Fact-check Malta: Is Malta’s national wealth per person the same as Sweden’s?
Robert Abela said Malta had caught up with Sweden over the past 12 years
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Fact-check Malta: Did the judiciary support raising judges’ retirement age?
March 30, 2026 Claim: Malta’s judiciary is in favour of raising judges’ retirement age. Verdict: The sitting chief justice said he was ‘disappointed’ that a bill proposing reforms, which included raising judges’ retirement age was not approved, but he did not expressly refer to the retirement age issue. A heated episode of talk show Il-Każin
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Fact-check Malta: Was government forced to name its chief justice nominee?
March 30, 2026 Claim: Government only named its nominee for Judge Consuelo Scerri Herrera to be the next chief justice because of a parliamentary vote forcing its hand. Verdict: This is false. Scerri Herrera’s candidature was announced a week before a parliamentary vote was held. In an episode of talk show Il-Każin, government MP Ramona
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Fact-check Malta: When did discussions over Malta’s next chief justice start?
We check claims made by Ramona Attard and Darren Carabott in a debate on Il-Każin
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Fact-check Malta: Is pensioners’ income now completely tax-free?
A new measure promised to exempt pensioners earning up to €37,000 from income tax
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‘Narrative war’: disinformation surges as conflict roils Middle East
March 6, 2026 Recycled images, video game footage passed off as missile strikes, and AI-generated combat visuals: the US-Israeli assault on Iran has unleashed a torrent of online disinformation that analysts are calling a war of narratives. Since US and Israeli strikes over the weekend ignited a regional conflict, a parallel information war has erupted,
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AI tools fabricate Epstein images ‘in seconds,’ study says
February 10, 2026 AI tools can easily fabricate convincing images of Jeffrey Epstein with world leaders, a study has shown, following a surge of manipulated photos falsely linking prominent politicians to the convicted sex offender. Social media users have amplified AI-generated images purporting to show the convicted sex offender socializing with politicians such as New
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Fact-check Malta: Do 90% of under-35s own their own homes?
Robert Abela’s figures on young homeowners do not tally with the study he is citing
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Fact-check Malta: How much are political parties declaring in donations?
January 23, 2026 Party financing in Malta came under the spotlight in the run-up to Christmas, as opposition party PN belatedly submitted the party’s financial reports for 2021 to 2024 on December 15, leading to conflicting claims from acolytes of both of the country’s main political parties over the other’s sources of wealth and donors.
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Who is John Mark Dougan, sanctioned by EU for role in Russian disinformation?
In a first for the European Union, an American fugitive living in Russia was among 12 individuals sanctioned for activities described as “information manipulation and interference.”
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