Latest Fact-Checks
Sep17
Fact-check Malta: Adrian Delia’s 800,000 population claim is inaccurate
Delia said studies show that Malta’s population averages 800,000 people, but no such studies appear to exist
Sep16
Fact-check Malta: What Transport Malta’s boat mooring plans for Għadira actually say
We take a look at what has changed at the popular bay after concerns were raised
Sep15
Fact-check Malta: What was the public promised for Tigné Point?
We compare a 1992 development brief to how the Sliema site was eventually built
Sep12
‘Fueling sexism’: AI ‘bikini interview’ videos flood internet
September 12, 2025 The videos are strikingly lifelike, featuring bikini-clad ...
Sep12
Fact-check Malta: Are WHO-advised palliative care medicines unavailable in Malta?
Claims about just 10% of WHO-approved medicines being available not backed by fact
Jun13
Fact-check Malta: How much did MIDI pay for Manoel Island?
The concession agreement signed in 2000 sheds light on the project’s finances
Jun12
Fact-check Malta: Did a PN delegation to China really never discuss Huawei?
A PN statement about the visit raised more questions than it answered
May27
Fact-check Malta: Is MEP Daniel Attard facing charges of bribery?
May 27, 2025 The news that Labour MEP Daniel Attard ...
May27
Fact-check Malta: What happened at the Għargħur local council?
May 27, 2025 The local council of the sleepy town ...
May26
Fact-check Malta: What does an impact assessment into the new Magħtab incinerator say?
Public outcry on incinerator and conflicting claims over its impact
May20
Fact-check Malta: Does Pope Leo XIV have Maltese ancestry?
A 1910 census listed his great-grandfather as Maltese... but the family may have cited Maltese ancestry to pass as white
May19
Old Greek ID cards will no longer be valid after August 2026
Amid fierce debate over the new ID cards, a misleading claim began circulating on Greek social media in late April 2025, regarding the validity of ...