With the Presidential Election scheduled for 24 Ocotber, now is a great time for a reminder about how to recognise accurate and reliable information and avoid potential mis– and disinformation.
Below are some helpful resources to guide you in the run-up to the election:
- The Be Election Smart campaign is an online campaign by EDMO Ireland and MLI which highlights practical tips to be mindful of when navigating news, commentary, and advertising about the election.
- The Electoral Commission Is the independent body that oversees elections in Ireland. Its website provides information around the voting process. In April 2024 it published the Framework on Online Electoral Process Information, Political Advertising and Deceptive AI Content.
- The Be Media Smart campaign is an initiative of MLI that encourages people to Stop, Think and Check that the information they are getting, from whatever source, is accurate and reliable.
- The FactCheck Knowledge Bank was created by TheJournal.ie to provide information and tools for citizens to become their own fact-checkers. There is a specific page on how to navigate elections.
- Guidelines in Respect of Broadcast Coverage of Elections. These updated Guidelines from Coimisiún na Meán provide direction and advice to broadcasters as to how fairness, objectivity and impartiality can be achieved in their coverage of elections.
