Why the 'fake news' stakes are even higher in Ireland

In four weeks time, the world’s biggest exercise of democracy begins in India. Almost a billion people are registered to vote.

So it’s no wonder that the ruling BJP’s social media chief has declared 2019 the year of India’s first 'WhatsApp elections'. And WhatsApp rumours about child abductions led to the murder of three people in Tamil Nadu state last year. A BBC study from last year suggested that pro-BJP social media accounts were more likely to share fake news than anti-BJP accounts.

Voters in Ireland and 26 other EU countries will go to the polls to elect members of the European Parliament. And just as in India, there are fears some may try to use social media to spread misinformation for political gain.

rte WilliamsJon is RTE news on whatsapp?

rte WilliamsJon You are the biggest fake news in the country

rte WilliamsJon There was actually a day when RTE would question the world narrative, but we all know its just globalist liberals in there now, copy and pasting liberal american news without a critical thought in sight.

YvonnecWhelan rte WilliamsJon 2 problems. i) Those likely to check veracity don't need help, while the others are not interested. It is an old problem within democracy. This may explain: ii) More is required of journalism than exposing wrongdoing and holding the powerful to account.

rte WilliamsJon Joke RTÉ is fake news.

rte WilliamsJon LOL RTÉ is the Pravda of our generation. We must defund this bias leftist news source.

rte WilliamsJon RTÉ is Fake News.

rte WilliamsJon Why do you never ever report on the thousands of Christians being massacred worldwide?

rte WilliamsJon Do you think is :-

rte WilliamsJon Have you apologised for the TuamBabiesMediaHoax yet? Of course not. You’re keeping it going .

rte WilliamsJon I don't know where to start, the irony, the irony. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

rte WilliamsJon RTE is not a legitimate source.

rte WilliamsJon I know,have ye ever watched the weather forecast,sun rain hail snow wind,apart from that it'll be grand

rte WilliamsJon ?

rte WilliamsJon Hello pot I’m kettle

rte WilliamsJon

rte WilliamsJon fakenews alright arrests coming Q

rte WilliamsJon In court,people swear to..'tell the truth,The Whole Truth'.RTE would have trouble with that.We get the little bit of truth that suits agenda

rte WilliamsJon Great example of fake news media is what just happened in the Muller Investigation in the US. The Dems along with their bias left media failed to bring down Prez T with fabricated lies & stories that cost tax payers 80M even though they knew it was all made up lies Legitimate 🙄

rte WilliamsJon You have some neck after your shameless and relentless pro-abortion stance and propaganda. bloodontheirhands

rte WilliamsJon Close down RTE and abolish the telly tax

rte WilliamsJon And why would traditional 'journalists' say anything else?

rte WilliamsJon Haha that's a good one. The most narrow biased media in the democratic world.

rte WilliamsJon The irony of this How about a campaign on selective news?

rte WilliamsJon 😂😂😂😂😂 rte are fake news

rte WilliamsJon How about media biased ..like The Irish Times and Newstalk etc. seriously anti Brexit ..that 'bankrupt clown' Ivan Yates said at least 10 times in a 5 minute interview, a few evening back, the UK were 'crashing out' ..it's leaving and trading under WTO rules ..

rte WilliamsJon Good initiative but the premise is not quite correct: the *stakes* are not higher in Ireland than anywhere else ( although the influence of social media may well be)

rte WilliamsJon What a joke, RTE are NOT a trusted source of information period - RTE is spin central.

rte WilliamsJon People should have a right to decide for themselves what is fake news and what is not, every single MSM news channel has been spreading fake news for years, unchallenged, but due to social media & on the ground mobile phone evidence then contradict MSM, Its MSM that's FakeNews.

rte WilliamsJon Do you (RTÉ) remember the Lies you spread during the Israeli bombardment of Gaza in 2014 about the mother of children killed by bombs..You claim 'This Palestinian said she is ready to strap on an explosive device and fight”. Fake News there by RTE. I can find loads more.

