Fake news and the Irish War Of Independence/ Michael Barry
Description: 144 pages, illustrations : 25 cmISBN:- 9780993355486
- 23 941.5082
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Loanable Book | Library | Irish Collection | 941.5082 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 07/05/2024 | 000436781 |
"As the War of Independence began to rage in Ireland in 1920, the British established press offices in Dublin to promote their version of events. Staffed by veterans of propaganda during the ‘Great War’, they began to issue falsehoods and full-on Fake News during 1920-21. As their untruths became known, fewer people began to believe the British reports. By contrast, Sinn Féin generally stuck to the truth. Their news-sheet, the ‘Irish Bulletin’, with its measured tone, soon gained a reputation for accuracy. In this fascinating book Michael B. Barry tells the story of fakery and dissimulation that emanated from Dublin Castle, including the so-called ‘Battle of Tralee’ staged at Vico Road, Killiney, the forged editions of the ‘Irish Bulletin’ and attempts after the Kilmichael ambush to paint the IRA as axe-wielding fiends. Also covered are the later careers of the practitioners of false news, which ranged from helping General Francisco Franco fly to Morocco to start the Spanish Civil War, to being ennobled and taking a seat in the British House of Lords." - Book cover
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