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EDMO Ireland is a hub of the European Digital Media Observatory. It is composed of the DCU FuJo Institute, TheJournal FactCheck, and NewsWhip.
More info here: https://edmohub.ie/
EDMO Ireland have released their review of Conor MCGregor's Online campaign for #Aras25.

McGregor's post about his Presidential ambitions included extremist rhetoric, conspiratoral framings, political disinformation which X/Twitter's fact checking system has failed to effectively intervene.
September 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
On Tuesday EDMO Ireland travelled to the beauitful DeValera library in Ennis, Co Clare to give a talk for #WorldMediaLiteracyWeek.

We will be hosting further media literacy workshops over the next few weeks, ahead of #Aras25, the Irish Presidential Elections on October 24th!
September 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
As the Irish Presidental Election gets into gear, EDMO Ireland's fact checking partners at The Journal (@TJ_FactCheck) examines some of the claims surrounding the two announced candidates.

thejournal.ie/factcheck/ne...
July 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
In Ireland, it's a false story about benefits for immigrants
May 15, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Based on 1.5k factchecks across the EU, the EDMO #factchecking brief identifies the stories with the most traction across the continent and within countries
May 15, 2025 at 9:53 AM
As part of a DCU in the Community series, Eileen Culloty delivered a #BeOnlineSmart talk in Ballymun library.

Participants took home their EDMO postcards and talked about the attention economy, platform design & online advertising.

Visit edmo.eu/beonlinesmar...
May 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Data gathered by @newswhip.bsky.social shows housing was the big issue of the week in terms of articles published.
November 23, 2024 at 10:05 AM
Má tá tuairisc nuachta craolta ó fhoinse amháin nó ar mheán amháin, b’fhéidir nach an scéal ar fad atá i gceist. Cur ceist ort féin – cé a scríobh é seo, cén fáth agus conas ar tháinig tú air? #BeElectionSmart #GE24
November 22, 2024 at 8:42 AM
Be Election Smart for #GE24 When you read multiple accounts of the same story, you can identify patterns in what is included or omitted. For instance, a political event might be framed positively by one outlet and negatively by another. Read more: edmohub.ie/index.php/ge...
November 21, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Doctored images, dodgy claims, and stage management.

Aoife Barry reviews the media dynamics of #GE24 for @edmoireland.bsky.social and @fujomedia.bsky.social

Read her analysis here:https://edmohub.ie/index.php/ge24-media-dynamics-doctored-images-dodgy-claims-and-stage-management/
November 16, 2024 at 12:29 PM