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Photo: Irish Tech News Researchers Oisín O’Gorman, Ashkan Samali, and Feargal Brown, from Castleknock College, are working on a project to build better tools for detecting AI deepfakes and online disinformation. To deepen their understanding of the topic, they counted on EDMO Ireland’s expertise. Their project has since won the Engineers Ireland STEPS Award. Now, … Read More “Take this survey and help an award-winning AI deepfake detection project” »
Through the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO), the EU supports a European network of factcheckers, including TheJournal in Ireland. For a monthly roundup of European factchecks, visit the main EDMO website. Here, we highlight recent pieces by TheJournal FactCheck team. Debunked: Maps comparing European temperatures in 1976 and 2026 use mislabelled data Published: 26 June – by Shane … Read More “Weekly factchecking round-up: 26 June – 2 July 2026” »
On Tuesday, June 30, 2026, Dr Eileen Culloty and Shane Murphy of EDMO Ireland presented their research on disinformation impacts on the NGO sector at the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) 2026 conference. As part of the Political Participation and Social Media panel, they presented the paper “Assessing Digital Harms to Democracy: … Read More “EDMO Ireland researchers share findings at IAMCR 2026 Galway” »
Through the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO), the EU supports a European network of factcheckers, including TheJournal in Ireland. For a monthly roundup of European factchecks, visit the main EDMO website. Here, we highlight recent pieces by TheJournal FactCheck team. The head of US intelligence has been pushing misinformation about Ukrainian ‘biolabs’. What are they? Published: 20 June … Read More “Weekly factchecking round-up: 19-25 June 2026” »
Through the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO), the EU supports a European network of factcheckers, including TheJournal in Ireland. For a monthly roundup of European factchecks, visit the main EDMO website. Here, we highlight recent pieces by TheJournal FactCheck team. Debunked: Photos of injured man do not show the victim of the Belfast attack Published: 12 June – … Read More “Weekly factchecking round-up: 12-18 June 2026” »
Aidan O’Brien of EDMO Ireland spoke as a panelist at the event “Understanding and Countering Disinformation from a Multilingual Perspective” on June 26, 2026. As part of a project supported by the ADAPT centre, the initiative brought together experts in minority language disinformation operations and countermeasures across under‑researched European minority and low‑resource languages. The event … Read More “EDMO Ireland analyst discusses disinformation in minority language contexts” »
Through the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO), the EU supports a European network of factcheckers, including TheJournal in Ireland. For a monthly roundup of European factchecks, visit the main EDMO website. Here, we highlight recent pieces by TheJournal FactCheck team. FactCheck: What does the evidence say about the health risks of sunbeds? Published: 5 June – by Shane … Read More “Weekly factchecking round-up: 5-11 June 2026” »
Through the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO), the EU supports a European network of factcheckers, including TheJournal in Ireland. For a monthly roundup of European factchecks, visit the main EDMO website. Here, we highlight recent pieces by TheJournal FactCheck team. Debunked: No evidence a woman was drugged with a doused business card in Co Derry Published: 4 June … Read More “Weekly factchecking round-up: 29 May – 4 June 2026” »
Through the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO), the EU supports a European network of factcheckers, including TheJournal in Ireland. For a monthly roundup of European factchecks, visit the main EDMO website. Here, we highlight recent pieces by TheJournal FactCheck team. Amid outbreaks, an age-old theory is being resurrected online: viruses don’t exist Published: 22 May – by Shane … Read More “Weekly factchecking round-up: 22-28 May 2026” »
Through the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO), the EU supports a European network of factcheckers, including TheJournal in Ireland. For a monthly roundup of European factchecks, visit the main EDMO website. Here, we highlight recent pieces by TheJournal FactCheck team. Debunked: The WHO has not said hantavirus is ‘spreading very fast across the world’ Published: 15 May – … Read More “Weekly factchecking round-up: 15-21 May 2026” »
