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Party “bots”: Promotion of SNSD on Twitter

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 14/09/2022 Twitter accounts of questionable authenticity and unified “behavior”, interconnected and active in supporting SNSD and its representatives, most likely represent a network of party “bots”. Social networks have become one of the most important spaces for political promotion. The public often speculates that they represent a kind […]

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Milk cannot be put back for sale after the expiration date

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 06/09/2022 Claims about the legal possibility of putting expired milk back for sale by repeating the pasteurization process have been present on social networks for more than ten years. However, such a possibility does not exist, and such a process is not carried out. There are viral claims […]

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The Internet’s most famous misogynist used as the source of climate change conspiracy theories

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 02/09/2022 A video of Andrew Tate, a former kickboxer known for misogynistic attitudes, making inaccurate claims about climate change is spreading on social media. On August 27, 2022, a video was published on Facebook in which Andrew Tate talks about climate change. In the video, Tate claims that […]

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Fake news about Ukrainian gold in Poland used as a reason to make unfounded announcements of the entry of the Polish army into Ukraine

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 31/08/2022 Incorrect claims that Ukraine transferred foreign exchange reserves and gold stocks to Poland were the basis for making unfounded announcements of the entry of the Polish army into Ukraine, which were also reported by web portals in the region. On July 16, 2022, Webtribune published an article […]

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The candidate status of BiH was announced by mistake “by the end of the week”

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 13/09/2022 Slovenian President Borut Pahor said after the meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic that “there is a possibility that BiH will receive candidate status” for EU membership by the end of the year. Dozens of regional web portals shared the incorrect simultaneous translation of his statement.  On […]

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21 years later, the 9/11 conspiracy theory is still alluring

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 22/08/2022 Claims that the reason for the “staged war in Russia” is the creation of global hunger directed by the “global powers” are justified by the conspiracy theory that the terrorist attacks in New York in 2001 were staged. On August 11, the web portal Epoha published an […]

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The invented story of “Sister Milka” as a justification for opposing EuroPride

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 29/08/2022 There is a video that’s been spreading on social media of a woman who claims she was fined in Germany for refusing to let her child come to school dressed as the opposite sex. It is a complete fabrication. On August 20, 2022, the Twitter account of […]

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New nonsense on the web portal IN4S: Karadzic and Mladic will not be exchanged for prisoners of war from Ukraine

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 19/08/2022 The web portal IN4S published an article claiming that “Western officials” are negotiating with Russia to exchange alleged NATO prisoners from Ukraine with war criminals Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic. On June 18, 2022, the web portal IN4S published an article under the following title: (EXCLUSIVE) IN4S […]

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A new list of lies about welfare in Belarus is spreading on social networks

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 24/08/2022 A list of the alleged cost of living in Belarus has been published on Facebook, which “testifies” to the quality of life in that country but is almost entirely made up of incorrect statements. On August 22, 2022, a list of claims about the cost of living […]

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Putin is not removing biological weapons laboratories in Ukraine

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 05/08/2022 Conspiracy theories suggesting that Russia is removing biological weapons laboratories in Ukraine and fighting against the “New World Order” continue to be published on web portals and blogs. Two days after the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on February 26, 2022, the web portal Truth […]