Fact-check Malta: Did police investigate the Stephen Spiteri false certificate case?
PL MP Silvio Grixti asked why Spiteri was not investigated in a flurry of Facebook posts in recent weeks
Fact-check Malta: Has Malta’s population ‘almost doubled’ since 2013?
Bernard Grech claimed that this was the case in a speech in parliament on Wednesday
Fact-check Malta: Viral satellite image of a desert-like Malta was not taken this year
The image shows Malta in October 2022
Fact-check Malta: Are Ficus trees in Mosta ‘alien’ or ‘invasive’?
Mosta council’s application to ERA described trees as alien. The law says otherwise
Fact-check Malta: Is the Ġgantija development outside UNESCO’s buffer zone?
The project’s applicants say that it is, but objectors argue otherwise
Old Covid stunt clip resurfaces with false claim it shows ‘fake funeral’ in Gaza
“Hamas group parades a child’s corpse to fool the world,” reads the Thai-language caption to the video shared on TikTok on October 13.
Fact check Malta: Will running hospitals cost as much as Steward received?
Robert Abela said that running the hospitals is ‘certainly not cheaper’ than what government was paying Steward
Fact-check Malta: Scam posts mimic Times of Malta interview with Robert Abela
This is the latest in a line of scams showing in-depth knowledge of local issues and personalities
Fact-check Malta: What powers do police have to stop and search?
Some have questioned whether recent searches in areas known to house migrants could be a case of racial profiling
Fact-check Malta: Disinformation about the Gaza hospital bombing
As both sides trade blame, we look into false claims on either side
