# misinformation - Yesterday’s News
# 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.
# misinformation - 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.
# misinformation - Saturday 26 December, 2020
# Education
# Education
Emma DeSouza says children and the wider community must be taught the required skills to navigate a digital world.
# misinformation - Thursday 26 November, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Dr Ryan said he doesn’t “envy” the Irish government and there are “no easy answers”.
# misinformation - Monday 23 November, 2020
# Debunked
# Debunked
The Department of Social Protection has confirmed that this is incorrect.
# misinformation - Tuesday 17 November, 2020
# US Election 2020
# US Election 2020
The companies have been criticised for their handling of political content recently.
# misinformation - Thursday 12 November, 2020
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
The incorrect claim is being widely shared on social media.
# misinformation - Thursday 5 November, 2020
# Debunk
# Debunk
Here are some claims of electoral fraud being spread on social media, and the facts behind those claims.
# misinformation - Tuesday 27 October, 2020
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
Posts containing this false claim have been shared on Facebook recently.
# misinformation - Wednesday 7 October, 2020
# Misinformation
# Misinformation
Campaigners described the move as a “much-needed, if belated, step” from Facebook.
# misinformation - Friday 2 October, 2020
# Debunked
# Debunked
The leaflet was distributed in the name of Anti-Corruption Ireland, an anti-government group.
# misinformation - Friday 25 September, 2020
# Misinformation
# Misinformation
The twins also hit out at conspiracy theorists and people who refuse to wear face masks.
# misinformation - Monday 21 September, 2020
# Misinformation
# Misinformation
Disinformation analyst Ciaran O’Connor says extremist groups online are offering simple answers to complex questions at a time when many people are frustrated.
# misinformation - Saturday 19 September, 2020
# Far-right Protests
# Far-right Protests
Fringe groups are feeding off public frustration and misinformation.
# misinformation - Friday 18 September, 2020
# Debunked
# Debunked
The Covid-19 swab is not powerful enough to break through bone, a professor said.
# misinformation - Saturday 12 September, 2020
# Coronavirus Protest
# Coronavirus Protest
Stephen Donnelly said that misinformation “has been a problem from the outset” of the pandemic.
# misinformation - Friday 11 September, 2020
# Misinformation
# Misinformation
The figures in question refer to the number of deaths registered for that month so far, not the total number of people who died.
# misinformation - Tuesday 8 September, 2020
# Misinformation
# Misinformation
A widely shared Facebook video incorrectly claims that 100 people, not 1,777, have died from the virus in Ireland.
# misinformation - Friday 4 September, 2020
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
The claim has spread widely on Facebook and Twitter and has caused significant distress.
# misinformation - Friday 28 August, 2020
# Debunk
# Debunk
Variations of the same post have been widely shared on Facebook.
# Misinformation
# Misinformation
Children aged two to 12 years can get the flu jab for free this year, but it’s not compulsory.
# misinformation - 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.
# Misinformation And Ireland
# Misinformation And Ireland
The urge to stop Covid-19 created its own genre of misinformation during the pandemic.
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
There have been countless claims made about Covid-19. We examined the origins of a select few.
