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What social videos reveal about Ireland's car theft subculture

RTÉ Clarity analysed 51 videos to identify what the material reveals about the online subculture surrounding the behaviour

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#1734
First seen
22 Aug 2026, 06:06 UTC
Last checked
25 Aug 2026, 05:56 UTC
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2 versions
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Publisher
RTÉ News
Country
Ireland
Source published
22 Aug 2026, 06:00 UTC
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Section
Clarity
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RTÉ Clarity analysed 51 videos to identify what the material reveals about the online subculture surrounding the behaviour
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    What social videos reveal about Ireland's car theft subculture

    RTÉ Clarity analysed 51 videos to identify what the material reveals about the online subculture surrounding the behaviour

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    What joyriding videos reveal about Ireland's car theft subculture

    RTÉ Clarity analysed 51 joyriding videos to identify what the material reveals about the online subculture surrounding the behaviour

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  • machine content-type Reported news observable-rules-v1 / 70% rule confidence
  • publisher category Clarity rss-category
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#1156
Observed
22 Aug 2026, 08:06 UTC
HTTP result
200 / parsed
Raw payload
38,687 bytes, private gzip evidence
Collector
news-ledger/0.1
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metadata and excerpt