'They're compromised': Washington riots raise thorny questions about policing, disinformation and social media
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Dr Jane Suiter explores how one of the biggest challenges to public health in 2021 will be conspiracy theories around vaccines.
Emma DeSouza says children and the wider community must be taught the required skills to navigate a digital world.
Dr Ryan said he doesn’t “envy” the Irish government and there are “no easy answers”.
The Department of Social Protection has confirmed that this is incorrect.
The companies have been criticised for their handling of political content recently.
The incorrect claim is being widely shared on social media.
Here are some claims of electoral fraud being spread on social media, and the facts behind those claims.
Posts containing this false claim have been shared on Facebook recently.
Campaigners described the move as a “much-needed, if belated, step” from Facebook.
The leaflet was distributed in the name of Anti-Corruption Ireland, an anti-government group.
The twins also hit out at conspiracy theorists and people who refuse to wear face masks.
Disinformation analyst Ciaran O’Connor says extremist groups online are offering simple answers to complex questions at a time when many people are frustrated.
Fringe groups are feeding off public frustration and misinformation.
The Covid-19 swab is not powerful enough to break through bone, a professor said.
Stephen Donnelly said that misinformation “has been a problem from the outset” of the pandemic.
The figures in question refer to the number of deaths registered for that month so far, not the total number of people who died.
A widely shared Facebook video incorrectly claims that 100 people, not 1,777, have died from the virus in Ireland.
The claim has spread widely on Facebook and Twitter and has caused significant distress.
Variations of the same post have been widely shared on Facebook.
Children aged two to 12 years can get the flu jab for free this year, but it’s not compulsory.
Misinformation has never been more widely shared in Ireland than during the Covid-19 pandemic.
A large amount of misinformation has been shared in Ireland and beyond during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The urge to stop Covid-19 created its own genre of misinformation during the pandemic.
There have been countless claims made about Covid-19. We examined the origins of a select few.
TheJournal.ie is publishing a series of articles about misinformation this weekend.
The story of coronavirus in Ireland can’t be told without also talking about the amount of misinformation that was shared about it.
The story behind one of the most infamous myths of the pandemic.
The clip claimed that the army was to start patrolling the streets.
Facebook removed a post from the president while Twitter blocked a Trump campaign account.
Lawyer Paul Tweed says it’s ‘absurd’ for such companies to claim they are ‘merely a platform, not a publisher’.
A Hiqa report has noted a 13% increase in deaths in Ireland during the pandemic.
Join TheJournal.ie and a panel of experts tomorrow to explore another way the coronavirus pandemic has changed our lives.
Twitter has flagged a number of the US President’s tweets in recent weeks.
The platform continues to face criticism for not removing or labelling posts by Trump that that spread misinformation.
Meanwhile, problems with search engines have largely fallen under the public radar, writes FuJo’s Dr Eileen Culloty.
False claims on Facebook suggests the flammable liquid poses a threat if left in a hot car.
Trump claimed postal voting would be “fraudulent” and that “mail boxes will be robbed”.
Talc powder sales have fallen dramatically due to misinformation, the company said.