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People who love war

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 09/09/2022 For politicians, the war is an opportunity to increase their popularity and make history, and for many others, it is an opportunity to earn money easily. Even though half a year has already passed since the beginning of the Russian aggression, we are still not tired of […]

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Bizarre story about HDZ’s ajvar and official beekeeping jars for honey

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 15/09/2022 Marin Miletic called out HDZ for selling ajvar in jars that should only be available to Croatian beekeepers. It sounds bizarre, but it’s true. Marin Miletic, Member of Parliament from Most, asked on Facebook whether HDZ had stolen honey jars from the Croatian Beekeeping Association. Although the […]

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It is not true that refugees from Ukraine in Croatia receive HRK 4,500, paid accommodation and utilities

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 15/09/2022 A Facebook user spread the incorrect claim that refugees from Ukraine in Croatia receive HRK 4,500, in addition to paid accommodation and utilities. An incorrect claim is spreading on Facebook that the Croatian authorities have provided refugees from Ukraine with paid accommodation, utilities and HRK 4,500 per […]

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Party “bots”: Promotion of SNSD on Twitter

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 14/09/2022 Twitter accounts of questionable authenticity and unified “behavior”, interconnected and active in supporting SNSD and its representatives, most likely represent a network of party “bots”. Social networks have become one of the most important spaces for political promotion. The public often speculates that they represent a kind […]

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Milk cannot be put back for sale after the expiration date

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 06/09/2022 Claims about the legal possibility of putting expired milk back for sale by repeating the pasteurization process have been present on social networks for more than ten years. However, such a possibility does not exist, and such a process is not carried out. There are viral claims […]

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The Internet’s most famous misogynist used as the source of climate change conspiracy theories

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 02/09/2022 A video of Andrew Tate, a former kickboxer known for misogynistic attitudes, making inaccurate claims about climate change is spreading on social media. On August 27, 2022, a video was published on Facebook in which Andrew Tate talks about climate change. In the video, Tate claims that […]

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Fake news about Ukrainian gold in Poland used as a reason to make unfounded announcements of the entry of the Polish army into Ukraine

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 31/08/2022 Incorrect claims that Ukraine transferred foreign exchange reserves and gold stocks to Poland were the basis for making unfounded announcements of the entry of the Polish army into Ukraine, which were also reported by web portals in the region. On July 16, 2022, Webtribune published an article […]

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The candidate status of BiH was announced by mistake “by the end of the week”

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 13/09/2022 Slovenian President Borut Pahor said after the meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic that “there is a possibility that BiH will receive candidate status” for EU membership by the end of the year. Dozens of regional web portals shared the incorrect simultaneous translation of his statement.  On […]