Malta also had one of the worst fiscal deficits in Europe, Jonathan Attard claimed
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Several social media posts saying this have stoked outrage
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One minute Ryan Callus was in the photo. The next, he was gone
“The mysterious ship that generates electricity happened to be in Spain a few days ago. #HAARP”, read one Facebook post from November 3, 2024, shared over 7,200 times since. It shared a video of a cargo ship with a dozen smokestacks and high-voltage pylons on its deck.
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“According to unconfirmed reports, comrade Haris Doukas has nominated himself as the new leader of HAMAS,” reads a July 31 Facebook post, shared dozens of times.
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With less than four weeks to go until the November 5 election, presidential nominees Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are preparing for the final push in what could be the closest US presidential election in recent history (archived here).
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“Two days ago in Samos! (…) Normal landing of 20 to 25 recruits normally!!!!”, said this Facebook post from September 22, 2024, which has since been shared more than 750 times.
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Tilos is home to fewer than 1,000 permanent residents, and is a popular tourism destination in the Dodecanese group of islands in the Aegean Sea. A recent rescue of dozens of migrants and refugees by the port authorities on Tilos led to a clash between the island’s mayor, Maria Kamma-Aliferi, and a tourist, who the mayor claimed had called for the displaced people to be thrown into the sea. The tourist denied this in a Facebook post.
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The FKNK said rangers could be breaking the law by donning recording devices
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Bernard Grech warned that power cuts can be fatal if someone’s sleep apnoea machine loses power
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