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News Front: Pro-Russian disinformation from Crimea is also reaching Bosnia and Herzegovina 

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 02/11/2022 The private news agency News Front, which operates from the territory of Crimea, is a frequent propagator of pro-Russian disinformation in our area since it also publishes content in the Serbian language. The News Front web portal operates in several languages ​​in which it publishes pro-Russian content, […]

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A fictional report by Euronews: No auction of Russian works to be destroyed

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 03/11/2022 A fake video of the Euronews television network is being shared on social networks about an auction in Germany where it will be possible to buy Russian works of art that will be destroyed, and the collected money will be donated to Ukraine. A video has gone […]

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“Family tragedy” in Tuzla: Continuous trivialisation of family and gender-based violence

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 15/11/2022 The recent case of femicide in Tuzla was reported unprofessionally by the media in BiH, again downplaying the seriousness of the problem.  Media from Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region have been reporting on the murder and suicide committed in Tuzla on November 13, 2022, when Salko […]

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All the “conspiracies” against Dodik: A narrative that does not stop even though time itself denies it

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 07/11/2022 The narrative according to which foreign countries are working to “destroy” the Republic of Srpska and/or Milorad Dodik, the newly elected president of this BiH entity, is often published in numerous media, including on public service. Claims about “coloured revolutions”, “a plan to destroy the Republic of […]

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Montenegrin media start seeing Croatian checkerboard at the Spiro Mugosa airport

Original article (in Montenegrin) was published on 16/11/2022 International aviation standards apply equally to all countries. Yet, in Montenegro – these standards were interpreted as decisions motivated by nationalistic impulses. The In4s and Borba web portals reported that the bust of the People’s Hero after whom the Spiro Mugosa Airport was named was removed from […]

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Fake advertisements and the manipulative use of journalists and media

Original article (in Montenegrin) was published on 16/11/2022 Have you ever come across an advertisement and a product that promise to solve all your health problems? Is there a reference to a doctor, a specialist, or the research by an institute as a source in such an article? These are often internet scams or made-up […]

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Violence, nationalism, and lies: A case of abuse in a nursing home in Kosovo

Original article (in Montenegrin) was published on 03/11/2022 A disturbing video showing a nurse physically abusing an elderly woman is circulating in the region. The video was recorded in a nursing home in Peja. The situation resulted in a swift judicial epilogue, while horrific images were used to fuel inter-ethnic tensions in Kosovo. Alo.rs published […]