How state broadcaster, party-owned media shape Malta’s COVID-19 narrative
Malta’s unique media landscape has equipped the government with
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 5, 2021 14:17
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
The wrong of rudeness: Mercieca’s meanness
Simon Mercieca, University history lecturer, publicly accused Matthew Caruana
Kevin Cassar
December 23, 2020 07:41
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
Věra Jourová stresses importance of journalism amid COVID-19 ‘infodemic’
The unprecedented “infodemic” that emerged during the pandemic has
Joanna Demarco
June 9, 2020 10:30
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
Keith Schembri has a fake newspaper
We each respond to a raging pandemic in our
Ryan Murdock
April 10, 2020 06:22
Keeping our eyes on the ball: human rights in the time of COVID-19
Guest op-ed from IFEX Executive Director, Annie Game. For
The Shift Team
April 8, 2020 07:44
Twitter removes 20,000 fake accounts linked to government propaganda
On the 2 April, Twitter announced via one of
Elizabeth De Gaetano
April 4, 2020 09:54
Reporters Without Borders to track coronavirus disinformation
International press freedom NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) launched
Joanna Demarco
March 31, 2020 18:24
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
When conspiracy theories boom(erang)
Uncertainty is almost always unsettling and trying to keep
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 10, 2020 13:31
The weaponisation of information
Glenn Bedingfield’s testimony before the public inquiry Board today
Caroline Muscat
February 21, 2020 14:09
Public Inquiry Board warns PM’s staff: ‘We’re troubled by your lack of credibility’
The credibility of Nigel Vella, the Deputy Head of
The Shift Team
February 19, 2020 16:25
State-sponsored trolling continued even after Caruana Galizia’s death
Malta was one of the few countries where State-sponsored
Joanna Demarco
February 12, 2020 16:22
‘Our democracy will be lost if we are indifferent’ – Věra Jourová
The lack of transparency in political advertising and the
February 4, 2020 18:27
Online misinformation growing through Facebook & Whatsapp
The spread of misinformation often takes place via groups
January 6, 2020 12:47
Potholes and the government meme machine
A hole is not a hole in the upside-down
Ryan Murdock
November 15, 2019 06:53
Malta one of 70 countries using organised social media manipulation campaigns
Malta is one of 70 countries having used organised
The Shift Team
September 27, 2019 17:18
Killing freedom, one pawn at a time
Mark Anthony Falzon insists that press freedom in Malta
Ryan Murdock
May 3, 2019 08:55
Propaganda, disinformation and social media limiting democracy – EP report
Concerted propaganda and disinformation campaigns are limiting democracy, human
Alice Taylor
April 22, 2019 19:06
WATCH: When the State whips up a cycle of hate against its critics
Daphne Caruana Galizia had been a target of hate
Alice Taylor
April 5, 2019 11:03
International Journalism Festival: Disinformation and censorship in Malta
Disinformation, hate speech, censorship and a host of other
Alice Taylor
April 2, 2019 14:57
Links between Cambridge Analytica, Henley & Partners and Labour Party noted by UK Parliamentary Committee
The UK Parliamentary Committee for Digital, Culture, Media and
The Shift Team
February 18, 2019 13:04

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