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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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Elections in Montenegro and BiH: Fake narratives, statements, and research

The deep one-sidedness of the media, the creation of fake narratives about the participants in the elections, and even entire nations, and fabricated statements and research characterised the election processes in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Due to the way they took place, the General Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina had primacy when it came […]

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Protests in Iran: Unfounded accusations against the West undermine the demands of the protesters

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 07/10/2022 Ever since the mass protests in Iran began, unfounded insinuations have been circulating on social media that the West directed them. Protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by the “morality police” in Iran, were the subject of intense media coverage worldwide. At the […]

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Volodymyr Zelensky did not publish the book “My Struggle”

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 26/10/2022 A photo of the front page of the fictional book “My Struggle” by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is being compared on social networks to Adolf Hitler’s autobiography “Mein Kampf”. At the end of October, a photo of the book “My Struggle” was shared on social networks, featuring […]

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The French ambassador to Ukraine did not resign

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 26/10/2022 Fakenews is spreading on social networks that the French ambassador to Ukraine, Etienne de Poncins, has resigned and left this country.   On October 19, 2022, a screenshot of a post by a Facebook user under the name RT Afrique was published on the Telegram channel Code 17. […]

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Selective reporting regarding the investigation of the Independent International Commission on Ukraine

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 25/10/2022 In the articles of some media about the report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry for Ukraine, the cases of war crimes committed by the Russian armed forces in Ukraine were completely omitted, and only the cases committed by Ukraine were presented. On October 18, 2022, […]

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The Russian Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina spreads misinformation about “Western propaganda” that “directs shows”

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 26/10/2022 A photo spreading on social networks was presented as proof of Western propaganda and the directing of war events in Ukraine, which was also shared by the Russian embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina on its Facebook page. On October 5, a photo collage was published on Twitter, […]

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EuroPride: Myths, “cancellation” and looking for the culprit

It was already known in 2019 that Belgrade would host this year’s EuroPride. However, as the event approached and as intensive work was done on its preparation, the opponents of this event, from individuals to the media, worked just as intensively as the organizers – and they worked to demonize the participants and misinform the […]