rte WilliamsJon Well.. Lets see where most of the fake news stories come from.. MSM lied about Iraq Libya Syria Yemen & Palestine for years, which lead to the slaughter of millions, and is currently lying about Venezuela. So, if any group has been behind the spread of fake news its the MSM!

rte WilliamsJon Rte itself is very biased

rte WilliamsJon Did Terry Prone write that for you.

rte WilliamsJon Would be good if rte first sat back and reviewed their own news coverage forensically. They have shown extreme bias in their coverage of abortion before and since the repealedThe8th Referendum. They have totally ignored the one third who are abhorred by this human rights abuse.

rte WilliamsJon Biggest fake news merchants out there, Leo's propaganda machine. Nobody falls for it anymore.

rte WilliamsJon Hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

rte WilliamsJon Defining ‘legitimate source’ has become so much more difficult. Particularly when the information from that source is undermined ad infinitum so nobody believes it and everyone has an opinion on what it should be.

rte WilliamsJon The irony of RTÉ reporting on fake news.....

rte WilliamsJon Most people now hardly believe any msm news stories especially RTE... I’m at the stage now, unless I see something with my own eyes or hear with my own ears.. I doubt it has happened or been said... sad state of affairs really...tired of sensational click bait news stories

rte WilliamsJon RTÉ deem anything which doesn’t conform to the woke so called liberal chattering classes as fake news. The reason people go elsewhere for their news is they know RTÉ news is slanted & only care about pushing their agenda & they charge us €160 per year for their bollocks.

rte WilliamsJon Fake news is hardly worse than biased news which is what we get on rte, listen to any of your current affairs programmes and you'll hear it.

rte WilliamsJon has some bollox

rte WilliamsJon Next you'll tell us RTE is a legitimate source Pull the other one it has bells on it

rte WilliamsJon Lol

rte WilliamsJon This coming from section 31 sticky controlled media. Good one.

rte WilliamsJon Can someone fact check this article so? FakeNews

rte WilliamsJon How’s the Russia probe Jonny?

rte WilliamsJon New Zealand bans to mention name of a racist, islamaphobia is really just censorship of criticism of Islam. Can we really rely on western media?

rte WilliamsJon Oh the irony!😂😂😂

rte WilliamsJon deeforbes_dee like stop getting the wool pulled over your eyes by merrionstreet FineGael & fiannafailparty! Time to start doing your job! VirginMediaNews you need to steal rte's monopoly

rte WilliamsJon RTÉ who just copy and paste from other networks now trying to be champions in combating fake news. Roscommon, yellow vests, children's hospital, anything bank related, anything anti Leo or Simon Harris all under reported. Ye even edited the late late show edmonds interview.

rte WilliamsJon Watching RTE is watching fake news.

rte WilliamsJon Legitimate source? Until standards at so called legitimate sources improve, fake news will continue to fester. That’s why I tune into jimmy_dore in his garage in California for US news. Looking forward to Jimmy opening his Irish bureau in a garage in County Cork.

rte WilliamsJon There’s fake news and then there s RTÉ government propaganda news .... never criticized never scrutinized always patted on the back....

rte WilliamsJon Well that’s the funniest thing I’ve read in ages 😂😂😂😂😂😂. RTÉ trying to combat “fake news” sweet Jesus.....

rte WilliamsJon yet RTE fakenews peddled the convington story for days, also no reporting on the Roscommon 'incident', and i dont have to tell you about the russiagate non story, so who is going to police your government propaganda piffle? tsk, clowns

rte WilliamsJon This is another bad article from Jon, if rte news cares about fake news, it would update the rte news YouTube channel asap, it appears rte news does not check it's own digital platforms, how it is to check fake news, over to Jon Williams to tell us more

rte I am sure as purveyors of truth you will be issuing a full correction and apology to your misguided viewers over the Russia collusion hoax you have been peddling? MuellerReport Embarrassing

rte WilliamsJon

rte WilliamsJon Legitimate source? Like CNN? Until standards improve at the so called legitimate sources improve, fake news will continue to fester.

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