Politics

Working group set up to combat disinformation

Group made up of representatives from industry, academia, civil society and government departments

Catherine Martin.T.D. Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport & the Gaeltacht has welcomed the establishment of the group. Picture: Fergal Phillips.

A working group to co-ordinate efforts to combat disinformation and provide a joined-up approach to reduce the creation and spread of false and harmful material has been established by government.

The group, which is chaired by Martina Chapman, National Coordinator of Media Literacy Ireland and an independent media literacy consultant, is aiming to complete the strategy by the end of this year.

The working group is made up of representatives from industry, academia, civil society ...