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By Eileen Culloty<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Eileen Culloty is a postdoctoral researcher at the DCU <\/em>FuJo Institute <\/em><\/a>where she works on countering disinformation as part of the EU <\/em>Provenance project<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As older people cocoon at home, digital technology is a vital source of connection. At the end of April, Age Action launched the Getting Started Kit<\/a>, a set of seven guides to help older people navigate smartphones, apps, and COVID-19 information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media Literacy Ireland members FuJo and NALA collaborated with Age Action to develop the \u2018How to avoid false information about COVID-19\u2019 guide<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

False information about COVID-19 is thriving and older people are particularly vulnerable as they tend to have lower levels of digital media literacy. To counteract this, the guide highlights reliable sources of information and provides a simple check list to assess information and identify rumours, hoaxes, scams, and conspiracy theories<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Older people are advised to check the reliability of information by following three steps: identify the source, compare reliable sources, and ask for help if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The guide also provides a summary of the major types of false information surrounding COVID-19 including rumours, hoaxes, scams, and conspiracy theories. Following best-practice, the guide does not repeat any false claims. Instead, it highlights the nature of claims and provides a key question to assess reliability. For example, \u201cam I being asked for personal details?\u201d and \u201cdoes someone claim to know who \u2018creates\u2019 the virus or why?\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Getting Started Kit <\/a>will be distributed by Age Action and broadcast as video tutorials on RT\u00c9 One.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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