Government boasts of ‘biggest fuel price fall ever recorded’ despite EU disparity
The government was quick to promote its new measure on fuel costs,... View more
disinformation
Věra Jourová stresses importance of journalism amid COVID-19 ‘infodemic’
The unprecedented “infodemic” that emerged during the pandemic has reinstated the need... View more
Wash, rinse, repeat
When The Shift started monitoring government disinformation tactics in 2018, it found... View more
The migration issue: the complexities left out of Bartolo’s pie charts
Days after the closure of Malta’s ports resulted in the death of... View more
Coronavirus: understanding fact from fiction
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) together with a number of partners around... View more
Keith Schembri has a fake newspaper
We each respond to a raging pandemic in our own way. Hungary’s... View more
Keeping our eyes on the ball: human rights in the time of COVID-19
Guest op-ed from IFEX Executive Director, Annie Game. For many of us,... View more
Twitter removes 20,000 fake accounts linked to government propaganda
On the 2 April, Twitter announced via one of its official accounts... View more
Reporters Without Borders to track coronavirus disinformation
International press freedom NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) launched a tracker tool... View more
Disinformation: consolation and catastrophe during coronavirus
As COVID-19 headlines continue to dominate news cycles, pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets are... View more
The ugly behind the pretty: How disinformation is thriving on Instagram
The creation and spread of false or deliberately misleading information is not... View more
When conspiracy theories boom(erang)
Uncertainty is almost always unsettling and trying to keep up with coronavirus... View more
The weaponisation of information
Glenn Bedingfield’s testimony before the public inquiry Board today had one clear... View more
Public Inquiry Board warns PM’s staff: ‘We’re troubled by your lack of credibility’
The credibility of Nigel Vella, the Deputy Head of Communications at the... View more
State-sponsored trolling continued even after Caruana Galizia’s death
Malta was one of the few countries where State-sponsored trolling was proven... View more
‘Our democracy will be lost if we are indifferent’ – Věra Jourová
The lack of transparency in political advertising and the role such promotions... View more
Online misinformation growing through Facebook & Whatsapp
The spread of misinformation often takes place via groups on WhatsApp and... View more
Potholes and the government meme machine
A hole is not a hole in the upside-down world of Malta.... View more
Government boasts of ‘biggest fuel price fall ever recorded’ despite EU disparity
The government was quick to promote its new measure on fuel costs,... View more
Věra Jourová stresses importance of journalism amid COVID-19 ‘infodemic’
The unprecedented “infodemic” that emerged during the pandemic has reinstated the need... View more
Wash, rinse, repeat
When The Shift started monitoring government disinformation tactics in 2018, it found... View more
The migration issue: the complexities left out of Bartolo’s pie charts
Days after the closure of Malta’s ports resulted in the death of... View more
Coronavirus: understanding fact from fiction
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) together with a number of partners around... View more
Keith Schembri has a fake newspaper
We each respond to a raging pandemic in our own way. Hungary’s... View more
Keeping our eyes on the ball: human rights in the time of COVID-19
Guest op-ed from IFEX Executive Director, Annie Game. For many of us,... View more
Twitter removes 20,000 fake accounts linked to government propaganda
On the 2 April, Twitter announced via one of its official accounts... View more
Reporters Without Borders to track coronavirus disinformation
International press freedom NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) launched a tracker tool... View more
Disinformation: consolation and catastrophe during coronavirus
As COVID-19 headlines continue to dominate news cycles, pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets are... View more