Carlow gun attack: How a wave of disinformation spread like wildfire
The Indo Daily · Irish Independent
June 5, 202526m 51s
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Show Notes
On Sunday, 22-year-old Evan Fitzgerald discharged multiple rounds at Fairgreen Shopping Centre in Carlow before taking his own life. As the incident unfolded, a wave of disinformation flooded social media. Who gains from causing such confusion, and why did gardaí disclose the ethnicity of the gunman?
Host: Kevin Doyle Guests: Maeve McTaggart and Conor Feehan
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