Case No. 15771Unspecified (false social media post)

Man held over false social media post about immigrant

On 15 October 2024, extra.ie reported that a man had been arrested following the circulation of false allegations online. On 16 October 2024, it reported that a man was held over a false social media post about an immigrant. The sources give no date of the underlying incident, no location, no names, no age or nationality, and no details of the allegations. They report no charge, court appearance or sentence. The latest development is the 16 October report that a man was held over the post.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested15 Oct
    2 reports
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A man was arrested following the circulation of false allegations online.
  • A man was held over a false social media post about an immigrant.
When
  • The first report was published by extra.ie on 15 October 2024.
  • A second report was published by extra.ie on 16 October 2024.
Where
No location is given in the sources.
Charges
No charge is stated in the sources.
In court
No court appearance is stated in the sources.
Sentence
No sentence is stated in the sources.
Other details
The article bodies contain only unrendered template code, so the headlines are the only usable content.
2 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man was arrested following the circulation of false allegations online. (extra.ie)
  • whatA man has been held over a false social media post about an immigrant. (extra.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 16 Oct2024
    Man held over false social media post about immigrant

    Only the headline is present; the article body is template code, so the location, date, offence and other details are not stated.

    suspect, male
  2. 15 Oct2024
    Man arrested following circulation of false allegations online

    The headline is the only usable content. The body is unrendered template markup with no date, place, names or details of the allegations.

    suspect, male