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Aug15
Fact-check Malta: Can a property owner rent their property to whoever they want?
A seemingly discriminatory advert for an apartment rental raised questions about the limits of property owners' right to handpick their tenants
Aug02
Fact-check Malta: Inside the scam posts flooding Maltese social media
Hundreds of almost identical posts have hit Maltese Facebook in the past week
Aug02
Fact-check Malta: How much will Edward Scicluna earn until the end of his term?
August 2, 2024 After a week-long to-and-fro with Cabinet, Edward ...
Aug01
Fact-check Malta: A feast for controversy
August 1, 2024 Whether or not you watched the Paris ...
Aug01
Serifos wildfire misleadingly linked to abandoned wind farm project
On June 29, 2024, a wildfire broke out on the island of Serifos, which was only brought under control the following morning. The fire damaged houses, ...
Jul31
Fact-check Malta: No, Mater Dei is not removing crucifixes from its walls
July 31, 2024 As the court cases in connection to ...
Jul31
Fact-check Malta: How many female mayors did Malta elect?
July 31, 2024 With the dust settling on this year’s ...
Jul30
Fact-check Malta: Beware of sympathy scams
July 30, 2024 It’s a trick as old as time, ...
Jul30
Fact-check Malta: What is Malta’s average wage?
July 30, 2024 New data published on Tuesday 23 July ...
Jul30
Fact-check Malta: Was this photo of a dangerous e-scooter rider taken in Malta?
The photo went viral on Tuesday, sparking a series of anti-immigrant remarks
Jul15
Fact-check Malta: Videos show public figures promoting MaltaCoin, a new cryptocurrency
A series of scam posts use audio deepfakes to imitate popular local figures
Jul12
Disinfo spreaders set their sights on Paris Olympics
In a report entitled "Russian influence efforts converge on 2024 Paris Olympic Games" published in June 2024, the Microsoft Threat Analysis Centre (MTAC) said that ...
