Keeping things in check #3
Prime Minister Robert Abela and his “best in the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
June 18, 2021 13:06
Manifesto magic
Every time Minister Carmelo Abela needs people to focus
Elizabeth De Gaetano
June 11, 2021 17:47
Keeping things in check #1
Nuggets of disinformation by politicians and public figures are
Elizabeth De Gaetano
June 4, 2021 12:05
Disinformation Watch: amplifying the absurd
It has been all of two weeks since the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
May 13, 2021 16:56
Disinformation Watch: power loves a bad idea
In their 2021 ‘Nations in Transit’ report, Freedom House
Elizabeth De Gaetano
May 7, 2021 18:02
Disinformation Watch: Destroying standards
In a move that indicates just how unwilling Anġlu
Elizabeth De Gaetano
April 30, 2021 07:58
Sorry, not sorry: The political pseudo apology
On 5 April, Labour’s deputy leader, Daniel Micallef, said
Elizabeth De Gaetano
April 9, 2021 08:25
Keith Schembri’s disinformation
There was already a lot to unpack in Keith
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 22, 2021 06:04
Disinformation Watch: A man of many opinions
As soon as he was appointed Minister for Justice,
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 5, 2021 13:42
Disinformation Watch: unity without accountability
On 6 February, President George Vella announced a one-day
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 11, 2021 06:17
Disinformation watch: back to basics
Having failed to silence their most vocal critic, Russian
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 1, 2021 06:45
Disinformation hit list 2020
The disinformation that accompanied the pandemic was used in
Elizabeth De Gaetano
December 30, 2020 13:01
Disinformation Watch: A smile a day keeps the virus away
The year 2020 is, in some form or another,
Elizabeth De Gaetano
November 9, 2020 12:20
Still keeping the public out
With the signing of the agreement between the Lands
Elizabeth De Gaetano
October 19, 2020 08:35
Best and worst practices
Hours following the publication of the European Commission’s first
Elizabeth De Gaetano
October 2, 2020 08:40
Damaging trust, causing harm
On 1 September the Commissioner for Standards in Public
Elizabeth De Gaetano
September 21, 2020 07:50
To be or not to be… under suspicion
Former prime minister Joseph Muscat is going to great
The Shift Team
September 6, 2020 08:04
Data for dirty tricks
We were doing so well. When Malta first introduced
Elizabeth De Gaetano
August 25, 2020 06:00
Stock replies bingo 
When former prime minister Joseph Muscat was asked to
Elizabeth De Gaetano
July 19, 2020 18:15
Government boasts of ‘biggest fuel price fall ever recorded’ despite EU disparity
The government was quick to promote its new measure
Joanna Demarco
June 11, 2020 10:35
Whitewashing reputations
Let nobody say that former prime minister Joseph Muscat
Elizabeth De Gaetano
June 7, 2020 18:05
Joseph Muscat’s resignation letter: deny, divert and discredit
What links a disgraced former Prime Minister’s resignation letter
The Shift Team
May 18, 2020 18:20
Wash, rinse, repeat
When The Shift started monitoring government disinformation tactics in
Elizabeth De Gaetano
May 17, 2020 10:57
The migration issue: the complexities left out of Bartolo’s pie charts
Days after the closure of Malta’s ports resulted in
Joanna Demarco
May 12, 2020 18:35
Coronavirus: understanding fact from fiction
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) together with a number
Elizabeth De Gaetano
April 15, 2020 16:00
Disinformation: consolation and catastrophe during coronavirus
As COVID-19 headlines continue to dominate news cycles, pro-Kremlin
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 30, 2020 06:00
The ugly behind the pretty: How disinformation is thriving on Instagram
The creation and spread of false or deliberately misleading
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 23, 2020 12:06
Disinformation Watch #32: Trump and Muscat’s playbook – ‘get out of jail free’
Populist strongmen use the same disinformation tactics wherever they
The Shift Team
March 31, 2019 17:30
Disinformation Watch #31: On calls for votes for those who ‘love the country’
For anyone “to come here and give the impression
The Shift Team
February 17, 2019 17:00
Disinformation Watch #30: Corruption is no ‘perception’
Malta has seen the sharpest decline in its Corruption
The Shift Team
February 3, 2019 10:01

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