Irish Examiner view: An Coimisiún Toghcháin is tackling false information

Efforts are being made to undermine the integrity of elections in many democratic jurisdictions

The electoral commission handing out information leaflets in Dublin prior to last year's presidential election. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

It seems difficult to believe that the presidential election took place as long ago as October, particularly as the campaign dominated the news for so long. Jim Gavin’s abrupt departure was, of course, the headline event, but between the revelations about Ivan Yates’s activities and the spoil your vote campaign there was no shortage of incident.

Readers may recall a brief flare of controversy shortly before polling, when a fake video of eventual winner Catherine Connolly announcing her “withdrawal” from the election surfaced on social media.