Voters 'need to treat every day like April Fool's' ahead of elections

"To fight false information during election campaigns we need to treat every day like it’s April 1 and to question headlines."

Voters need to treat every day like it’s April Fool’s ahead of this year's elections in order to combat misinformation, the head of the Electoral Commission is warning

With 92% of recent international elections subject to disinformation, there is “no reason to think Ireland would be uniquely exempt from such activity”,  Electoral Commission chief Art O’Leary will tell the Oireachtas on Wednesday.