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“Why Not” Presents a New Publication: How Women and LGBTIQ Individuals Are Discredited Through Disinformation

Original article published on Why Not website The citizens’ association “Why Not” introduced a new publication titled “Gender and Identity-Based Disinformation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.” The research aimed to identify the most common disinformation and develop resources to assist human rights organizations, media, and the general public in recognizing and building resilience against them. The research […]

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The EU Adopts Directive Against SLAPP Lawsuits, Yet No Progress in Serbia

Original article published on Raskrikavanje website Two days ago, the European Parliament adopted the so-called anti-SLAPP directive, an instruction for member states in the fight against SLAPP lawsuits – those whose goal is not to satisfy justice, but to silence the media, activists and anyone who investigates or criticizes the work of the powerful. The directive […]

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GlobalFact in Sarajevo: Registration is now open for the world’s largest fact-checking summit

Original article published on Why Not website Topics such as artificial intelligence, public policies and sustainability will be discussed. Hundreds of fact-checkers working to uphold the industry’s highest standards of excellence will convene at the Dom Mladih in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from June 26-28, 2024, for the 11th GlobalFact Fact-Checking Summit. This annual gathering of the […]

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CSF 2023: Enlargement of EU single digital market to the Western Balkans brings mutual benefits

Original article published on Why Not website The Civil Society and Think Tank Forum (CSF) under the Berlin Process is scheduled to be held on October 14-15 in Tirana. The primary objective of the CSF is to facilitate constructive and inclusive discussions on regional challenges. The forum is structured around seven thematic working groups, each led […]

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Call for proposals for the development of a communication strategy for the regional SEE Check network

The SEE Check network is currently implementing a project financed by the European Union called “The SEECheck network – fight against disinformation through a network of fact-checkers”. One of the project’s activities is the development of a communication strategy for the SEE Check network. We invite communication experts and agencies to submit their offers for […]

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Recommendations of civil society for tackling information disorder in the Balkans

Information disorder is a joint term covering disinformation and other types of manipulation that may have a harmful effect.  Representatives of Western Balkans 6 civil society have discussed this problem within the Civil society forum which follows the Berlin process, organized by Südosteuropa-Gesellschaft and Aspen Institute Germany.  Several members of the SEE Check network participated […]

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The European Fact-Checking Standards Network is presented in Brussels

The European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) presented its Governance Body and newly-written Code of professional standards at a public event in Brussels on November 16 attended by representatives of EU institutions, digital media platforms, and civil society. Over the past year, the EFCSN project has brought together nearly 50 fact-checking organizations from across Europe to […]

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SEE Check supports KRIK and their fight against corruption and organized crime

Engl. SEE Check supports KRIK after an unprecedented attack on freedom of expression and professional journalism in which the newsroom was found guilty of reporting on publicly available information that the prosecution presented before the court. Judge Natasa Petricevic Milisavljevic condemned KRIK for publishing quotes from recordings of wiretapped conversations of members of the criminal […]

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SEE Check: Support to fact-checking of the attack on Ukraine and to our colleagues

Russia’s attack on Ukraine, which violated international law and launched destabilization processes with unforeseeable consequences, was preceded by numerous disinformation and propaganda campaigns launched with the aim of justifying aggression against a sovereign state.