Dublin garda stabbing sparked wave of online disinformation, says senior officer

Assistant Commissioner warns of agenda-driven disinformation following Dublin stabbing; Garda Representative Association highlights rising violence.

Gardaí at the scene on Capel Street in Dublin on Tuesday evening. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews

People with a particular agenda quickly began to spread misinformation and disinformation online after news broke of an on-duty garda being stabbed on Tuesday evening, the Assistant Garda Commissioner for the Dublin Metropolitan Region has said.

The Garda was on a high-visibility patrol with a colleague on Capel Street in Dublin 1 when he was attacked and stabbed multiple times just after 6pm. Gardaí say the attack was entirely unprovoked.