Fact-check: How important is construction for Malta’s economy?
Michael Stivala talked up the sector, Clyde Caruana did not. What does the data say?
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Fact-check: Is crime really on the decline?
Official data showing the lowest crime rate since 2004 was met with incredulity
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Fact-checking Joseph Muscat’s claim of €100m hospitals clause Cabinet discussion
Muscat said discussions were documented in a report by the Auditor General
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Fact-checking seven claims Robert Abela made in hospitals deal speech
Abela made several claims during a lengthy speech in parliament on Thursday
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Fact-checking PM’s claim courts to blame for killer’s prison leave
Robert Abela made the claim about George Degiorgio’s leave. It’s only half the story.
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This artefact does not come from Sparta and the technology behind it has been explained
False claims that a Roman chalice actually hails from ancient Greece and boasts mysterious colour-changing properties returned to social media in January 2023, following the latest talks over the British Museum’s possible return of the Parthenon sculptures to Athens. In reality, the ancient cup has been dated back to Roman times in the 4th century AD, is known as the “Lycurgus Cup” and has been proven by scientists to change colour in different lighting thanks to traces of silver-gold alloy in its glass front.
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Greek digital artwork shared as a real photo from Turkey quake
February 20, 2023 A digitally created image showing a Greek firefighter holding a girl has been widely shared on social media in Greece following the devastating February 6 earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Many users believed it was a photograph taken from the disaster zone and showed a Greek fireman rescuing a Turkish girl. But
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Fact-check: A heart-shaped pothole is not in Malta
A photo of a Valentine’s Day-themed pothole was widely shared on social media.
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Rainforest Alliance seal signifies sustainability standards, not genetically-modified food
February 13, 2023 A circular seal showing a green frog under the words “Rainforest Alliance” indicates that a food product comes from sources that have been certified as meeting sustainable agricultural and supply chain standards. The symbol does not indicate that a product’s raw materials are “transgenic” — i.e. genetically altered — as social media
Fact-check Malta: Żebbuġ LIDL will be on ODZ land
A statement issued by the Economy Ministry said otherwise
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