April Fools Day is a great reminder that not everything we see, hear or read is accurate and reliable. 🔎This explainer video looks at what false information is, who creates it, and how to spot it. ⤵️ #FalseInformation #FactCheck #AprilFools #StopThinkCheck

The science shows us Ireland has caused no global warming, yet we have to cough up €1.5bn a year to developing countries for damage allegedly caused by global warming. Boys, oh boys..... #ClimateScam #StopThinkCheck #scienceweek2023

@MedialitIreland Media Literacy Workshop in a Box with Dr Ricardo Castellini da Silva in Conamara today. #BeMediaSmart Bíodh Tuiscint agat ar na Meáin #StopThinkCheck Stop Smaoinigh Seiceáil

You wouldn't buy a car without knowing its history, so why would you want unvetted asylum seekers without knowing their history? #StopThinkCheck #BeMediaSmart

Today is Safer Internet Day and all classes were given lessons on how to use the Internet in a safe manner 'Together for a Better Internet' @Webwise_Ireland @safeinternetday #SID2023 #StopThinkCheck

Very informative & engaging Be Media Smart 'Train the Trainer' session today ... looking froward to using the workshop in a box! #StopThinkCheck

@CorkGreens This is fake news and a classic example of #disinformation. The cost of heat pumps has not been cut, and the reporter has supplied no evidence showing a price cut by suppliers or installers of heat pumps. The VAT rate has been cut, nothing more. #StopThinkCheck

Stop. Think. Check. As members of @MedialitIreland, we strongly support this new #BeMediaSmart campaign, which encourages people to #StopThinkCheck that the information that they read, see or hear is reliable and accurate.

@Luighseach @irishcongress But did that really happen? Was the manager reported, fined, sacked etc, which should be the case? The report doesn't say... Misinformation is all around us. Claims and counterclaims are not evidence. How are we to know what is true and what isn't? #StopThinkCheck

New #BeMediaSmart national campaign encourages people to #stopthinkcheck the info they encounter on a daily basis. The campaign aims to raise awareness of how to verify info as well as checking its accuracy & reliability 🔎 Read more: https://t.co/HpteuqCG9b

This week marks Global Media and Information Literacy Week. Nationally, the @medialitIreland #BeMediaSmart campaign also kicks off. World events being as they are, a timely reminder to #StopThinkCheck the media sources you are engaging with. #GlobalMILWeek2023

Don't be fooled by looks 😮 Not every link is as safe as it seems. #StopThinkCheck

What is pre-bunking? What makes people believe disinformation? These, and many more, common questions are answered by the Be Media Team of experts: https://t.co/aeZ1mIMZJG #BeMediaSmart #StopThinkCheck

⚠️MISINFORMATION ALERT⚠️ This is for unvetted asylum seekers, not refugees. #StopThinkCheck #FactCheck

Peter, shouldn't consumers know who orchestrated and paid 30 global and Irish media outlets to simultaneously publish an identical, anonymous "Editorial" that made global Freedom of Press advocates look the other way? #StopThinkCheck #FactsMatter

2 new dates have been added - if you are a community leader, a trainer, a teacher or librarian and you would like to be trained in delivering #BeMediaSmart Workshops in your community visit: https://t.co/bTtlx85tIL #StopThinkCheck

Now, more than ever, it is critical that people use accurate and reliable information when making informed decisions – whether those decisions relate to health, politics, economics or any other aspect of their lives. #StopThinkCheck visit https://t.co/xzAgbsj9qo #BeMediaSmart

What makes people believe disinformation? Dr. Eileen Culloty, from the Be Media Smart team of experts, explains: https://t.co/ze8yOmM7kr @CullotyEileen #StopThinkCheck #BeMediaSmart

Want to know more about media literacy? Media Literacy Ireland have a team of experts here to answer your questions... everything from understanding conspiracy theories to how misinformation spreads: https://t.co/mdJR0ri7tN #StopThinkCheck