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Misinformation

FactCheck

Debunked: No coup d'etat has taken place in the Ivory Coast

6 Jun

112

FactCheck

Debunked: Covid-19 vaccines are not 'bioweapons' that 'destroy the immune system'

29 May

129

Far right intimidation

Gardaí have found foreign actors using social media to 'amplify' far-right content in Ireland

Garda Deputy Commissioner Shawna Coxon was speaking this week at a conference on Policing of Far Right Intimidation in the Republic of Ireland.

Niall O'Connor

21 May

10.5k

Freedom of Expression

Role of influencers to be considered under EU's 'democracy shield' plans

19 May

8.5k

kevin flatley

Gardaí hit out at 'completely inaccurate' misinformation shared online about death of Garda Kevin Flatley

14 May

54.6k

migrant healthcare

Notion that refugees get 'special treatment' in healthcare is wrong, specialist says

Mairead Maguire

11 May

14.7k

FactCheck

29 Apr

7.2k

FactCheck

'Dangerous Dublin': How two viral headlines were behind Conor McGregor's White House comments

An image of two Irish news articles has gone global among anti-immigrant groups.

Stephen McDermott

22 Mar

40.0k

FactCheck

‘Disinformation will be back’ warns expert as Meta rolls out Community Notes

16 Mar

6.4k

The Morning Lead

Law empowering state to tackle election disinformation on ice, as Brussels and tech firms object

Tech firms complained to the European Commission, which is also not happy with the Irish law.

The government said it would enact the law before last June's local elections - but now it has to amend it.

Misinformation about election interference spread online during last year's local and general elections.

17 Feb

9.5k

online misinformation

Self-diagnosis: TikTok has convinced me I have ADHD — why are we so willing to be influenced?

Niamh O'Reilly

15 Feb

9.9k

FactCheck

How far-right agitators exploited an information vacuum after the Stoneybatter attack

10 Feb

28.5k

FactCheck

Debunked: Doctors and nurses who gave the Covid-19 vaccines are not being tried for war crimes

4 Feb

1.7k

Opinion

The truth about Meta’s broadside against fact-checkers

Susan Daly

10 Jan

6.1k

Misinformation

Meta says it is killing off its third-party fact-checking programme 'starting in the US'

7 Jan

10.5k

volunteers

‘I’ve worked in conflict zones..but I’ve never felt as unsafe as I did during the summer in Ireland’

Volunteers who spoke to The Journal said their work is getting harder due to increased levels of harassment.

25 Dec 2024

39.1k

Misinformation

Mourners gather in Magdeburg as German far-right AfD party holds 'memorial' event

23 Dec 2024

6.5k

Social Media

TikTok approved 'obvious' election-related disinformation ads, including in Irish language

27 Nov 2024

4.4k

Far-right

Irish conspiracy theories about vote-rigging during June elections peaked around polling day

26 Nov 2024

5.9k

FactCheck

How Roderic O'Gorman is targeted with homophobic slurs and misinformation about missing children

5 Nov 2024

12.5k

Co Roscommon

Gardaí issue 'misinformation notice' over alleged assault in Ballaghaderreen

4 Nov 2024

39.8k

FactCheck

Newsletter: How a campaign against sex education has taken hold across Ireland

27 Oct 2024

23.4k

FactCheck

The 2024 General Election is coming: Sign up to our fact-checking newsletter

24 Oct 2024

4.9k

Dublin City Council

Councillor says 'bring it on’ to objectors as DCC set to hold meeting on immigration misinformation

15 Oct 2024

13.6k

FactCheck

'They control weather': Trump supporters have been brewing up a storm of hurricane misinformation

The topic has become a big political issue as US voters get set to go to the polls.

13 Oct 2024

23.7k

Finglas

Gardaí warn of misinformation spread about alleged incident near school in north Dublin

4 Oct 2024

22.7k

Operation Overload

The Journal among 200 outlets targeted by Russian disinformation about Olympics and US election

17 Sep 2024

11.1k

Dublin

Gardaí warn of ‘fake news and misinformation’ over incident involving school in Blakestown

13 Sep 2024

23.3k

coimisiún na meán

RTÉ calls for end to moratorium on election coverage, citing desire to combat misinformation

31 Aug 2024

10.6k

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Study

People who watched deepfakes of Irish politicians formed false memories of interviews happening

31 Aug 2024

9.8k

Finglas

Gardaí hit out at 'misinformation' after false reports of attempted child abduction in Dublin

26 Aug 2024

20.5k

Twitter

X's response to riots in UK could determine the outcome of ongoing EU investigation

8 Aug 2024

10.7k

one week on

Trump shooting, one week on: 'Social media is sending people down rabbit holes of conspiracy'

Aoife Gallagher

20 Jul 2024

9.1k

disinformation

Fake news inspires abuse and arson attacks, Garda tells committee discussing social media

26 Jun 2024

5.2k

Cabinet

Electoral Commission to be given new powers to tackle online misinformation

25 Jun 2024

5.9k

FactCheck

The disinfluencers: How over 150 anonymous 'Irish' accounts are swamping X with extreme views

The accounts could be part of a wider ‘influence operation’ in Ireland.

An analysis of anonymous accounts on the platform formerly known as Twitter found a potential 'influence operation' ahead of the June elections.

Some accounts showed signs of being operated by non-Irish users, despite claiming to be Irish and posting almost exclusively about Irish political issues.

X policy states that accounts should not "pose as someone who doesn’t exist to mislead others".

Stephen McDermott

27 May 2024

32.5k

Grand Canal

Gardaí 'categorically reject' claims that school group was escorted near canal due to tents

15 May 2024

45.1k

Pravda IE

An Rúis inniu: Russian propaganda network sets up Irish-language news website

30 Apr 2024

17.2k

Wicklow

Builders confronted by anti-immigration protesters 'in shock' after 'intimidating' incident at Aughrim hotel

Construction workers at the site in Aughrim in Co Wicklow were told to “pack up and get the f**k out”.

Órla Ryan

30 Apr 2024

64.6k

Brussels

What happened at the 'banned' National Conservatism Conference? The Journal went along to find out

The conference, which would have largely gone unnoticed if it hadn’t been banned, hit the headlines yesterday.

Christina Finn

reports from Brussels

17 Apr 2024

13.5k

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