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
Disinformation Watch #29: The worst score is ‘the best score’ for democracy
Malta registered its second worst Democracy Score yet, the
The Shift Team
January 13, 2019 09:10
Disinformation Watch #28: ‘You’re right, maybe you’re right, but it’s not our fault’
The Council of Europe’s Venice Commission, a body of
The Shift Team
December 23, 2018 07:10
Disinformation #27: Manipulation of the NAO report on the power station deal
The National Audit Office (NAO) on Wednesday published its
The Shift Team
December 2, 2018 10:17
Disinformation Watch #26: Toxic tactics on 17 Black
The government’s assault on information intensified last week, as
The Shift Team
November 18, 2018 07:49
Disinformation Watch #25: Going for broke – 17 Black
Reacting to news revealing the mysterious owner of Dubai
The Shift Team
November 11, 2018 07:46
Disinformation Watch #25: On ‘false evidence’ and discrediting an inquiry
In his weekly column in newspaper Illum, Malta Today
The Shift Team
November 4, 2018 12:01
Disinformation Watch #24: Burying the truth on Egrant
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said in Court on Friday
The Shift Team
October 28, 2018 14:18
Disinformation Watch #23: On dirty political tricks that make headlines
The government undermines civil society by directly suppressing freedom
The Shift Team
October 21, 2018 06:00
Disinformation Watch #22: Chris Cardona gets his knickers in a twist
Last week’s revelations involving Economy Minister Chris Cardona triggered
The Shift Team
October 14, 2018 11:00
Disinformation Watch #21: On a public inquiry into a journalist’s death
On 9 August, Daphne Caruana Galizia’s family called for
The Shift Team
October 7, 2018 08:00
Disinformation Watch #20: Joseph Muscat at the UN
Last week, Joseph Muscat delivered his annual speech to
The Shift Team
September 30, 2018 11:26

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