RTÉ have defended their editorial protocol after a 'fake tweet' was read out live on air this week. RTÉ have defended their editorial protocol after a 'fake tweet' was read out live on air this week. Now, following a fake tweet being read out on Tuesday morning's RTE Radio One 'Morning Ireland' programme, RTÉ said the Morning Ireland presenter "adhered to guidelines" by correcting the error on air. They also confirmed that they made reviews to their social media guidelines following the original 'Tweetgate' incident. The spokesperson said RTÉ have "detailed Journalism Guidelines and Social Media Guidelines which include specific reference to sourcing information from social media", which are available on RTÉ.ie's 'About' section.

Source: Irish Independent February 11, 2018 20:15 UTC