Leo Varadkar says it’s a “far-right myth” and “misinformation” to claim that refugees in Europe have to stop at the first safe country they enter. But numerous politicians from his own government have been saying this for years. Ben Scallan comments #gript
In a nutshell.
In public relations, the concept of an “embargo” is used to guarantee maximum coverage of a news story at a time chosen by the people behind the story. How it works is simple enough: A media organisation is given access to a piece of news well in advance, and told that it may not run […]
“I’m going to have to pause before I answer that particular question”: Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe says RTÉ is important to tackle “misinformation,” but declines to say whether that means RTÉ is more truthful than other media outlets when asked. Question by Ben Scallan. #gript
A smart Russian would look at Ireland and see a country relatively friendly to the west, on good terms with the Americans, and with absolutely negligible counter-intelligence capabilities, and ask a simple question: Why change what works for us?
This particular consultation concerns what the Government should do about “misinformation” and “disinformation”.
Bias and censorship
The episode has been withdrawn from the RTE player.
Everything about the electoral commission’s new mandate – which it is already enhancing by itself – speaks to a body that is designed to funnel voters towards particular decisions and away from other decisions.
The Irish government’s new anti-misinformation force, the Electoral Commission, says it has “very extensive powers” to “require the correction or removal of information we believe to be incorrect” – all in an effort to “enhance democracy.” Question by Ben Scallan. #gript
“Can’t answer a simple question, when you’re literally regulating truth itself”
Ireland’s official anti-disinformation body failed to provide a single example of disinformation when asked, despite its CEO claiming that electoral disinformation is spreading at an “enormous” scale. Ben Scallan reports: #gript