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The Year in Disinformation: 2023 Through the Eyes of Fact Checkers

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. […]

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False paedophilia accusations against the manual ‘The Smart Girl’s Guide to Life’

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 2/11/2023; Author: Danijela Vujinović In the beginning of October, a social media post on platform “X” stirred controversy by claiming that the publishing house Vulkan released a translation of a guide for teenage girls that supposedly advocates for “paedophilia and LGBT” content. The controversial material in question is from […]

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Propaganda narrative: Organ trafficking is not widespread in Ukraine, and Coca-Cola is not involved in it

Original article (in BCS) was published on 20/10/2023; Author: Mladen Lakić In the articles of several web portals, as well as in posts on social networks, it is claimed that the sale of organs on the black market is widespread in Ukraine and that the government of that country is involved in it. The Russian […]

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The video of the “fake CNN report” from Israel has been edited 

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 26/10/2023; Author: Amar Karađuz A video clip claiming to be a fake CNN report from the Israel-Gaza border showing “fake Hamas attack on Israel” is making the rounds on social media. The video, posted on a Telegram channel on October 11, 2023, suggests that it’s a staged report on […]

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Staying Informed During Crisis: How to Verify Information on the Israel-Gaza Conflict

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 […]

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NATO is not planning to divide Serbia into occupation zones

Original article (in Montenegrin) was published on 28/09/2023; Author: Marko Vukajlović The whole world is closely watching to see what happens in Kosovo after the latest incidents. This certainly does not prevent disinformers from spreading different narratives, some of which can be extremely dangerous and lead to building up tensions. A post showing a map of […]

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Poland extraditing Ukrainians, not NATO soldiers

Original article (in Montenegrin) was published on 7/09/2023; Author: Marko Vukajlović An information came up in the regional media about NATO soldiers bound to end up on the fronts across Ukraine, which can serve as a good bait to lure the readers, but is a classic clickbait, completely ungrounded in fact. A headline appeared on one […]

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Marketing scams: Lies about Jokic’s arrest and exploiting of RTCG

Original article (in Montenegrin) was published on 7/09/2023; Author: Marko Vukajlović Raskrinkavanje, as well as colleagues from the region, have on multiple occasions been warning of celebrity endorsement scams, which are using public figures without their knowledge and consent. The formula is pretty much the same: they all had some health issue that they couldn’t possibly […]

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Today is a New Day received funding in an open call published by the previous government

Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 5/09/2023; Author: Petra Jerič The €34,139.08 paid by the Ministry of Public Administration to Today is a New Day during the August floods was a payment under a 2021 open call. On 23 August, the portal Nova24tv.si reported that the Ministry of Public Administration had in August transferred €34,139.08 […]

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Freedom Movement biased on credit for restoration of Šrajbarski Turn

Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 28/09/2023; Author: Eva Gračanin The agreement with the project dossier contractor for the restoration of Šrajbarski Turn, a listed castle, was concluded in November 2020, before the Freedom Movement was formed as a political party. On 11 September, the Krško chapter of the Freedom Movement, the senior party in […]