False claims about Malta's population crop up from time to time. File photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Claim: NSO data shows that Malta’s population is now 717,000.Verdict: False. NSO’s most recent population figures show that Malta’s population was 542,051 at the end of 2022. More recent figures have not yet been published.A Facebook post shared over the weekend claiming that Malta’s population is now 717,000 was widely parroted across social media in...
