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Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 2/4/2024; Author: Maida Salkanović An edited video circulating on social media, which portrays a Ukrainian security official ‘admitting’ Ukraine’s involvement in a terrorist attack in Moscow, originated from Russian media sources. Four armed assailants attacked concertgoers at the “Picnic” concert on March 22, 2024, at Crocus City Hall near […]
Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 5/4/2024; Author: Maida Salkanović Following the terrorist attack in Moscow at the end of March, erroneous reports emerged alleging that Donald Trump had accused Barack Obama of being linked to ISIS and the attack orchestrated by its members. On March 22, 2024, four gunmen launched an attack on over […]
Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 15/3/2024; Author: Maida Salkanović In anticipation of the green light for opening accession talks between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the EU, some media outlets published incorrect information stating that there are countries which have met the membership criteria, but have not become members. At the session held on March […]
Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 4/3/2024; Author: Irna Halilović Social media users are circulating a photo of stacked bombs, claiming they show weapons the US sent to Israel during the Gaza war. However, the photo was actually taken ten years ago at a military base in South Korea. On December 31, 2023, a photo […]
Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 18/3/2024; Author: Amar Karađuz Beneath the Capitol, the home of the US Congress in Washington, lies a Visitor Center, rather than the multi-level underground city portrayed in the AI-generated image. On March 11, 2024, a photo was published on Facebook allegedly showing an underground city beneath the building of […]
Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 5/3/2024; Author: Nerma Šehović The online news outlet Nulta Tacka reported on a leaked email from a former hospital director in England, which addressed the question of the safety of milk from transgender women for infants, and included elements of disinformation. An article with the following headline was published […]
Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 11/3/2024; Author: Maida Salkanović A recently circulated photo falsely suggests that French President Emmanuel Macron was seen fleeing from farmers at this year’s agricultural fair. The photo also falsely claims that he was banned from attending the fair. Neither of these statements are true. On February 24, 2024, a […]
Original article (in BCS) was published on 23/2/2024; Author: Amar Karađuz Claims that Ukrainian authorities planned to assassinate the French President to blame Russia and provoke a reaction in the West originated from a “deepfake” video. On February 15, 2024, the web portal Borba (.info) published an article about a supposed report by France 24 television, […]
Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 14/2/2024; Author: Nerma Šehović Several media outlets have disseminated propagandistic assertions that the Russian economy is “the strongest in Europe,” even amid sanctions. These claims are a distorted interpretation of data released by the World Bank. An article with the following title was published on January 11, 2024: How […]
Original article (in B/C/S) was published on 12/2/2024; Author: Nerma Šehović Several regional media outlets circulated a claim, sourced from social media rumors, alleging that the Ukrainian army has been secretly burying deceased soldiers in mass graves to evade compensating their families. This unverified assertion gained traction as “news” through a YouTube video produced by an […]