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Fact-check: Is Malta’s national wealth per person the same as Sweden’s? - Featured image
Fact-check Malta: Is Malta’s national wealth per person the same as Sweden’s?

Robert Abela said Malta had caught up with Sweden over the past 12 years
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Fact-check Malta: Did the judiciary support raising judges’ retirement age?

March 30, 2026 Claim: Malta’s judiciary is in favour of ...
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Fact-check Malta: Was government forced to name its chief justice nominee?

March 30, 2026 Claim: Government only named its nominee for ...
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Fact-check Malta: When did discussions over Malta’s next chief justice start?

We check claims made by Ramona Attard and Darren Carabott in a debate on Il-Każin
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Fact-check: Is pensioners’ income now completely tax-free? - Featured image
Fact-check Malta: Is pensioners’ income now completely tax-free?

A new measure promised to exempt pensioners earning up to €37,000 from income tax
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‘Narrative war’: disinformation surges as conflict roils Middle East

March 6, 2026 Recycled images, video game footage passed off ...
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Fact-check Malta: Fake video shows newscaster promoting sham lottery app

February 20, 2026 A new video showing a Television Malta ...
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Fact-check: Behind Infinite Facts, Malta’s AI feel-good fake story generator - Featured image
Fact-check Malta: Behind Infinite Facts, Malta’s AI feel-good fake story generator

A Facebook page has racked up 23,000 followers on the back of fake feel-good stories
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AI tools fabricate Epstein images ‘in seconds,’ study says

February 10, 2026 AI tools can easily fabricate convincing images ...
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Whack-a-mole: US academic fights to purge his AI deepfakes

February 4, 2026 As deepfake videos of John Mearsheimer multiplied ...
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Fact-check: Fake social media posts spread misinformation about Storm Harry - Featured image
Fact-check Malta: Fake social media post warns of flight cancellations caused by Storm Harry

Fake image claims airport will be shut as old video from 2010 resurfaces on Facebook
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Fact-check Malta: Viral video of Gozo ferry dates back to 2010

January 26, 2026 As Malta braced for Storm Harry’s gale ...
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