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Original article (in Serbian) was published on 16/1/2024; Author: Milica Ljubičić The concept of “Blue Monday,” often touted as the most depressing day of the year, is in reality a marketing gimmick. This idea, which gained traction from a 2005 British travel agency campaign, lacks scientific backing. Despite being widely reported by media globally, there’s no […]
Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 21/12/2023; Author: Tina Geč The Slovenian news outlet Domovina published an infographic that misrepresented Canadian suicide statistics. While it appeared to present the suicide death rates among different age groups in Canada, the graphic misleadingly showed the number of suicides per 100,000 people instead, creating a skewed understanding of […]
Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 04/12/2023; Author: Žan Premrov The authors of the 2018 study on the impact of soy on infant reproductive tissues that the Planet Lepote referred to to stressed that there is insufficient evidence to conclude that soy is harmful to children’s development. On December 7, online media outlet in Slovenia, […]
Original article (in Serbian) was published on 06/12/2023; Author: Teodora Koledin The editorial team at FakeNews Tragac was alerted by a reader to a dubious article promoting Prostatin+, a product claiming to alleviate symptoms of prostatitis. The headline makes a bold assertion that “Japan has been prostatitis free for five years”, and the article is structured […]
Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 07/10/2023; Author: Eva Gračanin The Health Ministry has clarified that an anonymized report via the app will not in itself be grounds for action, but only a warning of a possible irregularity. “Patients will be able to inform on doctors,” was the headline of a September 19 article on […]
Original article (in Serbian) was published on 19/10/2023; Author: Milica Ljubičić Bill Gates and COVID-19 vaccines seem to be an inexhaustible source of disinformation and conspiracy theories. Claims circulated on networks and obscure portals allege that Gates has received state permission to spray mRNA vaccines from the air, a method experts say is not feasible since […]
Original article (in Serbian) was published on 27/10/2023; Author: Marija Vučić “Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s regime has announced plans to start euthanizing children with disabilities in order to combat the problems of overpopulation and climate change”, wrote the web portal Nulta tacka. While Canada does permit euthanasia as “medical assistance in dying,” one of the […]
Original article (in Serbian) was published on 13/10/2023; Author: Danijela Vujinović The product Hypertea is presented on the cenacpa.rs website as a tea that is the miracle fix for hypertension, promising to directly target the root cause of the condition, alleviate its symptoms, and potentially prevent heart attacks and strokes. But hold on to your teacups, […]
Original article (in Serbian) was published on 04/10/2023; Author: Milica Ljubičić Lately, Serbia intensified the “BIO4” project by requesting a loan of 200 million euros from the Development Bank of the Council of Europe for the construction of a scientific research centre under that name. This project has also attracted the attention of anti-vaxxers, who are […]
Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 28/09/2023; Author: Nina Rozman Jernej Dolinšek, head of the paediatric clinic at University Medical Centre Maribor and an expert in gastrointestinal diseases, explained that the human body has enzymes to break down gluten, so humans can digest it. On 29 August, the web portal Planet Lepote reported in an […]