
Tony Zarb

While members of government have become particularly adept at making promises that... View more

Sorry, not sorry: The political pseudo apology
On 5 April, Labour’s deputy leader, Daniel Micallef, said in an interview... View more

Wash, rinse, repeat
When The Shift started monitoring government disinformation tactics in 2018, it found... View more

Surge in racist and hate speech online following government decisions
Online hate has surfaced repeatedly over the past few weeks, triggered by... 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

The march of the dark brigade
How can journalists fight back against threats and violence? This was the... View more

Liberal laws, illiberal uses
A lot has been said about the judge, Giovanni Grixti, who has... View more

They said it in 2018
We’ve heard and seen a great deal in 2018. We’ve tackled issues... View more

Schroedinger’s (Mus)Cat
In most areas of our life we all understand that some opinions... View more

Disinformation #27: Manipulation of the NAO report on the power station deal
The National Audit Office (NAO) on Wednesday published its 600-page investigation into... View more

Malta for Dummies #11: Gender-based violence in words and action
Equality Minister, Helena Dalli, launched the annual ‘16 days of Activism’ campaign... View more

Public roles and private rants
In an ideal world, you can say whatever you want and no... View more

The State of Siege
“Isn’t it fascinating that Nazis always manage to adopt the word freedom?”... View more

PN files motion to strip Tony Zarb of national award
Opposition Leader Adrian Delia filed a parliamentary motion to revoke the award... View more

Disinformation Watch #20: Joseph Muscat at the UN
Last week, Joseph Muscat delivered his annual speech to the UN General... View more

Disinformation Watch #16: The Rule of Law – a fascist reinterpretation
The rule of law is one of those concepts that while essential... View more

The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
There is one “ruthless mastermind” the country is after and it is... View more

Disinformation Watch #4: ‘traitors’ and ‘enemies of the state’
In a disinformation strategy as old as populism itself, the government and... View more

It’s not what it looks like
While members of government have become particularly adept at making promises that... View more

Sorry, not sorry: The political pseudo apology
On 5 April, Labour’s deputy leader, Daniel Micallef, said in an interview... 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

The march of the dark brigade
How can journalists fight back against threats and violence? This was the... View more

Liberal laws, illiberal uses
A lot has been said about the judge, Giovanni Grixti, who has... View more

They said it in 2018
We’ve heard and seen a great deal in 2018. We’ve tackled issues... View more

Schroedinger’s (Mus)Cat
In most areas of our life we all understand that some opinions... View more

Disinformation #27: Manipulation of the NAO report on the power station deal
The National Audit Office (NAO) on Wednesday published its 600-page investigation into... View more