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Environmental activists not to blame for fish die-off in Strasbourg

Original article (in Albanian) was published on 27/09/2023; Author: Ilda Hoxha The coloring of fountains in the city of Strasbourg by environmental activists did not cause the death of fish in the area’s rivers, as reported on social networks. French authorities confirmed that the substance used in this protest was not harmful. Posts distributed on social networks […]

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The attack with 6 victims in Greece: The media, in the trap of disinformation, stigmatizes Albanians

Original article (in Albanian) was published on 14/09/2023; Author: Ilda Hoxha The murder that shocked Greece on the evening of September 11, with 6 victims, was massively reflected in the Albanian media. They reported copy-paste that the victims were Albanians, part of a criminal group. Greek police authorities identified the children as being from Turkey. But […]

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Black boxes and palindromes: ChatGPT in the Serbian language class

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 25/09/2023; Author: Marija Zemunović A reader asked us to check the statements made by marketing expert Petar Vasic about ChatGPT in a short video posted on Instagram. The video was taken from Milan Strongman’s podcast, where Vasic, as a guest, said the following, among other things: “When OpenAI was […]

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Girls consuming nitrogen balloons were filmed in Bulgaria, not Tirana

Original article (in Albanian) was published on 25/09/2023; Author: Pustina Patris A video of a group of teenage girls who appear to be consuming so-called “nitrogen balloons” has been reported by several media outlets as if it were happening in Tirana. The verification of “Faktoje” revealed that the video in question was shot in Bulgaria. On […]

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Misleading Marketing for the Vitamin Supplement That Allegedly Restores Hearing

Original article (in Albanian) was published on 14/08/2023; Author: Ilda Hoxha The products circulating on online platforms don’t work miracles against hearing problems. Here’s another case showing how through online deception schemes, the sale of a product classified by ORL specialists as a vitamin supplement is pursued. An article circulating online suggests a preparation that claims […]

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Boxer Krasniqi Wins the Match in Pristina, But Not the World Title

Original article (in Albanian) was published on 11/08/2023; Author: Ilda Hoxha Robin Krasniqi did not secure the ‘WBC Silver’ title in the duel that took place on August 5th at the “Fadil Vokrri” stadium in Pristina. The French Boxing Federation has made it clear that this match was not contested for a prize.   In a […]

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Russian Propaganda Uses Fake Expert to Claim Existence of U.S. Bio-Labs in Ukraine

Original article (in Albanian) was published on 23/08/2023; Author: Pustina Patris The news that the U.S. is seeking permission to encircle Russia andChina with “bio-labs” is baseless. Verification by “Faktoje” hasrevealed that the news is entirely based on the claims of a fakeexpert. An article published in Impakt Newspaper on August 19, 2023,claims that “The U.S. seeks […]

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Bot-army: Krusevac and Sabac are the most active, and Mali Zvornik and Novi Knezevac are the first “per capita”

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 08/07/2023; Authors: Stefan Kosanović, Ivan Subotić i Stefan Janjić The day before yesterday, the Twitter account @protivdictature published a table which – as stated – listed “all bots”, along with “name, surname, district, city and links to accounts on Twitter”. Is this table of SNS online activists credible? Considering […]

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Devaluing the Black Sea Grain Deal through silence and free interpretations  

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 01/08/2023; Authors: Stefan Janjić, Ivan Subotić The editorial office of FakeNews Tragac received a report regarding the comment “The grain deal is meaningless”, written for Politika by Aleksandar Bocan-Harchenko, the ambassador of the Russian Federation in Serbia. Among other things, he states the following: We searched the available data […]

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Milankovic’s cycles are not responsible for the fact that our planet is getting hotter

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 04/08/2023; Author: Ivan Subotić What unites Gavrilo Princip and Milutin Milankovic? Serbian origin, some would say. A vision, others might say. “Pecat”, we add, in case you missed the mental acrobatics from one of the recent covers of this paper. In the edition from June 16, while answering the […]