SEE Check
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 […]
Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 04/12/2023; Author: Katja Turšič The articles referred to by Nova24tv in its reports put Israel’s actions in the appropriate political and international legal context, says Primož Šterbenc, assistant professor at the Faculty of Management, University of Primorska. On November 8, the portal Nova24tv reported that the Slovenian national public […]
Original article (in BCS) was published on 22/11/2023; Author: Nerma Šehović Unfounded claims circulating on social media allege that the media intentionally use a photo of the Dome of the Rock when reporting on the Al-Aqsa Mosque. This supposed tactic aims to divert attention, suggesting that if Israel were to demolish the mosque, it would […]
Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 25/10/2023; Author: Martin Justin The Palestinian Legislative Council, in which Hamas won a majority in 2006, has not convened since 2007 and was dissolved by the Palestinian Supreme Court in 2018. The Nova24tv news portal ran an article on Hamas on October 10, 2023, claiming that the movement won […]
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 […]
Original article (in BCS) was published on 06/11/2023; Author: Marija Manojlović A video from 2013 depicting students in Cairo protesting while lying under white sheets has recently resurfaced on social media. Misleading descriptions have suggested that the video was captured in Gaza and is evidence of victim-faking. Published on October 30, 2023, a nearly two-minute video […]
Original article (in Albanian) was published on 24/10/2023; Author: Ilda Hoxha The Israeli embassy in Bahrain was not targeted with Molotov cocktails, contrary to assertions made in articles circulated by the media in Albania. Faktoje, a fact-checking outlet, conducted a verification process and determined that the images in question date back to November 2012, bearing no […]
Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 17/10/2023; Author: Mladen Lakić Social media posts claim that the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, “confirmed sending the army to Palestine” after the escalation of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Putin did not say that. On October 10, 2023, a video posted on TokTok claimed that […]
Original article (in B/C/S) was published on 01/11/2023; Author: Marija Manojlović The video titled “Landing of Marines in Israel” does not actually depict the arrival of American soldiers in Israel. Despite being shared in the context of the escalating violence in Israel and Gaza, the video is over a year old and was filmed in Romania. […]
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 […]