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A case of Government misinformation
Responding quickly with accurate information is a necessity, because sometimes the wrong information can be published even by those acting in good faith.
“Political rhetoric.”
Media Minister Catherine Martin is asked if she will delete a tweet in which she falsely claimed that the Constitution says “a woman’s place is in the home” – a claim which was explicitly contradicted by her government’s own Electoral Commission. Question by Ben Scallan.
Numerous Irish Ministers have suggested that the Irish Constitution says a “woman’s place is in the home” ahead of the referendum – a claim which the Electoral Commission has confirmed is false. Ben Scallan presses Minister Norma Foley about this “constant” misinformation:
Arguments about misinformation cannot be sustained when the Government itself is openly misinforming voters about the consequences of what they are asking the public to vote on.
March 8th referendum
There is scant evidence for the new assertions
After all, everybody knows that misinformation can only come from the hated “far right”, right?
Minister asked if he’s considered how “misinformation” laws could be abused
“It applies to all online information”: Ireland’s Electoral Commission, which has the power to shut down alleged “misinformation” online, clarifies that its powers even extend to mainstream media publications and broadcasters like RTÉ.
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