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The photo does not feature a minor K. K., but a young man from Ireland

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 05/05/2023 Yesterday, several media outlets, from Republika to Daily Mail, published a photograph allegedly showing K.K., a minor suspected of killing nine people on Wednesday at the “Vladislav Ribnikar” elementary school in Belgrade. In the photo, the young man is making a gun gesture with his fingers. However, […]

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Informer’s photo manipulation: The image of the empty plateau in front of the National Assembly as “proof” that the protest failed

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 09/05/2023 Two mass murders during the last week in Serbia were the reason for thousands of citizens to gather yesterday at the “Serbia against violence” protest. However, Informer’s readers could not see photos of a large number of people on the streets of Belgrade. This pro-regime tabloid published […]

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An American magazine criticized the culture of violence and the government in Serbia, tabloids: “Praise Vucic out loud”

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 17/05/2023 Web portals in Serbia reported that “the reputable American magazine The Atlantic praises Vucic’s moves regarding disarmament. This is about the author’s text of the sociologist Eric Gordy, explaining the mass murders in Serbia. In the text, Gordy does not praise Vucic, but on the contrary – […]

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The violence shocked the region, but not the tabloids

The entire region was taken aback at the beginning of May, when two mass murders took place in Serbia, in which 17 people, including children, lost their lives. As if the shock was not enough, the media rubbed salt into the wound, as well as users of social networks, who resorted to sensationalism, bad journalistic […]