Fighting disinformation, one game at a time
Readers of The Shift will have noticed that the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
6 days ago
Disinformation watch – defiant defence
When reports emerged that on 8 September, the Parliamentary
Elizabeth De Gaetano
1 week ago
Keeping things in check #5
The absurdities never stop, do they? From Robert Abela’s
Elizabeth De Gaetano
2 weeks ago
Lethal disinformation
For disinformation to be effective, it needs to have
Isabelle Vella Gregory
2 weeks ago
Extraordinary claims
Research, a word we hear so often these days.
Isabelle Vella Gregory
2 weeks ago
Disinformation Watch: Calling things by their proper name
The Shift has dedicated much space to the plethora
Elizabeth De Gaetano
3 weeks ago
Disinformation Watch: I’m not campaigning, you’re campaigning!
Eagle-eyed observers and those who monitor our politicians’ social
Elizabeth De Gaetano
4 weeks ago
Keeping things in check #4
August is usually a slow month for most but
Elizabeth De Gaetano
1 month ago
5 Covid-19 vaccine myths explained
Despite Malta’s successful vaccination rate against Covid-19, and the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
1 month ago
Disinformation Watch: Fretting about the FATF
That the government was about to embark on a
Elizabeth De Gaetano
1 July 2021
Keeping things in check #3
Prime Minister Robert Abela and his “best in the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
18 June 2021
Manifesto magic
Every time Minister Carmelo Abela needs people to focus
Elizabeth De Gaetano
11 June 2021
Keeping things in check #1
Nuggets of disinformation by politicians and public figures are
Elizabeth De Gaetano
4 June 2021
Disinformation Watch: amplifying the absurd
It has been all of two weeks since the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
13 May 2021
Disinformation Watch: power loves a bad idea
In their 2021 ‘Nations in Transit’ report, Freedom House
Elizabeth De Gaetano
7 May 2021
Disinformation Watch: Destroying standards
In a move that indicates just how unwilling Anġlu
Elizabeth De Gaetano
30 April 2021
Sorry, not sorry: The political pseudo apology
On 5 April, Labour’s deputy leader, Daniel Micallef, said
Elizabeth De Gaetano
9 April 2021
Keith Schembri’s disinformation
There was already a lot to unpack in Keith
Elizabeth De Gaetano
22 March 2021
Disinformation Watch: A man of many opinions
As soon as he was appointed Minister for Justice,
Elizabeth De Gaetano
5 March 2021
Disinformation Watch: unity without accountability
On 6 February, President George Vella announced a one-day
Elizabeth De Gaetano
11 February 2021
Disinformation watch: back to basics
Having failed to silence their most vocal critic, Russian
Elizabeth De Gaetano
1 February 2021
Disinformation hit list 2020
The disinformation that accompanied the pandemic was used in
Elizabeth De Gaetano
30 December 2020
Disinformation Watch: A smile a day keeps the virus away
The year 2020 is, in some form or another,
Elizabeth De Gaetano
9 November 2020
Still keeping the public out
With the signing of the agreement between the Lands
Elizabeth De Gaetano
19 October 2020
Best and worst practices
Hours following the publication of the European Commission’s first
Elizabeth De Gaetano
2 October 2020
Damaging trust, causing harm
On 1 September the Commissioner for Standards in Public
Elizabeth De Gaetano
21 September 2020
To be or not to be… under suspicion
Former prime minister Joseph Muscat is going to great
The Shift Team
6 September 2020
Data for dirty tricks
We were doing so well. When Malta first introduced
Elizabeth De Gaetano
25 August 2020
Stock replies bingo 
When former prime minister Joseph Muscat was asked to
Elizabeth De Gaetano
19 July 2020
Government boasts of ‘biggest fuel price fall ever recorded’ despite EU disparity
The government was quick to promote its new measure
Joanna Demarco
11 June 2020