Irish among most dubious of disinformation in the EU 

Eurostat says the most popular way to check whether information is accurate is verifying sources or finding other information on the internet, followed by discussing it offline, or using sources not on the internet. Internet forums and discussions were the least popular method.

Irish people are far more likely to be dubious of disinformation than their peers in the EU, new data from the bloc show.

Echoing Central Statistics Office (CSO) findings earlier this month, the analysis wing of the European Commission found that the share of people aged 16-74 who verified information found on online news sites or social media in 2021 was largest in the Netherlands at 45%, followed by Luxembourg at 41%, and Ireland at 39%.