In this video Ciarán O’Connor for the Institute of Strategic Dialogue guides us through a case study of how false information was used to undermine confidence in the Irish local elections in June 2024.
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The video is part of an interactive online course in Digital Media Literacy (available at Digital Media Literacy: Build the Skills to Question What You See Online – National Resource Hub). The course can be completed independently by learners or in-class. The video can also be used as a stand-alone learning resource as part of a course that examines social media.
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