{"id":4725,"date":"2024-10-30T13:08:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T13:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medialiteracyireland.ie\/?p=4725"},"modified":"2025-09-29T12:30:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T11:30:25","slug":"media-literacy-for-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medialiteracyireland.ie\/ga\/media-literacy-for-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Literacy for Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With a General Election scheduled for 29 November, now is a great time for a reminder about how to recognise accurate and reliable information and avoid potential mis\u2013 and disinformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are some helpful resources to guide you in the run-up to the election:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/edmo.eu\/thematic-areas\/elections\/european-elections\/be-election-smart-campaign\/\"><strong>Be Election Smart<\/strong><\/a> campaign is an online campaign led by EDMO Ireland which highlights practical tips to be mindful of when navigating news, commentary, and advertising about the election. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electoralcommission.ie\/check-the-register\/?gad_source=1\"><strong>Electoral Commission<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>Is the independent body that oversees elections in Ireland. 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It is supported by the <a href=\"https:\/\/newsinitiative.withgoogle.com\/en-gb\/\">Google News Initiative<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.factchecking.ie\/\"><strong>The FactCheck Knowledge Bank <\/strong><\/a>was created by TheJournal.ie to provide information and tools for citizens to become their own fact-checkers. There is a specific page on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.factchecking.ie\/articles\/the-new-misinformation-around-elections\">how to navigate elections<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/whichcandidate.ie\/\"><strong>Which Candidate<\/strong><\/a> is an initiative of the University of Limerick that provides information on all the local and national election candidates.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adaptcentre.ie\/about\/\"><strong>ADAPT<\/strong><\/a> is the world-leading SFI Research Centre for AI-Driven Digital Content Technology, co-ordinated by Trinity College Dublin and co-hosted by Dublin City University. They have created a short podcast on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adaptcentre.ie\/podcasts\/combating-deep-fakes-in-elections\/\">Combating Deep Fakes in Elections<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnam.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Coimisiun-na-Mean_Election-Candidate-Pack-Nov-2024.pdf\">Candidate Information Pack<\/a> <\/strong>is a new resource from Coimisi\u00fan na Me\u00e1n and An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na for all election candidates running in the General Election. It offers guidance for candidates on what to do when they are faced with harmful and\/or illegal content or behaviour online.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnam.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Coimisiun_na_Mean_Broadcast_Guidelines_Nov2024.pdf\"><strong>Guidelines in Respect of Broadcast Coverage of Elections<\/strong><\/a>. 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