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Feb19
Fact check Malta: Fake video shows Ursula von der Leyen promoting investment scam
The video describes the scheme as an easy solution to the rising cost of living
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Feb19
Fact-check Malta: Scam Facebook posts show airport selling lost luggage for €1
Scammers are trying to get hold of people's card details
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Feb16
Fact-check Malta: Does changing local plans violate landowners’ ‘property rights’?
Both the Prime Minister and Opposition leader have previously said that local plans cannot be changed
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Feb13
This picture was generated by AI
Posts featuring the "Pregnant Ken" appeared on social media as the Greek parliament began debating the bill on February 5.
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Feb05
Fact-check Malta: What happened when I accepted a job from an online scammer
Fake job scams are becoming widespread in Malta
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Feb04
Fact-check Malta: Is the hospitals’ inquiry facing ‘exaggerated delays’?
Prime Minister criticised the four-and-a-half year wait
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Jan25
Greek bishop falsely claimed Switzerland planned a referendum on same-sex marriage for January 2024
On January 10, 2024, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that his government would move to legalise marriage and adoption for same-sex couples, prompting strong reactions ...
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Jan25
Fact-check Malta: Does a new drug reform mean that you can carry 500 ecstasy pills?
Many have claimed that drug traffickers will be able to get away with carrying more drugs for personal use
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Jan24
Fact-check Malta: Is food inflation going down?
The Prime Minister claimed that food inflation is not decreasing, unlike inflation in other sectors
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Jan24
Fact-check Malta: Fake video shows Russell Crowe endorsing Malta property listings app
The video is the latest in a long line of similar scams
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Jan19
Video altered to show Volodymyr Zelensky dancing in a red costume
The Ukrainian leader, who used to work as an actor, is regularly targeted on social media in posts that try to ridicule or slander him. ...
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Jan15
Fact-check Malta: Looking back on the deepfakes and disinformation of 2023
The year was marked by fears over AI, but there was plenty more misinformation closer to home
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