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Original article (in Serbian) was published on 23/4/2024; Author: Milica Ljubičić Sasa Borojevic, a well-known conspiracy theorist and candidate for councilor on the list of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) in the upcoming Belgrade elections, claims that members of the LGBT population are prohibited from donating blood voluntarily. The Institute for Blood Transfusion refutes these claims, […]
Original article (inSerbian) was published on 6/4/2024; Author: Teodora Koledin A reader of Tragac brought to our attention an interview conducted with the Minister of Health on a technical mandate, Dr. Danica Grujicic, on Insajder television. The report highlighted a questionable claim made by the minister regarding the internship process for young doctors in Denmark. Upon […]
Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 21/3/2024; Author: Lara Mavrič Although Canada revised its laws in 2016 to allow medical assistance in dying, individuals with mental illnesses remain ineligible. On 7 March, Alenka Jeraj, a deputy of the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), stated during a session of the Slovenian National Assembly that Canada legalized euthanasia […]
Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 18/3/2024; Author: Katja Turšič A person earning an average salary in Slovenia pays €355.63 per month for family health insurance, whereas in the US, a family of four faces insurance costs of €1,809 per month, as reported by the US non-profit KFF. On February 18, Siol.net published an interview […]
Original article (in Serbian) was published on 28/2/2024; Author: Teodora Koledin Web portal Stil Kurir published an article with the following headline: “How to recognize that a woman has just had intimate relations?” The author claims there are “signs”—purportedly grounded in science—that can reliably indicate if a woman “has just been intimate” and whether she is […]
Original article (in Croatian) was published on 7/3/2024; Author: Anja Vladisavljević While France is set to become the first country to explicitly include the right to ‘voluntary termination of pregnancy’ in its Constitution, it is worth noting that the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) previously offered protection of similar significance, albeit in less explicit terms, […]
Original article (in Serbian) was published on 14/2/2024; Author: Stefan Kosanović Conspiracy theories framing COVID-19 as a biological weapon have resurfaced in Viber groups across Serbia. This time, the basis for these claims is an ordinary email received by Dr. Anthony Fauci, the prominent American epidemiologist, at the pandemic’s outset. The email was sent by a […]
Original article (in Albanian) was published on 8/2/2024; Author: Pustina Patris The claim that the Supreme Court of the United States ruled against Covid-19 vaccination in a case brought by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is false. Kennedy Jr. has confirmed that this misinformation circulating online since 2021 is inaccurate. The article published on the sot.com.al portal […]
Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 12/2/2024; Author: Tina Geč The proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations would allow the director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to declare different levels of public health emergency, but only after consultation with the WHO’s Emergency Committee. On January 15, the Slovenian Doctors’ Initiative published a response […]
Original article (in Albanian) was published on 6/2/2024; Author: Ilda Hoxha False medical professionals are still being utilized by online portals to provide seemingly trustworthy medical advice that recommends purchasing various products. ‘Faktoje’ has recently verified another instance where an article, under the guise of medical guidance, promoted a product for treating vein-related problems. Articles shared […]