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Great to see one of our consortium partners Newswhip profiled in The Irish Times for their work in tackling misinformation and disinformation worldwide.

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More here on Jane Suiter's testimony at an Irish parliamentary committee as well as her call for powers to tackle electoral misinformation as part of the Electoral Commission. Also mention of Provenance Disinformation Lead Eileen Culloty's research on online conspiracy theories.

Warning of right-wing misinformation and conspiracy theories in Irish social media groups An Oireachtas committee was warned that Ireland cannot rely on tech giants to fight such misinformation.

Provenance PI Jane Suiter looks at tackling disinformation in the context of anti-vax content:
"In a research project we are working on, Provenance, we are looking at adding friction or encouraging people to stop and think before they like or share a post."

We need much more than media literacy to tackle Covid-19 disinformation Opinion: Multi-pronged effort needed to ensure anti-vaxxers don’t hijack programme

Provenance PI Jane Suiter explores disinformation and anti-vax conspiracies around Covid-19.

The article also touches on some findings from her forthcoming Disinformation and Manipulation in Digital Media book with Provenance Disinformation Lead Eileen Culloty.

Opinion: We are drawn to negative emotions like fear - and the infodemic exploits that Dr Jane Suiter explores how one of the biggest challenges to public health in 2021 will be conspiracy theories around vaccines.