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Covid-19 killed more than 18 thousand people in Croatia. How did that happen? 

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 19/05/2023 The Croatian Institute of Public Health has decided that Covid-19 is no longer a topic of public importance. Spreaders of disinformation use this to promote baseless theses.  The Croatian Institute of Public Health no longer wants to talk about Covid-19.    They concluded that “the public is widely […]

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Spreaders of disinformation across Europe are on the chase against fact-checkers

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 07/06/2023 Fact-checkers are being intimidated by online harassment, insults and threats. The chase is led by public figures who spread disinformation. Fact-checkers all over Europe are exposed to attacks, insults and threats, and the so-called SLAPP lawsuits, according to research conducted by Tijana Cvjeticanin for Faktograf. The editorial […]

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Climate disinformation in the oldest agricultural journal 

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 26/05/2023 Meteorologist Dusan Bizic is making claims for which he has no relevant evidence, and with such claims, he is trying to diminish the influence of greenhouse gases on global warming. What is the actual impact of greenhouse gases on global warming? Judging by the text published on […]

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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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Croatian judges are not trained to judge the media and do not understand what the public interest is

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 03/05/2023 According to a survey conducted by HND, at least 945 lawsuits against the media are currently active in Croatia. The Department of Justice counted 79 SLAPP lawsuits. “The topic of public interest is so abstract for some of our judges that we can’t really explain to them […]

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Climate anxiety on the rise

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 21/05/2023 The fact that extreme weather conditions are becoming more and more frequent and extreme causes fear and concern for many. The uncertainty of the world sliding into a climate crisis, the palpability of climate changes that will be even more pronounced in the future, and the inertness […]

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No, the World Economic Forum is not advising governments to start restricting water use

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 16/05/2023 World Economic Forum (WEF) spokesman Yann Zopf confirmed that the WEF has never announced that governments should restrict water use. “Water is not a human right” – The World Economic Forum advises governments to start limiting the use of water”, this is the title of the text […]

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The photo of Vladimir Putin’s arrest is a product of artificial intelligence

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 07/04/2023 The founder of Bellingcat used the AI program Midjourney to create a set of photos of the Russian president wearing an orange prison jumpsuit. Facebook profile of a private user posted a photo (archived here) of the alleged arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin, which shows Putin […]

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Strikes and protests are part of the French tradition

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 06/04/2023 The French do not shy away from strikes and demonstrations to show what they think of the government’s moves. Seventeen years have passed since unions and students, through persistent protest actions across France, managed to force the then Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin and President Jacques Chirac […]

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Can second-hand and donated clothing fix the damage caused by fast fashion?

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 11/04/2023 The rich countries of the West, under the guise of humanitarianism and aid, actually export their textile waste to the poorer countries of the world. Excessive production, environmental pollution, and low possibility of recycling clothes – these are all problems of fast fashion, which is the second […]