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May03
Fact-check Malta: Are 90% of pregnancies in which Down syndrome is detected aborted?
Doctors for Life made the claim in a letter to MEP Cyrus Engerer
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May02
Fact-check Malta: Siġġiewi mayor’s edited photo removes overgrown weeds and cracks
A photo posted by mayor Dominic Grech of a pristine-looking pavement caught some by surprise
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May01
Fact-check Malta: Is this aerial image of Malta AI-generated?
A beautiful photo of a lush, green Malta seemed too good to be true
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Apr30
The woman shaking hands with Hitler is not grandmother of EC president von der Leyen
"A photo of Ursula von der Leyen's grandmother with Adolf Hitler is going viral on social media (...)," says a Facebook post in Greek from March ...
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Apr25
Fact-check Malta: Malta’s rising wages
Data indicated that wages had stagnated, PL say they're up 25%. But there's more to it than meets the eye
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Apr18
Fact-check Malta: Scam video calls from a man claiming to be a police officer
The caller is asking people to hand over their bank and ID details
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Apr16
The Greek government has not “ordered” hotels to fly the LGBTQ+ flag
"LGBTQ flag-raising in all hotels...‼️‼️‼️ Anger and disgust at the new act of the Mitsotakis government, as revealed in Sunday’s Estia," reads a post on ...
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Apr15
Fact-check Malta: Can the government take Manoel Island back?
A recurring debate arose in recent days as the project hit another stumbling block
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Apr12
Fact-check Malta: Fake video shows Joseph Muscat promoting a crypto scam
A similar video of Robert Abela was also shared in recent days
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Mar21
Out-of-context photo used to spread anti-migrant rhetoric in Greece
"Islamic caliphate of Athens! Kotzia Square - City Hall! Turgut Ozal has finally succeeded!!!!" writes a Facebook post from March 10, 2024 that was shared ...
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Mar15
Fact-check Malta: Was a public inquiry held into a 1995 dockyards explosion?
Robert Abela said the government of the day had assumed responsibility for the incident despite no public inquiry taking place
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Mar15
This video clip of a man ripping up a flag with Pride colours is staged
"TEARING UP THE FAKE FLAG," reads a Facebook post on February 27, 2024, which has been shared more than 350 times. Similar posts were shared ...
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