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Video: The Disinformation Ecosystem in Ireland

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Creator(s) (alphabetical)

Ciaran O’Connor

Organisation(s)

Munster Technological University, Munster Technological University Digital Media Literacy Team

Discipline(s)

Administration and Law, Arts and Humanities, Business, Engineering, Health and Welfare, Information and Communication Technologies, journalism and information, Manufacturing and Construction, Mathematics and Statistics, Natural Sciences,

Topic(s)

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), Open Education

License

CC BY-NC

Media Format

Video

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Catherine Palmer

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In today’s digital age, information spreads fast—yet not all of it is true or trustworthy. Knowing the differences between misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation is key to thinking critically online.
In the video below Ciarán O’Connor from the Institute of Strategic Dialogue discusses the disinformation ecosystem in Ireland.

Benefit of this resource and how to make the best use of it

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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O'Connor, C. (2026). Video: the disinformation ecosystem in ireland. National Resource Hub (Ireland). Retrieved from: https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/resource/video-the-disinformation-ecosystem-in-ireland/ License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC).

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