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These 9.5 Articles Prove that Bis-Serjetà Is Left-Wing Propaganda in Disguise

February 18, 2020 · The IotL Magazine ·

If you think Bis-Serjetà is there just to make us laugh, you are not paying attention. We are certain that the portal is nothing but covert socialist propaganda.

Tagged With: inequality, satire, socialism

Quiz: Spot Satire and Test Your Sanity!

July 5, 2019 · The IotL Magazine ·

The more you struggle to identify satire in a continuous stream of mind-boggling information, the saner you are. We challenge you to take the quiz and find it out yourself!

Tagged With: humour, politics, satire

True Story, Bis-Serjetà: When Satire and ‘Real’ News Become One

February 7, 2019 · Raisa Galea ·

Distinguishing between satire and dead serious news has become a challenge, hasn’t it? But there is a silver lining, too: satirical news portal Bis-Serjetà is the ‘jester that speaks truth to the king’.

Tagged With: democracy, dystopia, humour, over-development, satire

Breaking: Nationalist Party Renames Itself Internationalist

April 1, 2018 · Staff Reporter ·

Easter confessions of Malta’s top politicians and influential figures.

Tagged With: nationalism, neoliberalism, satire

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