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Jul15
Fact-check Malta: Videos show public figures promoting MaltaCoin, a new cryptocurrency
A series of scam posts use audio deepfakes to imitate popular local figures
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Jul12
Disinfo spreaders set their sights on Paris Olympics
In a report entitled "Russian influence efforts converge on 2024 Paris Olympic Games" published in June 2024, the Microsoft Threat Analysis Centre (MTAC) said that ...
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Jul12
Fact-check Malta: Did PN try to turn Malta’s film studios into a fish farm?
Clayton Bartolo made the claim last week. Edward Zammit Lewis said the same thing a decade ago.
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Jul10
Fact check Malta: Do these ‘Roman-era’ baths disprove climate change?
July 10, 2024 Social media users have recently shared a ...
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Jul10
Fact check Malta: TikTok is soaking up sunscreen misinformation
July 10, 2024 Social media sees an endless stream of ...
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Jul08
Fact check Malta: Watch your step – image of rainbow steps being shared out of context
July 8, 2024 On Saturday 6 July, an image showing ...
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Jul08
Fact-check Malta: Do smear campaign reports clear Chris Fearne?
July 8, 2024 Shocking new revelations into a Steward-funded campaign ...
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Jul04
High temperatures in Greece in 1965 do not disprove climate change
"The same old climate change candy", said this Facebook post on June 22, 2024 which has since been shared more than 1,500 times. The post, ...
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Jul04
Fact-check Malta: Did PN open a court case against Chris Fearne?
Robert Abela alluded to the case when replying to questions on Monday
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Jul02
Fact-check Malta: Are 500,000 foreigners renting properties in Malta?
The Home Owners Association made the claim last week
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Jul01
Fact-check Malta: Don’t get duped – well-known Maltese people are the subject of a new crypto scam
July 1, 2024 What do Malta’s former prime minister, a ...
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Jun27
Fact-check Malta: Who gets to be mayor in Malta’s hung councils?
June 27, 2024 Several of Malta’s largest localities emerged from ...
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