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 »
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 »
The concession agreement signed in 2000 sheds light on the project’s finances
Fact-check Malta: How much did MIDI pay for Manoel Island? Read More »
Public outcry on incinerator and conflicting claims over its impact
Fact-check Malta: What does an impact assessment into the new Magħtab incinerator say? Read More »
Is Malta the only country to offer free public transport? And are the Maltese using buses more frequently? Abela certainly thinks so
Fact-check Malta: examining Robert Abela’s claims about public transport Read More »
“The mysterious ship that generates electricity happened to be in Spain a few days ago. #HAARP”, read one Facebook post from November 3, 2024, shared over 7,200 times since. It shared a video of a cargo ship with a dozen smokestacks and high-voltage pylons on its deck.
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The FKNK said rangers could be breaking the law by donning recording devices
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“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.
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