Irish initiative to tackle fake news on migration

A group of migrants walk between the tents in the new refugee camp of Kara Tepe, in the island of Lesbos. Picture: Anthi Pazianou/AFP via Getty Images

An Irish-backed initiative is launching a project to challenge fake news around migration.

The Global Migration Media Academy, a partnership between NUI Galway and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), is seeking to tackle fake news and disinformation around the issue.