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EVER HAD A disagreement with a friend because one of you believes information the other says is false? Or have they had a row with you for sharing ‘fake news’?
Have family dinners become awkward when certain subjects are mentioned? Does everyone avoid eye contact when two guests begin verbally squaring-up over Covid-19, Ukraine, masks or 5G?
Or does the battle cry of ‘DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH!’ cause you simply to switch off, not bother and tune out when you hear it – whether in the sitting room or in the Facebook comments.
Misinformation and disinformation have been around long before Trump, Brexit, the global pandemic and Ukraine conflict. However for many of us these major events of the past few years marked the first time it became clear how false information slips in our lives and the consequences it has.
This month The Good Information Project is investigating how information that falls short of being ‘the whole truth’ impacts people in Ireland and the EU.
We’ll be looking at ways we can fight disinformation as well as discovering how people get caught up in it in the first place.
We want to hear from you on this. How has false news affected you? Have you noticed friends or family sharing things which you’re dubious about online? Have you unfollowed a relative on social media? Did you stop watching the news? Did you watch more?
We want to ask what you classify as false information? Is it conspiracy theories? Does it include politicians putting spin on statistics?
Lastly we would like to ask you if you think the fight on false information can be won? How should we go about it?
Share your ideas in the comments below or reach out to us on Facebook or Whatsapp.
This work is co-funded by Journal Media and a grant programme from the European Parliament. Any opinions or conclusions expressed in this work are the author’s own. The European Parliament has no involvement in nor responsibility for the editorial content published by the project. For more information, see here.
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The passenger that will potentially affected is said to be very worried
Sources have just confirmed he will instead drive the 2:30 mins from Cork to Dublin and, to ensure he arrives on time for his meeting, will leave his house 15 minutes earlier then originally planned.
Or possibly a train … seeing as no airliine has operated the Cork/Dublin route for years
There is a flight from Dublin to Cork but it flys via Berlin ;)
I hear Ryanair fly Dublin-Dundalk to Cork-Dungarvan.
Well it’s a bit of a problem if you’re trying to get the UK. For example from Cork flights to places like Bristol and Manchester are operated by Aer Arann
Let them strike. A bus is cheaper and, once security etc. are taken into account, nearly as quick.
Aer Arann operate the majority of the Aer Lingus UK regional routes. A long wait for the next bus …
“The strike, if it goes ahead, will affect Aer Arran flights and regional flights operated on behalf of Aer Lingus.” – The word INTERNATIONAL is not there.
Aer Lingus don’t operate any DOMESTIC Irish routes
Is Eileen Dunne from R.T.E. doing anyone else’s head in with her “Aer Ooran”
Aer lingus regional flights operated by Aer arann primarily go to the UK, I should know, supposed to be heading to Edinburgh on one next Tuesday!!!
Yes. The only domestic flight they operate is from Dublin to Kerry. They’re not really a ‘regional’ airline at all.
I will buy a hat and eat it if they strike. Most of them paid Arran 17000 to start work there. If they strike they will get fired and thus lose the ability to payback their loan.
This isn’t even news?
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
Couldnt agree more Mr Green Baxter.
Strike away and see if anyone cares
Ah good , was loosing sleep over this. They are talking at least. Might be able to grab a nap at least
And here’s me thinking Ryanair were the bad boys of Irish aviation.
Is this going to affect *anyone*?
Me
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