SEE Check
By: Maida Salkanović Beneath the dark-framed glasses of Daniel Smith, a supposed British expert on Western Balkans affairs, lies the gaze of a man burdened with the complexities of Southeast Europe (SEE). Known for his firm stance on issues like Kosovo’s independence and advocating for the expulsion of the Russian ambassador in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Smith’s insights […]
By: Maida Salkanović Elon Musk professing his love for Serbia, airport luggage auctioned for a mere Euro, and the circulation of supposedly miraculous cures were just some of the false claims shared all across Southeast Europe (SEE) in 2023. Fact-checkers were busy – in this review they offer their perspectives on the previous 12 months. […]
By: Maida Salkanović The recent major escalation in the enduring conflict between Israel and Palestine, the most significant in decades, has led to an information surge on social media and news platforms. The large amount of disinformation and polarizing narratives complicate the task of making sense of the available information. On October 7, the Palestinian […]
Scam posts offering unclaimed luggage for sale are making rounds on social media across the Southeast Europe (SEE) region. Three members of the SEE Check network have warned their readers about this deceptive scheme. ————- In November, Facebook posts surfaced in Albania, Croatia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina, falsely claiming that national airports were offloading unclaimed luggage at […]
By: Maida Salkanović When the Sarajevo-based citizens’ association Why Not received a lawsuit suing them for the content of one of their articles, it caused confusion down the ranks. The amount of damages requested was absurd – 750,000 Euros, and the claims seemed nonsensical to them. The lawsuit was filed by a local company that […]
Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 12/07/2023; Author: Maida Salkanović The unsubstantiated allegations of the Russian intelligence service about the “agreement” between the Ukrainian authorities and the UN agencies to “take away” relics from the Kyiv church were presented as facts on some web portals. On June 26, 2023, the web portal Russia Today Balkan […]
Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 15/08/2023; Author: Nerma Šehović For years, certain media outlets have been equipping articles about the operation “Storm” with photographs taken in other places and in other periods. On August 4, 2023, a gathering was held in Projedor to commemorate the anniversary of the suffering of the Serbian population in […]
Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 01/08/2023; Author: Marija Ćosić Some media claim in their headlines that “they want to lock the world because of climate change”. In the articles under such titles, however, they talk about boiling, not locking. On July 27, 2023, the web portal Nulta tacka published an article about climate change. […]
Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 03/08/2023; Author: Maida Salkanović Some web portals claim that Pope Francis supported the euthanasia of certain groups for the sake of “the fight against climate change”, which is allegedly a campaign of the World Economic Forum. The facts show that none of that is true. On July 30, 2023, […]
Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 18/07/2023; Author: Alena Beširević On the 28th anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica, the web portal Republika published an article in which several inaccuracies are presented with the aim of “proving” that the genocide was not committed in 1995. On July 11, 2023, the web portal Republika published an […]