Maria Flannery

Limerick

Social Newsgathering Journalist at European Broadcasting Union

journalist & writer | newsgathering & verification @EBU_HQ, bits and pieces elsewhere

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Articles

Israeli government agency paid for adverts targeting Eurovision Song Contest public vote

2 weeks ago | spotlight.ebu.ch | Derek Bowler |Maria Flannery

An investigation by Eurovision News Spotlight has uncovered evidence that an agency of the Israeli government deployed cross-platform advertising and used state social media accounts to directly target and encourage the public in participating countries to vote for the Israeli entry in the Eurovision Song Contest.
UN Bases Under Israeli Fire

Oct 30, 2024 | investigations.news-exchange.ebu.ch | Derek Bowler |Maria Flannery |Belen Garrido |Thais Porto

Targets or Collateral Damage? By Derek Bowler, Maria Flannery and Belén López Garrido A detailed analysis of visual evidence acquired through open-source investigation and official accounts from both IDF and UNIFIL shows that at least four of these Israeli military operations have hit directly inside or immediately next to clearly identified UN posts that operate under the mandate of United Nations Security Council resolution 1701.
Video claiming to show Liam Payne fall from hotel is from unrelated incident

Oct 17, 2024 | spotlight.ebu.ch | Maria Flannery

Videos circulating on social media after news emerged of Liam Payne's death in Argentina purported to show his fall from a hotel in Buenos Aires. Former One Direction singer Liam Payne died on Wednesday, October 16, after he fell from the third storey of a hotel in Buenos Aires. The 31-year-old pop star's death was confirmed by local police soon after the incident happened. He dropped into a courtyard from a balcony at the Casa Sur Hotel in the Palermo neighbourhood of the Argentinian capital.
In the debate around remote working, has anyone considered rural Ireland?

Sep 21, 2024 | thejournal.ie | Maria Flannery

THE NEWS THAT one of the world’s biggest employers, Amazon, is soon to enforce an end to hybrid and remote working arrangements will be met with unease by many Irish workers who have organised their lives around the new normal. This novel way of working has been with us now for about four-and-a-half years, which actually makes it not very novel at all. That is, hypothetically, long enough for someone to have had a baby who is now going to school.
Trump posts AI-generated images to claim support of Taylor Swift and fans

Aug 20, 2024 | spotlight.ebu.ch | Maria Flannery

Former U.S. president Donald Trump shared a series of images appearing to show Taylor Swift fans wearing T-shirts saying ‘Swifties for Trump’, as well as a poster depicting Taylor Swift with text saying ‘TAYLOR WANTS YOU TO VOTE FOR DONALD TRUMP’ — implying the pop superstar has endorsed Trump in his re-election bid.
Fact-Check Dispatch: UFO interfering with U.S. nuclear site, Stormy Daniels in mushroom dress, and LeBron James lamenting NBA loss

Apr 29, 2024 | spotlight.ebu.ch | Maria Flannery

Spotlight is a newsletter created by Eurovision News in collaboration with Members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). It aims to combat misinformation and promote fact-checking efforts in Europe. The newsletter serves as a platform to showcase the fact-checking work of European public service media broadcasters.
FACT-CHECK: Video of car crash used by Spanish police is actually American AT&T advert

Apr 12, 2024 | spotlight.ebu.ch | Maria Flannery

A video posted to X by Spain's Guardia Civil, the country's military police force, shows an apparent car crash taking place after the driver looked at her phone to see a message. Spain's Guardia Civil has on multiple occasions posted the same video of a group of young women inside a car dancing to music before the driver receives an audible message and looks to her phone, resulting in a car crash. The most recent example of this was a post by the Guardia Civil on April 12, 2024.
Air traffic control fault in UK has 'major impact' on Irish flights

Aug 28, 2023 | irishstar.com | Maria Flannery

An air traffic control fault in the United Kingdom is causing significant disruption to Irish flights to the UK and across Europe, authorities said. Several flights have been affected at Ireland's airports, including flights to and from the UK and flights that travel over UK airspace. Airports are advising passengers to check their flight status in advance.
Irish stars Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal and Cillian Murphy tipped to win Oscars

Aug 25, 2023 | irishstar.com | Maria Flannery

Ireland is set for another record year at the Oscars in 2024, with Irish talent taking center stage in many of this year's top films. And seven months out from the highly-anticipated ceremony, Irish actors are already being tipped to win big after appearances in some critically acclaimed films.
British Museum chief quits after treasures stolen and staff member fired

Aug 25, 2023 | irishstar.com | Maria Flannery

The director of the British Museum in London has stepped down from his role - after priceless treasures were stolen from the premises. Hartwig Fischer said in a statement that the museum "did not respond as comprehensively as it should have" when he found out about the thefts in 2021. It comes just days after Mr Fischer defended the museum's probe into the incident in 2021.