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Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 2/4/2024; Author: Maida Salkanović An edited video circulating on social media, which portrays a Ukrainian security official ‘admitting’ Ukraine’s involvement in a terrorist attack in Moscow, originated from Russian media sources. Four armed assailants attacked concertgoers at the “Picnic” concert on March 22, 2024, at Crocus City Hall near […]
Original article (in Montenegrin) was published on 13/2/2024; Author: Marko Vukajlović Saša Borojević, known for propagating conspiracy theories, continues to appear in Serbian media, reiterating various claims previously analyzed by Raskrinkavanje. In his latest comments on Ukraine, he stated: “Ukraine is a foregone conclusion; there’s little else to discuss. We should pray for an end to […]
Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 14/2/2024; Author: Nerma Šehović Several media outlets have disseminated propagandistic assertions that the Russian economy is “the strongest in Europe,” even amid sanctions. These claims are a distorted interpretation of data released by the World Bank. An article with the following title was published on January 11, 2024: How […]
Original article (in Montenegrin) was published on 6/2/2024; Author: Marko Vukajlović The standoff over illegal immigration between the Texas state government and the U.S. federal government persists. There has been rampant disinformation about this conflict in Southeast Europe, including false reports of a declared state of war, tanks on the streets, a convoy of trucks heading […]
Original article (in Serbian) was published on 17/1/2024; Author: Ivan Subotić In January 2024, the daily Informer published a story on its web portal about a “shocking reversal.” The article titled “America imports Russian oil again” quotes the Informer stating, “in October, after a one and a half year long break, the USA imported oil from […]
Original article (in B/C/S) was published on 12/2/2024; Author: Nerma Šehović Several regional media outlets circulated a claim, sourced from social media rumors, alleging that the Ukrainian army has been secretly burying deceased soldiers in mass graves to evade compensating their families. This unverified assertion gained traction as “news” through a YouTube video produced by an […]
Original article (in B/C/S) was published on 6/2/2024; Author: Amar Karađuz The section “Russian News” on the web portal Lajk is filled with articles equipped with clickbait headlines and videos containing parts of texts already published on Serbian web portals. The section “Russian News” on the web portal Lajk (.rs), which publishes the “latest Russian news […]
Original article (in BCS) was published on 19/01/2024; Author: Alena Beširević Claims that Ukraine is recruiting people with Down syndrome due to a lack of new soldiers come from pro-Russian sources and, apart from a video of questionable authenticity, there is no evidence to support such allegations. In an article published on the web portal Epoha […]
Original article (in BCS) was published on 18/01/2024; Author: Marija Manojlović A video of the demolition of a McDonald’s restaurant in Kansas is being shared on social media with claims that it was made in Russia or China. On January 3, 2024, a video of a construction machine demolishing a McDonald’s advertising sign was published on […]
Original article (in BCS) was published on 13/12/2023; Author: Amar Karađuz In a widely shared Instagram post discussing Russian income from fossil fuel sales, there was a misleading statement claiming that the European Union (EU)“remains the largest importer of Russian energy products”. On November 17, 2023, the Instagram account pepo.politika posted a message asserting that […]