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Dec04
This video shows a train carriage in Madrid in 2023, not the new metro in Thessaloniki
"First day of operation of Thessaloniki Metro!!! What we paid again!!" read this Facebook post from November 30, 2024, since shared more than 700 times. ...
Nov20
Fact check Malta: Former politician peddles misinformation about political murders
November 20, 2024 A recently-resurfaced video clip shows a former ...
Nov18
Fact-check Malta: Did Amanda Muscat receive just €16,000 more than a secretary?
Robert Abela made the claim in an interview, but that figure doesn't add up
Nov14
Fact-check Malta: Did Malta under PN have the worst unemployment rate in Europe?
Malta also had one of the worst fiscal deficits in Europe, Jonathan Attard claimed
Nov14
Fact-check Malta: does a new budget measure give all foreigners a yearly €550 payout?
Several social media posts saying this have stoked outrage
Nov13
Fact-check Malta: Scam Facebook post about lost three-year-old boy makes it to Malta
November 13, 2024 A false story about a lost child, ...
Nov12
Fact-check Malta: National water service provider edits photo to replace opposition MP with a random man
One minute Ryan Callus was in the photo. The next, he was gone
Nov12
No, ‘weather modification vessels’ were not responsible for Valencia’s deadly floods
"The mysterious ship that generates electricity happened to be in Spain a few days ago. #HAARP", read one Facebook post from November 3, 2024, shared ...
Nov07
Fact-check Malta: Did the budget increase Malta’s retirement age
November 7, 2024 A seemingly innocuous measure buried in the ...
Nov06
Image of Athens mayor wearing Palestinian flag shirt is altered
"According to unconfirmed reports, comrade Haris Doukas has nominated himself as the new leader of HAMAS," reads a July 31 Facebook post, shared dozens of ...
Oct25
Video shows Donald Trump impersonator dancing Greek dance, not former president
With less than four weeks to go until the November 5 election, presidential nominees Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are preparing for the final push ...
Oct22
Fact-check Malta: The country has bad buildings, but this isn’t one of them
October 22, 2024 Poor and tasteless construction is rampant in ...
