Almost one in three Irish people believe that the Government exaggerated the number of Covid-19 deaths during the pandemic, according to research commissioned by UCD.
The research – which involved a survey of 2,030 people in Ireland – was carried out to investigate public trust in expertise, reveal the public's view on the pandemic, vaccination, and their belief in various COVID-19 conspiracies.
A total of 12,000 people across six European countries took part in the research. The other countries surveyed were the UK, Italy, Germany, Norway and Portugal.
Despite 31% of people in Ireland thinking the number of deaths from the virus were exaggerated, the majority still expressed a strong belief in the scientific consensus that COVID-19 vaccines are safe.