Catherine Martin

The Future of the Media Commission recommended the development of such a strategy as part of a more co-ordinated and strategic action to combat the damaging impact of disinformation on Irish society and democracy.

A scoping paper produced by a working group sets out a summary of issues related to disinformation and sets out five draft principles around which a strategy could be developed. The public consultation seeks views on those principles and ideas for actions that would help make them a reality.

Catherine Martin, minister for tourism, culture, arts, Gaeltacht, sport and media, said: “Disinformation is a complex issue.

“That is why we established this multi-stakeholder working group to bring representatives from industry, academia, civil society and government departments together to develop a strategy which would help coordinate all the efforts being made to counter disinformation.

“An important part of the work is to seek the views of the public, and that is the aim of this public consultation. I would encourage people to review the scoping paper, which seeks to set out a summary of the main issues and the five draft principles, and submit their views.”

The consultation will run from today, 25 September, for four weeks until 5pm on Friday 20 October.