Michael Clifford: Former TD's case shows the damage of social media disinformation 

Former Fianna Fáil TD for Kildare North Frank O’Rourke is suing Twitter and Facebook for hosting posts in the run-up to last February’s general election which he claims were highly defamatory and based on complete falsehoods

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Frank O’Rourke believes he was shafted at the last general election. 

The former Fianna Fáil TD for Kildare North claims he was the victim of a campaign of personal vilification and the High Court may yet decide whether anybody is accountable for that.