Fact-check Malta: Did a PN delegation to China really never discuss Huawei?
A PN statement about the visit raised more questions than it answered
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MedDMO in Thessaloniki – Informative event against fake news at ESIEM-Th
Disinformation is one of the most pressing challenges of the digital age. To inform and empower media professionals, educators, and citizens, the event “Digital Tools & Actions Against Disinformation” will be held on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 10:00 AM, under the auspices of the Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory.
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Fact-check Malta: What does an impact assessment into the new Magħtab incinerator say?
Public outcry on incinerator and conflicting claims over its impact
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Fact-check Malta: Does Pope Leo XIV have Maltese ancestry?
A 1910 census listed his great-grandfather as Maltese… but the family may have cited Maltese ancestry to pass as white
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Old Greek ID cards will no longer be valid after August 2026
Amid fierce debate over the new ID cards, a misleading claim began circulating on Greek social media in late April 2025, regarding the validity of the old cards.
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Fact-check Malta: How does Malta’s assisted dying proposal compare to other countries?
More than 12 countries have euthanasia laws, but no two are identical
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AI images of Pope Francis wearing pride flag resurface after his death
Pope Francis died of a stroke on April 21, 2025, less than a month after returning home from five weeks in hospital battling double pneumonia (archived here).
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Photo shows two African American men in the 1920s, not Turkish politician
This X post from March 28, 2025, posted an image of two men, with the one embracing the other and implied in the caption in insulting and homophobic language that the photo depicted Kemal Ataturk and proved he was gay. The post was shared more than 100 times.
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Fact-check Malta: How high is Malta’s asthma rate?
Readers paused to catch their breath when a respiratory expert warned of Malta’s dire asthma rates
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Video shows train crash anniversary rally in Greece, not mass protest in Romania
Romania’s constitutional court annulled the presidential election in December 2024 after allegations emerged of Russian meddling in favour of far-right candidate Calin Georgescu, who unexpectedly won the first round after shooting to prominence virtually overnight. On February 26, 2025, Romania indicted Georgescu on charges including making “false statements” over his campaign financing and starting a “fascist, racist or xenophobic organisation”. Georgescu denies wrongdoing. The election is to be rerun in May.
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