Claims about just 10% of WHO-approved medicines being available not backed by fact
Fact-check Malta: Are WHO-advised palliative care medicines unavailable in Malta? 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 »
A PN statement about the visit raised more questions than it answered
Fact-check Malta: Did a PN delegation to China really never discuss Huawei? Read More »
May 27, 2025 The news that Labour MEP Daniel Attard is embroiled in a bribery investigation came as a bolt from the blue, with Attard issuing a statement on Monday 19 May, describing his attendance at a football match in the presence of a Huawei lobbyist. The matter raised several questions over Attard’s future and the extent
Fact-check Malta: Is MEP Daniel Attard facing charges of bribery? Read More »
May 27, 2025 The local council of the sleepy town of Għargħur has hit the front pages in recent weeks, after councillors ousted the mayor, flipping the council’s previous PN majority to a PL-led one. The turmoil led to protests and earnest appeals for new elections, with several people across social media painting conflicting pictures
Fact-check Malta: What happened at the Għargħur local council? 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 »
A 1910 census listed his great-grandfather as Maltese… but the family may have cited Maltese ancestry to pass as white
Fact-check Malta: Does Pope Leo XIV have Maltese ancestry? Read More »
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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More than 12 countries have euthanasia laws, but no two are identical
Fact-check Malta: How does Malta’s assisted dying proposal compare to other countries? Read More »
May 12, 2025 On Friday 2 May, Malta woke up to the alarming news that the Conscience, a ship operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, had been attacked some 26km off its eastern coast. The ship was reportedly en route to Gaza, carrying humanitarian aid when it was attacked. The news quickly drew international attention
Fact-check Malta: Why was a Gaza-bound aid ship attacked near Malta? Read More »
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