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Galway university 'fake news' expert claims fake doctorate

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“Galway university 'fake news' expert claims fake doctorate”

A leading Irish academic who is an expert on disinformation and "fake news" has been falsely claiming to have a doctorate from a distinguished English university, Prime Time has established

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