Govt minister says disinformation 'a global scourge'

Govt minister says disinformation 'a global scourge'

The Minister for Arts, Culture, Media, Sport and Communications, Patrick O'Donovan, said disinformation is a "serious challenge" for democracies around the world and must be met with a whole of Government, society and community response.

Government unveils counter-disinformation strategy as minister warns of 'threat to democracy'

Media minister Patrick O’Donovan said that a “whole-of-society response” is required to counter disinformation.

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State may fund fact-checking to tackle misinformation

The Department of Media is considering targeted government funding to support fact-checking and “pre-bunking” initiatives, as part of a broader strategy to tackle the growing threat of misinformation across Irish society. Outlined in the newly published National Disinformation Strategy, the Government’s plan includes a suite of actions designed to strengthen media literacy, support media pluralism, and enhance the regulatory framework. A key foc…