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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 ...
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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, ...
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Fact-check: Are recent TikTok videos of Lilu King genuine? - Featured image

Fact-check Malta: Are recent TikTok videos of Lilu King genuine?

The videos were shared on TikTok and several Facebook groups ...
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Greek wildfires spur misinformation against migrants - Featured image

Greek wildfires spur misinformation against migrants

Soon after the first fires broke out on August 19 ...
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Fact-check: Does Malta have the highest population density in Europe? - Featured image

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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Fact-check Malta: Woman forced to film hostage-style video in blackmail scam

Police: Victims scammed €36,600 in cryptocurrency
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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 ...
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Fact-check: Are O-level results getting worse? - Featured image

Fact-check Malta: Are O-level results getting worse?

Several organisations expressed their concern at declining results
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Fact-check: Do foreigners outnumber Maltese? - Featured image

Fact-check Malta: Do foreigners outnumber Maltese?

A series of Facebook posts say that a recent study ...
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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 ...
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Fact-check: Do cash rebates for films work? - Featured image

Fact-check Malta: Do cash rebates for films work?

Advocates say they boost the local industry, critics say the ...
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ERT did not cut funding for a Yorgos Avgeropoulos documentary in 2023; the claim is from 2019

July 31, 2023 Posts on social media in July 2023 ...
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