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Fact-check Malta: TikTok flags pro-Labour Party fake news network during election

September 18, 2026 TikTok shut down a network of fake ...
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Fact-check Malta: Does a proposed equality bill mean a ban on the crucifix in schools?

September 14, 2026 A proposed human rights bill, promising to ...
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Fact-check Malta: Are pre-trial juror surveys ‘used across the world’?

A survey commissioned by Yorgen Fenech’s uncle before his trial has sparked debate over the use of pre-trial polling
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Images of Moroccan couple abandoning wedding to enter Ceuta are fake

Tens of thousands of migrants flooded the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco late July 2026, but images widely claimed on social media to show ...
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Study does not prove vaccines increase dementia risk

Research on dementia prevention has pointed to possible benefits from adult vaccination, but on social media, one study that failed to reaffirm those findings is ...
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Fact-check: Is it ‘unrealistic’ for Malta’s population to reach 800,000 by 2040?

Robert Abela brushed off the suggestion that Malta’s population could soon hit the 800,000 mark, but his own figures suggest otherwise
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Fact-check: How many young people use cocaine in Malta?

A new study shows that just 0.1% of young people consume cocaine, according to Home Affairs Minister Glenn Bedingfield
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Fact-check Malta: How much will Malta’s new cabinet cost?

July 3, 2026 Malta’s new cabinet, following the outcome of ...
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Fact-check Malta: Did PN leader Alex Borg win more votes than Robert Abela and all previous PN leaders?

June 17, 2026 Despite his party’s defeat in Malta’s May ...
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Fact-check Malta: Did the government borrow €1 billion in the month leading to the election campaign?

June 17, 2026 A controversial claim that Malta borrowed €1billion ...
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Fact-check Malta: What are PN’s renewable energy targets?

June 16, 2026 The Nationalist Party (PN) has pledged to ...
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Fact-check Malta: Does a promised corporate tax cut apply to dividend payments?

June 16, 2026 A Labour Party electoral pledge to slash ...
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