Fact-check Malta: False and misleading memes linked to EuroPride
Memes and videos making misleading claims about international Pride events have now reached Malta
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This image of queues in Greece was created using artificial intelligence
September 21, 2023 Heavy rains in early September 2023 caused deadly flooding in Thessaly in central Greece, leaving residents in some towns without drinking water and triggering queues for bottled water. In the wake of this natural disaster, posts on social networks shared an image generated by artificial intelligence (AI) claiming or implying that it
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Coast guard rescued drowning girl from Greece’s Piraeus port in 2022, not 2023
September 13, 2023 After a man drowned on September 5, 2023 while attempting to board a ferry in the Greek port of Piraeus, a post was shared more than a hundred times on Facebook claiming that days later a member of the coast guard threw himself into the sea to save a little girl from
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Greek wildfires spur misinformation against migrants
Soon after the first fires broke out on August 19 around the city of Alexandroupoli — near a well-trodden route for migrants entering Europe from Turkey — pictures and videos were posted on social media claiming to show makeshift arson devices created by migrants crossing the border.
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Fact-check Malta: Does Malta have the highest population density in Europe?
How does Malta compare to cities around the continent?
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Greek TV used Croatian movie to show football fans performing Nazi salute
August 17, 2023 After a Greek football fan was killed on the sidelines of a Champions League game due to be held in Athens on August 7, 2023, Greek media produced numerous stories about the hardcore supporters of the rival Croatian football club implicated in the violence. In one report, the private TV channel Skai
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Fact-check Malta: Are O-level results getting worse?
Several organisations expressed their concern at declining results
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Fact-check Malta: Do foreigners outnumber Maltese?
A series of Facebook posts say that a recent study revealed this to be the case
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Fact-check Malta: Scammers are using AI deepfakes to impersonate Maltese citizens
After taking over your Facebook account, scammers create a fake video of you praising their scam
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Fact-check Malta: Do cash rebates for films work?
Advocates say they boost the local industry, critics say the money would be better spent elsewhere
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