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Fruska Gora’s saffron is not news, nor it “brings wealth”

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 19/04/2022 In the past few days, the news was published on several domestic websites suggesting that “THE MOST EXPENSIVE SPICE IN THE WORLD WAS FOUND ON FRUSKA GORA!” (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11). Although the miracle from Fruska gora (1) is mentioned […]

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Accusations at the expense of authentic photograph: too dark to be citizens of Ukraine

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 09/04/2022 Sputnik published an article entitled “Another fake news from reputable Western media”. This “analysis” is based on the insinuation that the photograph used on the cover of the Financial Times (FT) does not faithfully show the crisis in Ukraine because the refugees in the photo are darker-skinned. […]

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No, the Russian patriarch did not say that “Ukraine must be destroyed like the Nazi Reich”

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 05/04/2022 A Twitter user pointed out the news from the website Danas entitled “Patriarch Kirill: Ukraine must be destroyed like the Nazi Reich”. As it turned out, the Twitter user rightly doubted the veracity of the news first published on the website Danas, which was shared by several […]

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Shortages in Europe: shelves filled with archival photographs

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 28/03/2022 This month, one of the most frequent topics in Serbian tabloids was the alleged shortage of basic food in the countries of the European Union. In addition to headlines such as “shoot yourself – general chaos in Europe due to sanctions against the Russian Federation”, there would […]

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Nomen est omen: How the media call the war in Ukraine

Even though Russia’s military action is taking place in all parts of Ukraine, not just Donbas, and the military offensive against this country is a clear violation of international law, many media outlets in the region have adopted a narrative of “a special military operation” in Ukraine to justify Russia’s actions. In the morning hours […]

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Chain messages on Viber unnecessarily spread the fear of radiation

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 02/03/2022 The reader of FN Tragac contacted us with a request to determine the truth of the claims found in a chain message she received on several occasions via Viber. The suspicious message suggests that one should avoid going out because “radiation is increasing”. However, according to the […]

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Empty shelves in the federal German republic of Nebraska and prices in German pounds

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 11/03/2022 “The strong economic consequences of the war are already visible across the continent”, claims today’s print edition of Informer. On the front page of this paper, it is announced that “shortages of essential food items are evident in the EU”, while “the market in Serbia is stable, […]

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“Ekspres vesti” and express conclusions: risks of Omicron infection in Germany  

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 19/02/202 The website Ekspres vesti recently published an article entitled “The truth hurts: 96% of Omicron cases in Germany have been fully vaccinated”. The text states that “in Germany, fully vaccinated people, even those who received the so-called ‘booster dose’, are predominantly infected with the Omicron variant of […]

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LIVE BLOG: DISINFORMATION ABOUT THE WAR IN UKRAINE

On a daily basis, fact-checking newsrooms joined in the SeeCheck network of fact-checking websites from Southeast Europe (Raskrinkavanje.ba, Raskrinkavanje.me, Raskrikavanje.rs, Razkrinkavanje.si, Faktograf.hr and Fakenews.rs) monitor and verify information that appears in the media, on social networks, and through officials’ statements. After the escalation of the Ukrainian-Russian conflict and the beginning of the war in Ukraine, […]

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Live blog: Dezinformacije o ratu u Ukrajini

Fact-checking redakcije koje čine SeeCheck mrežu portala za provjeru činjenica iz jugoistočne evrope (Raskrinkavanje.ba, Raskrinkavanje.me, Raskrikavanje.rs, Razkrinkavanje.si, Faktograf.hr i Fakenews.rs) svakodnevno prate i provjeravaju informacije koje se pojavljuju u medijima, na društvenim mrežama, te kroz izjave zvaničnika/ca. Nakon eskalacije ukrajinsko-ruskog sukoba i početka rata u Ukrajini, pokrenuli smo ovaj blog gdje možete čitati dnevno ažuriran […]