Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs
European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combating Disinformation: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Rory Harte:
I thank the Deputy. I was furiously scribbling notes and I am sure he will excuse me if I miss a few of his points. I will start with the point on Israel and Gaza. As I stated, there is antisemitic language that draws down from broader narratives we see within disinformation. We do not research those disinformation narratives but, rather, access research databases from other people. However, we use a discourse analysis process to understand how that is shaping how people have those conversations. I cannot speak to the disinformation narratives themselves but-----
No comments