It’s not what it looks like
While members of government have become particularly adept at
Elizabeth De Gaetano
November 30, 2021 08:51
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
Wash, rinse, repeat
When The Shift started monitoring government disinformation tactics in
Elizabeth De Gaetano
May 17, 2020 10:57
Surge in racist and hate speech online following government decisions
Online hate has surfaced repeatedly over the past few
The Shift Team
April 27, 2020 13:35
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
The march of the dark brigade
How can journalists fight back against threats and violence?
Caroline Muscat
April 7, 2019 17:17
Liberal laws, illiberal uses
A lot has been said about the judge, Giovanni
Ranier Fsadni
January 13, 2019 08:00
They said it in 2018
We’ve heard and seen a great deal in 2018.
The Shift Team
December 26, 2018 13:17
Schroedinger’s (Mus)Cat
In most areas of our life we all understand
Andrew Galea
December 3, 2018 16:13
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
Malta for Dummies #11: Gender-based violence in words and action
Equality Minister, Helena Dalli, launched the annual ‘16 days
Lizzie Eldridge
November 26, 2018 11:16
Public roles and private rants
In an ideal world, you can say whatever you
Ryan Murdock
November 24, 2018 09:11
The State of Siege
“Isn’t it fascinating that Nazis always manage to adopt
Andrew Galea
October 9, 2018 15:16
PN files motion to strip Tony Zarb of national award
Opposition Leader Adrian Delia filed a parliamentary motion to
The Shift Team
October 1, 2018 17:15
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
Disinformation Watch #16: The Rule of Law – a fascist reinterpretation
The rule of law is one of those concepts
The Shift Team
September 2, 2018 11:30
The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
There is one “ruthless mastermind” the country is after
Caroline Muscat
July 31, 2018 16:03
Disinformation Watch #4: ‘traitors’ and ‘enemies of the state’
In a disinformation strategy as old as populism itself,
The Shift Team
June 3, 2018 10:13
Disinformation Watch #3: How the government manufactured Mark Montebello story to discredit Archbishop
Mark Montebello, a Dominican friar who unlike other clerics
The Shift Team
June 1, 2018 08:40
What women are still up against
Former GWU chief Tony Zarb’s comments were just the
Petra Caruana Dingli
November 11, 2017 13:35

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