US President Donald Trump and his Health Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., doubled down on misinformation about the causes of autism during an October 9, 2025 cabinet meeting.
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October 13, 2025 Claim: A proposed reform to planning laws only allows illegal developments to be regularised if a small part of the development is illegal Verdict: The proposed laws allow people to apply to have an entire illegal development regularised, not just a small part of it. A fiery debate between Michael Stivala,
A bill proposing the right to a clean environment was shot down last week, with critics warning of its negative repercussions
Fact-check Malta: Misleading claims around PN’s environmental bill Read More »
Photos of the area covered in gravel sparked an outcry
Fact-check Malta: What’s going on with the Ta’ Qali picnic area ground cover? Read More »
PN leader claimed that Ibiza halved its tourist numbers in recent years
Fact-check Malta: Alex Borg’s Ibiza claims on tourism do not add up Read More »
September 26, 2025 “Disinformation” is fast becoming a dirty word in the United States — a label so contentious in a hyperpolarized political climate that some researchers who study the harmful effects of falsehoods are abandoning it altogether. In an era of online deception and information manipulation, the study of disinformation seems more critical than
What do some researchers call disinformation? Anything but disinformation Read More »
Delia said studies show that Malta’s population averages 800,000 people, but no such studies appear to exist
Fact-check Malta: Adrian Delia’s 800,000 population claim is inaccurate Read More »
We take a look at what has changed at the popular bay after concerns were raised
Fact-check Malta: What Transport Malta’s boat mooring plans for Għadira actually say Read More »
We compare a 1992 development brief to how the Sliema site was eventually built
Fact-check Malta: What was the public promised for Tigné Point? Read More »
September 12, 2025 The videos are strikingly lifelike, featuring bikini-clad women conducting street interviews and eliciting lewd comments — but they are entirely fake, generated by AI tools increasingly used to flood social media with sexist content. Such AI slop — mass-produced content created by cheap artificial intelligence tools that turn simple text prompts into
‘Fueling sexism’: AI ‘bikini interview’ videos flood internet Read More »
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