March 10, 2025 The role of the court expert has come under recent scrutiny, following British forensic accountant Jeremy Harbinson’s refusal to travel to Malta to testify in a prominent criminal case. Harbinson is one of the authors of a 1,200 page report into the privatisation of Karin Grech, St Luke’s and Gozo general hospitals […]
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Romania’s constitutional court annulled the presidential election in December 2024 after allegations emerged of Russian meddling in favour of far-right candidate Calin Georgescu, who unexpectedly won the first round after shooting to prominence virtually overnight. On February 26, 2025, Romania indicted Georgescu on charges including making “false statements” over his campaign financing and starting a “fascist, racist or xenophobic organisation”. Georgescu denies wrongdoing. The election is to be rerun in May.
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March 6, 2025 Valentine’s Day is usually a celebration of love. But this year, the White House put a dark spin on the popular ‘roses are red, violets are blue’ refrain to promote deportations, unwittingly duping several people into thinking its social media Valentine’s Day post was false. Around 14th February, social media users around
Faith in Malta’s police force has come under the spotlight in recent weeks
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“Massive riot in Greece. Thousands of patriots are calling for the resignation of the globalist treacherous government. More than 500 illegal migrants arrive in Greece by boat every day,” reads an English-language post on X that has been viewed over a million times since it was posted on March 2, 2025 and shared more than 7,000 times. It is accompanied by a 15-second video showing massive crowds of demonstrators walking down a major street in central Athens, near the Greek parliament building.
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February 21, 2025 Earlier this year we highlighted a barrage of posts by fake pages and profiles targeting people interested in a popular artisan Christmas market in Malta. Scammers really never do take a holiday, and this particular tactic seems to be a growing trend. Another Facebook Event created by Malta Artisan Markets, this time
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President’s actual account remains unverified
Fact-check Malta: X gives fake Myriam Spiteri Debono account verified status Read More »
The scam uses audio deepfakes to encourage fraudulent investments
Fact-check Malta: Latest AI scam mimics Robert Abela’s voice Read More »
The volcanic island of Santorini has been rattled by an unprecedented wave of seismic activity, including seven successive tremors measuring over 4.0 magnitude on February 6, 2025 (archived here). An even stronger 5.2 magnitude tremor was recorded on February 5, according to the Athens Geodynamic Institute.
Old photos misleadingly shared as quakes rattle Santorini Read More »
Santorini and its neighbouring islands were hit by hundreds of tremors in early February 2025, including more than 40 earthquakes with a magnitude of over 4.0 within a period of 72 hours (archived here).
Old photo of Mount Etna eruption is misleadingly used in posts about Santorini tremors Read More »
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