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The map shows presumed location of US nuclear weapons, not Russian targets

Fact Check, Politics, Ukraine

Since Russian troops marched into Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Moscow has pointed to its nuclear capabilities and warned it is ready to deploy them in case of an existential threat. On May 9, 2024, Putin said (archived here) that his nuclear forces were “always” on alert. On May 21, Russia announced the start of tactical nuclear weapons drills close to Ukraine (archived here). 

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Fact-check Malta: Are votes for small parties ‘wasted’?

EU Elections, Fact Check, Politics

June 5, 2024 In the run-up to the European Parliament and local council elections held in Malta on 8 June, the leaders of the country’s two main political parties warned the public against voting for third-parties or independent candidates, saying that a vote for another party would be ‘wasted’. In truth, this is a familiar

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Fact-check Malta: Who can vote in Malta’s elections?

EU, Fact Check, Politics

June 4, 2024 this year’s elections saw some 370,000 people eligible to cast their vote for their preferred candidate for the European Parliament and almost 460,000 people vote for their local council representatives. Several online posts in recent weeks have spread confusion over who is eligible to vote, with some questioning the impact that Malta’s

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Fact-check Malta: Opposition leader Bernard Grech’s workers’ day speech

Politics, Uncategorized

May 18, 2024 Like his counterpart Prime Minister Robert Abela, Opposition leader Bernard Grech also used Malta’s workers’ day celebration to launch the Nationalist Party’s electoral campaign during a rally held in the town of Mosta. Times of Malta sifted through some of the claims made by Grech during his speech. Claim: Prime Minister Robert Abela

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Fact-check Malta: Prime Minister Robert Abela’s workers’ day speech

EU, Fact Check, Politics, Uncategorized

May 18, 2024 Prime Minister and Labour Party leader Robert Abela launched his party’s European Parliament election campaign with a fiery speech at a May Day rally. Times of Malta dug through several claims made by Abela during his speech to separate fact from fiction. Claim: Roberta Metsola called Lawrence Gonzi “my prime minister”. Without

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The Greek government has not "ordered" hotels to fly the LGBTQ+ flag - Featured image

The Greek government has not “ordered” hotels to fly the LGBTQ+ flag

Fact Check, Politics, Society

“LGBTQ flag-raising in all hotels…‼️‼️‼️ Anger and disgust at the new act of the Mitsotakis government, as revealed in Sunday’s Estia,”  reads a post on Facebook dated April 7, 2024. The post also includes a photo depicting the April 7 front page of the conservative newspaper “Estia”. “LGBTQ flag-raising in all the country’s hotels,” reads the front page headline, with a sub-headline adding: “By order of the Ministry of Tourism”.

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