“Soon neither 1 nor 2 but 92 wind turbines are expected to be installed from North to Central Evia, thus reaching the ‘magic’ number of 700. You read that right. 700 wind turbines. The burnt-out Evia of 550,000 acres has become… the battery of Greece’, reads a Facebook post from August 13, 2024, and shared over 2,100 times since.
Turbine blade photo misused to claim Greek wildfire zone used for wind farm Read More »
On June 29, 2024, a wildfire broke out on the island of Serifos, which was only brought under control the following morning. The fire damaged houses, cottages, warehouses and chapels in the southern part of the island.
Serifos wildfire misleadingly linked to abandoned wind farm project Read More »
July 10, 2024 Social media users have recently shared a photo on social media that they claim shows ‘Roman tidal baths’ in Malta that disprove climate change. One X user sharing the photo wrote ‘Roman tidal baths on Malta – still at sea level after thousands of years. But – climate change is about to
Fact check Malta: Do these ‘Roman-era’ baths disprove climate change? Read More »
“The same old climate change candy”, said this Facebook post on June 22, 2024 which has since been shared more than 1,500 times. The post, with the hashtag “#This day in 1965”, includes a screenshot of an old newspaper article headlined “Temperature in Larissa 45.4 in the shade”.
High temperatures in Greece in 1965 do not disprove climate change Read More »
A photo posted by mayor Dominic Grech of a pristine-looking pavement caught some by surprise
Fact-check Malta: Siġġiewi mayor’s edited photo removes overgrown weeds and cracks Read More »
A beautiful photo of a lush, green Malta seemed too good to be true
Fact-check Malta: Is this aerial image of Malta AI-generated? Read More »
Mosta council’s application to ERA described trees as alien. The law says otherwise
Fact-check Malta: Are Ficus trees in Mosta ‘alien’ or ‘invasive’? Read More »
October 11, 2023 The development of wind farms is often a topic for debate in Greece, with misleading information about the issue frequently spreading on social networks. The unfounded narrative that areas are deliberately burned down so that wind turbines can be installed is widespread. As fires swept through parts of Greece in 2023, social
Wind turbines have not been built on burnt land in Evia Read More »
E-scooter companies say this is the case, but many are sceptical
Fact-check Malta: Do e-scooters reduce traffic congestion? Read More »
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