Updates to the checks of claims by Malta Developers Association (MDA): new claims, verdicts, report versions and replies. A record, not a score. https://leandergrech.github.io/Mizien/bodies/mda/ 2026-10-05T12:00:00Z Miżien tag:leandergrech.github.io,2026:mizien:CC-063:2026-10-05:exact-wording-found:mdas-warning-read-in-maltatodays-report-of-2-jun-2021-internet-archive-copy-only-phrases-in-quotation-marks-are-the-mda-s-businesstoday-17-jun-2021-and-maltatoday-9-oct-2021-strategy-read-for-context 2026-10-05T12:00:00Z

Exact wording found: MDA's warning read in MaltaToday's report of 2 Jun 2021 (Internet Archive copy); only phrases in quotation marks are the MDA's. BusinessToday (17 Jun 2021) and MaltaToday (9 Oct 2021, strategy) read for context.. CC-063, Waste; verdict so far: Not substantiated (draft, pending right of reply).

tag:leandergrech.github.io,2026:mizien:CC-063:2026-10-05:note:eurostat-construction-output-sts-copr-a-construction-waste-env-wasgen-and-c-and-d-treatment-env-wastrt-downloaded-for-malta-calculations-in-tools-cc-063-report-calc-py 2026-10-05T12:00:00Z

Note: Eurostat construction output (sts_copr_a), construction waste (env_wasgen) and C&D treatment (env_wastrt) downloaded for Malta; calculations in tools/cc-063-report/calc.py.. CC-063, Waste; verdict so far: Not substantiated (draft, pending right of reply).

tag:leandergrech.github.io,2026:mizien:CC-063:2026-10-05:version-1-0-first-issue:first-issue-verdict-not-substantiated-moderate-confidence-pending-right-of-reply 2026-10-05T12:00:00Z

Version 1.0: first issue: First issue. Verdict Not substantiated (moderate confidence); pending right of reply.. CC-063, Waste; verdict so far: Not substantiated (draft, pending right of reply).

tag:leandergrech.github.io,2026:mizien:CC-063:2026-10-05:evidence-reviewed 2026-10-05T12:00:00Z

Evidence reviewed. CC-063, Waste; verdict so far: Not substantiated (draft, pending right of reply).

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Version 1.2: Upgrade: (1) New Section 5 and sub-claims D–G test the release’s other statements: the IMF’s two-year cycle (supported [2]); “the first EU economy” on it (contradicted: Luxembourg was on the 24-month cycle in 2000–2002 [9]; Malta is the only EU member on it in the 2025–2026 reports [8]; IMF criteria [7]); GDP per head “nearly doubled” (largely supported) and “far higher than the EU average” (not substantiated) [10]. (2) Section 1: the IMF phrases the release quotes on overvaluation and income growth, not in Country Report 26/29, traced to an IMF Selected Issues paper of 13 March 2026 [6]. (3) Section 4: house prices to the second quarter of 2026 (provisional) and Figure 3, house prices against incomes per head, 2015 = 100. (4) TL;DR, key points, tiles, Section 3 table, Why, requests, limitations and flyer updated; sections renumbered. Verdict unchanged. Maintainer decision (5 Oct 2026): confidence raised from Moderate to High, because the MDA’s own release is now verified. Maintainer decision (5 Oct 2026): a right of reply is sought only where a check finds a claim Not substantiated, Misleading or Contradicted, so this check needs none; cover, page footer and flyer now say “no right of reply needed”.. CC-018, Planning & Housing; verdict so far: Largely supported (draft, no right of reply needed).

tag:leandergrech.github.io,2026:mizien:CC-018:2026-10-05:evidence-reviewed 2026-10-05T12:00:00Z

Evidence reviewed. CC-018, Planning & Housing; verdict so far: Largely supported (draft, no right of reply needed).

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Version 1.1: corrections: Corrections: (1) “The MDA’s own release was not found” → found and read [5] (published 8 Feb 2026, modified 17 Jun 2026); the quote now uses its wording (“the Malta Developers Association” where MaltaToday wrote “the MDA”) and is no longer second-hand; Section 1 notes that the release does not mention the IMF’s “vulnerability” warning. (2) “Incomes have kept pace with prices” → “incomes grew faster than house prices” (price-to-income −10.7%); flyer “Prices kept pace with incomes” → “Incomes grew faster than prices”. (3) Flyer “IMF: no sign of a bubble” → “IMF: ratios “stable””; sub-claim A “no overvaluation” → “prices aligned with fundamentals”. (4) Housing-cost overburden: Eurostat flags a break in Malta’s series in 2023, so “1.1% → 6.0% (2015–2025)” and “fivefold” → like-for-like runs 1.1% → 2.9% (2015–2022) and 6.0% / 5.9% / 6.0% (2023–2025), in the TL;DR, tile, Figure 1 caption, table, Q3, Limitations and flyer. (5) DOI of the IMF report added to the literature record. Verdict and confidence unchanged.. CC-018, Planning & Housing; verdict so far: Largely supported (draft, no right of reply needed).

tag:leandergrech.github.io,2026:mizien:CC-063:2026-10-04:added-to-the-claims-to-check 2026-10-04T12:00:00Z

Added to the claims to check. CC-063, Waste; verdict so far: Not substantiated (draft, pending right of reply).

tag:leandergrech.github.io,2026:mizien:CC-018:2026-10-04:version-1-0-first-issue:first-issue-right-of-reply-to-the-mda-not-yet-sent 2026-10-04T12:00:00Z

Version 1.0: first issue: First issue. Right of reply to the MDA not yet sent.. CC-018, Planning & Housing; verdict so far: Largely supported (draft, no right of reply needed).

tag:leandergrech.github.io,2026:mizien:CC-018:2026-10-03:added-to-the-claims-to-check 2026-10-03T12:00:00Z

Added to the claims to check. CC-018, Planning & Housing; verdict so far: Largely supported (draft, no right of reply needed).