Dr Orna YOUNG, Author at FactCheckNI

Are children who take a COVID-19 vaccine 52 times more likely to suffer an early death?

Data does not support this claim. Deaths of children after vaccination are too rare to inform reliable estimates. A temporary increase is possible because children with significant pre-existing health problems

Online rumours and misinformation in Northern Ireland

by Dr Orna Young (13 May 2021) Recent events in Northern Ireland have resulted in a renewed focus on the role of online rumours and false information in increasing inter-communal

COVID-19 conspiracy theories: how to have ‘the talk’

by Dr Orna YOUNG (11 December 2020) Any discussion of COVID-19 and the development and introduction of vaccines to combat it invariably gives rise to talk about conspiracy theories. “Is

Misinformation and COVID-19

by Dr Orna YOUNG for FactCheckNI (25 March 2020) We are living through a global health emergency in which the communication of misinformation and disinformation — or what has been

A beginner’s guide to fact checking

by Dr Orna YOUNG (4 September 2019) Fact checking can be done by anyone. We at FactCheckNI train groups to ensure that individuals can determine the accuracy of their news. There

Measuring the “climate” of identity: NILT and time-series surveys

by Dr Orna YOUNG for FactCheckNI (26 June 2019) What is the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey? The Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (NILT) is a social attitudinal

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Are children who take a COVID-19 vaccine 52 times more likely to suffer an early death?

Online rumours and misinformation in Northern Ireland

COVID-19 conspiracy theories: how to have ‘the talk’

Misinformation and COVID-19

A beginner’s guide to fact checking

Measuring the “climate” of identity: NILT and time-series surveys