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What do some researchers call disinformation? Anything but disinformation

Politics, Society

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 […]

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Fact-check Malta: What happened at the Għargħur local council?

Fact Check, Politics

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

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