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Original article (in Croatian) was published on 04/12/2023; Author: Anja Vladisavljević A video from eight years ago featuring Australian geologist Ian Palmer, who has gained notoriety among local audiences as a climate change skeptic and for making claims that lack scientific basis, is currently circulating on Facebook. Australian geologist Ian Palmer’s incorrect claims about climate change […]
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 […]
Original article (in Croatian) was published on 11/11/2023; Author: Anja Vladisavljević SDP and HDZ exchange accusations and present different interpretations regarding the “wire vote” in the European Parliament. “You now have a situation where Andrej Plenkovic is boasting that he will not put wire on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and his representatives in the […]
Original article (in Croatian) was published on 21/11/2023; Author: Petar Vidov Case studies from Germany, Austria, Spain and Croatia reveal a pattern used by the extreme right in an attempt to intimidate journalists and the media. Journalists and fact-checkers across Europe are the target of an intimidation campaign that tries to silence them, reveals Faktograf’s research […]
Original article (in Croatian) was published on 06/11/2023; Author: Ivan Nekić Nine deceptive advertisements, claiming to sell luggage for just 2.95 euros, were shared on the recent phony profile pretending to be associated with Zagreb Airport. These posts appeared on the Facebook page named “Zagreb Airport Franjo Tudjman,” which is not the official page of Zagreb […]
Original article (in Croatian) was published on 30/10/2023; Author: Ana Benačić The viral video glorifying Russian President Vladimir Putin features a woman from Trebinje, not Aleksandra Prijovic, a popular Serbian singer. ———————— The news that the pop-folk sensation Aleksandra Prijovic sold out tickets for five concerts in Arena Zagreb sparked outrage among both nationalist and musically […]
Original article (in Croatian) was published on 05/10/2023; Author: Melita Vrsaljko Posidonia meadows produce oxygen, store CO2 and preserve the biodiversity of the Croatian undersea. They are threatened by human activity. A few years ago, the process of mapping and monitoring marine habitats intensified in Croatia, the protection of which the state is committed to by […]
Original article (in Croatian) was published on 31/10/2023; Author: Sanja Despot The General Assembly was presented with a resolution emphasizing respect for international law and trying to address the difficult humanitarian situation in Gaza. Croatia was against it. “The text of the resolution in question does not mention that Hamas carried out a terrorist attack on […]
Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 06/11/2023; Author: Nerma Šehović Amidst the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the influx of information, both accurate and misleading, has surged through social media and various news outlets. We’ve compiled tools and methods to help you sift through this flood of information. For the past few weeks, the world has been closely […]