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Poll: Have you sent or received misinformation online?

TheJournal.ie is publishing a series of articles about misinformation this weekend.

THE STORY OF Covid-19 in Ireland can’t be told without also talking about the amount of misinformation that was shared about it.

Today and tomorrow, TheJournal.ie is publishing a series of articles exploring how misinformation exploded in Ireland in recent months.

Incorrect information – about topics such as lockdowns and the deaths of healthcare workers – was widely shared, often by people who believed it was true at the time.

We want to know: Have you sent or received misinformation online?


Poll Results:

I've received it (3481)
No (2820)
I've both sent and received it (766)
I'm not sure (479)
I've sent it (147)

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