# misinformation - Wednesday 19 January, 2022
# Debunked
# Debunked
Social media claims this photo shows the cap was on the needle, meaning the injection didn’t happen.
# misinformation - Sunday 16 January, 2022
# Misinformation
A search of Facebook’s ad library this week found 40 ads sharing pandemic-related misinformation or Covid-sceptic slogans, Stephen McDermott writes. Advertisers included a company selling t-shirts, video bloggers promoting and a firm offering a 'vaccine detox' retreat in the south of Spain. A Government TD described the level of misinformation in the ads as "absolutely startling".
# misinformation - Sunday 19 December, 2021
# Talking Points
# Talking Points
We talked to experts about how to approach that Facebook theory-loving family member.
# misinformation - Wednesday 15 December, 2021
# Covid Sceptics
# Covid Sceptics
The ISD report details some of the main players in Ireland’s anti-lockdown movement.
# misinformation - Monday 13 December, 2021
# Covid Misinformation
# Covid Misinformation
Cahill has made a number of false or misleading claims about the coronavirus over the course of the pandemic.
# misinformation - Friday 22 October, 2021
# Misinformation
# Misinformation
World Doctors Alliance was co-founded by former UCD Professor Dolores Cahill.
# misinformation - Tuesday 12 October, 2021
# Misinformation
# Misinformation
It found that 85% of young people have been exposed to misinformation about sexual health.
# misinformation - Wednesday 6 October, 2021
# Frances Haugen
# Frances Haugen
Frances Haugen has called for the social media giant to be regulated.
# misinformation - Monday 4 October, 2021
# Facebook
# Facebook
Facebook’s annual revenue has more than doubled since 2018 to a projected $102.5 billion (£88 billion) this year.
# misinformation - Wednesday 29 September, 2021
# Misinformation
# Misinformation
YouTube has removed more than 130,000 videos since last year for violating its Covid-19 vaccine policies.
# misinformation - Monday 20 September, 2021
# Misinformation
# Misinformation
One video of the incident shows about 25 people present at the demonstration.
# misinformation - Friday 17 September, 2021
# Misinformation
# Misinformation
Most of the complaints, 739, related to posts on Twitter.
# misinformation - Thursday 16 September, 2021
# Viral Video
# Viral Video
At least two such incidents have occurred at Irish hospitals in recent days.
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
A spokesperson for the hospital urged anyone with concerns about care to get in contact.
# misinformation - Tuesday 10 August, 2021
# Disinformation Laundromat
# Disinformation Laundromat
The operation targeted primarily India and Latin America.
# Misinformation
# Misinformation
A solicitor whose name appears on the letters has clarified that he is not involved with the group.
# misinformation - Saturday 7 August, 2021
# Interview
The Deputy Chief Medical Officer outlines what actions he has taken since March 2020, Cónal Thomas reports. Glynn says it is critical to act preemptively when false claims are made online. He cautious against speaking with certainty in uncertain times.
# misinformation - Sunday 1 August, 2021
# YouTube
# YouTube
YouTube said “numerous” offending videos have now been removed.
# misinformation - Friday 16 July, 2021
# Misinformation
# Misinformation
Facebook rejected the criticism saying its efforts to get facts out are ‘saving lives’.
# misinformation - Sunday 11 July, 2021
# Anti-lockdown Protests
# Anti-lockdown Protests
Leo Varadkar sent letters to Facebook, Twitter, Google, and TikTok following violent protests in Dublin.
# misinformation - Wednesday 23 June, 2021
# Public Service
# Public Service
Reuters Digital News Report 2021 shows this publication and State broadcaster were most popular news sources for online audiences.
# misinformation - 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.
# misinformation - Wednesday 16 June, 2021
# Aisling O'Loughlin
# Aisling O'Loughlin
The platform had deleted several of Aisling O’Loughlin’s posts recently.
# misinformation - Monday 31 May, 2021
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Leo Varadkar contacted the companies following a protest in March.
# misinformation - Saturday 8 May, 2021
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
The platform is being used to spread false information about Covid-19 in novel ways,.
# misinformation - Friday 7 May, 2021
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
The misleading article was widely shared on social media before it was removed by Gript.
# misinformation - Wednesday 5 May, 2021
# Explainer
# Explainer
The Facebook Oversight Board will rule on Trump’s ongoing ban this afternoon.
# misinformation - Sunday 18 April, 2021
# Opinion
# Opinion
Our reader documents her relationship with a partner who became an advocate of online conspiracy theories.
# misinformation - Thursday 15 April, 2021
# Podcast
# Podcast
From WhatsApp messages to conspiracy theories, we explore how misinformation has evolved over the last 12 months.
# misinformation - Tuesday 13 April, 2021
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
Flexible mental health supports, monitoring trends, and countering misinformation are of key importance, Ireland’s first professor of public mental health believes.
# misinformation - Monday 15 March, 2021
# Eyes Right
# Eyes Right
The first in a four-part investigation into the growth of far-right activity online in Ireland explores how an anti-immigration agenda infiltrated local activism.
# misinformation - Sunday 7 March, 2021
# Misinformation
# Misinformation
Joe Galvin outlines how far-right groups are capitalising on current frustrations around Covid restrictions.
# misinformation - Wednesday 3 March, 2021
# Adrenochrome
# Adrenochrome
A false claim involving the chemical, RTÉ and dead infants was made at Saturday’s protest.
# misinformation - Tuesday 2 March, 2021
# Misinformation
# Misinformation
Social network will also adopt a strike policy against repeat offenders which could lead to permanent suspension from the platform.
# misinformation - Sunday 28 February, 2021
# Social Media
# Social Media
“The problem is that a lot of this information is put up very quickly, a lot of this information is hidden.”
# misinformation - Friday 26 February, 2021
# False News
# False News
Misinformation is now local, global and transnational all at the same time, writes Shane Creevy.
# misinformation - 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.
# misinformation - Sunday 31 January, 2021
# Misinformation
# Misinformation
The research was carried out by the University of Bristol and King’s College London.
# misinformation - Tuesday 26 January, 2021
# Debunked
# Debunked
Dr Keshav Sharma died on 11 January.
# misinformation - Thursday 7 January, 2021
# US Capitol
# US Capitol
Videos from inside the Capitol showing police taking selfies with protestors have been verified.
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