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March 29, 2021

Irish users targeted with conspiracy theories through Facebook ads

Irish users are being targeted with advertisements containing conspiracy theories and anti-vaccine content on Facebook, according to a newly released article by The Times. Milo Comerford, Head of Extremism Research and Policy at ISD spoke with the outlet about how the far-right weaponises many conspiracy theories like these to later promote and propel their own ideologies.

Milo Comerford is Head of Research and Policy, Extremism at ISD. You can find a range of his work in our publications section.