Dublin city centre was brought to a standstill by anti-lockdown protesters at the weekendMembership of more than 40 Irish Covid-19 conspiracy and misinformation Facebook groups has almost doubled in six months, research shows. The report comes as Dublin city centre was brought to a standstill on Saturday by anti-lockdown protesters. Three members of the garda force were injured in clashes with the protesters, while 23 people were arrested. The Sunday Times reported yesterday that the protest in Dublin was organised through anti-lockdown Facebook groups and on the Telegram messaging app, where conspiracy theories about the pandemic are rampant. The report, by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, said that among a list of more

Source: The Times March 01, 2021 00:00 UTC