Fact-check: How important is construction for Malta’s economy?
Michael Stivala talked up the sector, Clyde Caruana did not. What does the data say?
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Fact-check: Is crime really on the decline?
Official data showing the lowest crime rate since 2004 was met with incredulity
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Posts falsely claim Greece committed more aid to Ukraine than France, Italy
March 29, 2023 Greece has not committed more aid to Ukraine than France and Italy as of March 2023, contrary to social media posts that spread false figures about the quantities of aid these countries have pledged. In reality, France and Italy have committed far more to the war-hit country. According to the Kiel Institute’s
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Fact-checking Joseph Muscat’s claim of €100m hospitals clause Cabinet discussion
Muscat said discussions were documented in a report by the Auditor General
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Fact-checking seven claims Robert Abela made in hospitals deal speech
Abela made several claims during a lengthy speech in parliament on Thursday
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This artefact does not come from Sparta and the technology behind it has been explained
False claims that a Roman chalice actually hails from ancient Greece and boasts mysterious colour-changing properties returned to social media in January 2023, following the latest talks over the British Museum’s possible return of the Parthenon sculptures to Athens. In reality, the ancient cup has been dated back to Roman times in the 4th century AD, is known as the “Lycurgus Cup” and has been proven by scientists to change colour in different lighting thanks to traces of silver-gold alloy in its glass front.
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No, Frontex has not warned that 330,000 migrants will arrive in the European Union in 2023
Online articles and social media posts widely shared in Greek at the end of January 2023 claimed the EU border agency Frontex had warned that 330,000 migrants would enter Europe over 2023 after the same number had arrived the previous year. These posts are wrong. The agency said in a news release that it had counted 330,000 irregular entries into the EU over the 2022. It made no projections for 2023. Frontex’s figures include people who cross borders several times and so are counted several times, which has caused confusion before. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates 188,000 people entered Europe illegally in 2022, which researchers say is a more reliable figure.
Fact-checking Chris Fearne’s Strep A claim
Minister: ‘Two cases of invasive Strep A is in line with what is usually reported’
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