Provenance Disinformation Lead, Dr Eileen Culloty was invited to present expert testimony to a Joint Oireachtas Committee meeting on online disinformation and media literacy in Ireland. Eileen spoke alongside Media Literacy Ireland Co-Chair Prof. Brian O’Neill and National Coordinator Martina Chapman, while Professor Mary Aiken addressed the committee in a separate session.
Eileen spoke about the work that Provenance researchers have undertaken in assessing platform compliance with the EU Code of Practice on Disinformation, particularly CovidCheck, as well as the role that the Irish hub of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) will play in combatting disinformation and promoting media literacy in Ireland.
research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 825227
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