
The operation targeted primarily India and Latin America.
# fake-news - Friday 16 July, 2021
# Misinformation
# Misinformation
Facebook rejected the criticism saying its efforts to get facts out are ‘saving lives’.
# fake-news - Saturday 10 July, 2021
# FAKE NEWS
# FAKE NEWS
Victims of investment fraud are usually in their 60s and the average amount lost is €37,000.
# fake-news - Friday 18 June, 2021
# Shock Sharing
# Shock Sharing
Aoife Gallagher says it’s tempting to share content that horrifies you, but it only serves to amplify the hate.
# fake-news - Sunday 18 April, 2021
# Opinion
# Opinion
Our reader documents her relationship with a partner who became an advocate of online conspiracy theories.
# fake-news - Wednesday 10 February, 2021
# Vaccine Misinfo
# Vaccine Misinfo
The Irish Muslim Peace and Integration Council offered the use of a major Dublin Islamic centre for use as a vaccination hub.
# fake-news - Monday 4 January, 2021
# Infodemic
# Infodemic
Dr Jane Suiter explores how one of the biggest challenges to public health in 2021 will be conspiracy theories around vaccines.
# fake-news - Sunday 16 August, 2020
# Echo Chamber
# Echo Chamber
Misinformation has never been more widely shared in Ireland than during the Covid-19 pandemic.
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
A large amount of misinformation has been shared in Ireland and beyond during the Covid-19 pandemic.
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
There have been countless claims made about Covid-19. We examined the origins of a select few.
# fake-news - Friday 19 June, 2020
# Misinformation
# Misinformation
Twitter has flagged a number of the US President’s tweets in recent weeks.
# fake-news - Wednesday 27 May, 2020
# Misinformation
# Misinformation
Trump claimed postal voting would be “fraudulent” and that “mail boxes will be robbed”.
# fake-news - Tuesday 28 April, 2020
# Disinformation
# Disinformation
FuJo Director Jane Suiter said that the “most significant shortcoming of empowering consumers” was labelling trustworthy content.
# fake-news - Thursday 23 April, 2020
# Journalism
# Journalism
RTÉ announced yesterday that it will be availing of the wage subsidy scheme.
# fake-news - Tuesday 7 April, 2020
# Opinion
# Opinion
We have a habit of thinking in Ireland that the likes of Russia, China or the alt-right in the United States have no interest in our country. Unfortunately, that isn’t the case, writes Ireland South MEP Billy Kelleher.
# fake-news - Saturday 21 March, 2020
# WHO Health Alert
# WHO Health Alert
This is to fight misinformation that has been spreading like wildfire on social media, mostly on WhatsApp.
# fake-news - Monday 16 March, 2020
# FAKE NEWS
# FAKE NEWS
No: that WhatsApp message about a military lockdown, that went viral at the weekend, is not true.
# fake-news - Monday 16 December, 2019
# Controversy
From The42
# Controversy
The Gunners have distanced themselves from their player’s comments.
# fake-news - Wednesday 11 December, 2019
# Going Viral
# Going Viral
A photo of a young boy on a hospital floor and a punch-that-wasn’t have shaped the debate ahead of tomorrow’s election.
# New Sex Ed Plan
# New Sex Ed Plan
The minister said the ethos of the school is central to any curriculum and will be protected.
# fake-news - Monday 2 December, 2019
# Not Amused
# Not Amused
News of the British monarch’s demise circulated on social media last night.
# fake-news - Monday 9 September, 2019
# FAKE NEWS
From The42
# FAKE NEWS
Giovanni Branchini had fuelled talk linking the 28-year-old with a move to Old Trafford.
# fake-news - Wednesday 28 August, 2019
# Home Office
# Home Office
The advert claimed all that was needed to apply was a passport or ID card, which was found to be “misleading”.
# fake-news - Thursday 22 August, 2019
# FAKE NEWS
# FAKE NEWS
The study was carried out by UCC in the weeks leading up to the referendum.
# fake-news - Thursday 1 August, 2019
# Nothing To See Here
From The42
# Nothing To See Here
News outlets in Germany had said a €100 million deal for the Manchester City winger was done.
# fake-news - Thursday 18 July, 2019
# Finding Tory
# Finding Tory
Johnson held the fish aloft at a Conservative Party rally on Wednesday.
# fake-news - Wednesday 12 June, 2019
# Spectre
# Spectre
The AI-generated video is part of a project looking at the power of social media.
# Opinion
# Opinion
Social media hoaxes, including doctored images and fake videos, have contributed to bloodshed in Indonesia and Sri Lanka, writes Barry Dunning.
# fake-news - Sunday 26 May, 2019
# FAKE NEWS
# FAKE NEWS
The social media giant has been criticised after altered footage of Pelosi was posted online this week.
# fake-news - Thursday 9 May, 2019
# Monopoly
# Monopoly
“I feel a sense of anger and responsibility,” Chris Hughes wrote, who worked on the first News Feed team.
# fake-news - Monday 1 April, 2019
# FAKE NEWS
# FAKE NEWS
In the era of fake news, this year has shown that the possibilities for a gag are as strong as ever.
# fake-news - Monday 18 February, 2019
# FAKE NEWS
# FAKE NEWS
A report by the UK government has examined the tech giant’s role in spreading fake news.
# fake-news - Sunday 10 February, 2019
# Google
# Google
“While the vast majority of ads on Facebook are run by legitimate organisations, we know that there are bad actors that try to misuse our platform,” Facebook said.
# FAKE NEWS
From The42
# FAKE NEWS
Reports this week suggested that Sherlock had left Gavin’s backroom team.
# fake-news - Wednesday 16 January, 2019
# Actual Fake News
# Actual Fake News
Photos of the fake papers quickly spread on social media today.
# fake-news - Saturday 29 December, 2018
# FAKE NEWS
From The Daily Edge
# FAKE NEWS
Jolie also spoke about the likelihood of entering a career in politics.
# fake-news - Thursday 27 December, 2018
# Annual Book
# Annual Book
Waterford Whispers founder Colm Williamson spoke to TheJournal.ie about the publication’s fifth annual book.
# fake-news - Sunday 23 December, 2018
# Germany
# Germany
Claas Relotius allegedly launched a fundraising campaign for the subject of an article he wrote, but the bank details provided were his own.
# fake-news - Friday 21 December, 2018
# FAKE NEWS
From The42
# FAKE NEWS
It’s been reported that he won a wager with team-mate Marcos Rojo over Mourinho’s future at Old Trafford.
# fake-news - Thursday 6 December, 2018
# FAKE NEWS
From The Daily Edge
# FAKE NEWS
And why faking stories for social media clout sets a dangerous precedent.
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