We focus on the period between the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty and the early weeks of the Civil War, exploring how both sides of the Treaty divide sought to gain acceptance and to discredit their opponents. Those efforts included government censorship, competing propaganda projects and the widespread intimidation of journalists.

Ep 4: You Say Irregular, I Say Republican

'Fake News' may be a modern term but propaganda, censorship and fact-spinning have a long history. In Fake News and Irish Freedom, a new series from the team behind RTÉ Radio 1's The History Show, we take stories from the War of Independence and the Civil War to explore the ways in which news can be sourced, influenced and, sometimes, faked.

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Ep 4: You Say Irregular, I Say Republican

Ep 4: You Say Irregular, I Say Republican