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From a joke to a lie: Okanovic became a Ukrainian “hero”

Original article (in Montenegrin) was published on 02/03/2022 Nenad Okanovic is a popular actor. In recent days, he has undoubtedly been in the public spotlight, not only in Serbia and not of his own free will. The reason: the invasion of the Russian Federation on Ukraine is followed daily by many disinformation and fake news, […]

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Putin has been attributed a quote by Igor Pshenichnikov

Original article (in Montenegrin) was published on 02/03/2022 While rockets are shelling and people are being killed in Ukraine, online media and social networks are bursting with disinformation and fake news. Video content and photographs are being misused, and false statements are also being attributed to the leaders, in this case, to the Russian President […]

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There is no Russia’s “counter-offensive” in Ukraine

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 05/03/2022 Some media in their articles describe the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a “counter-offensive”. Media from all over the world, including our region, are intensively reporting on the war in Ukraine. Some media try to report on the events responsibly, accurately and ethically. On the other hand, […]

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The attack on Ukraine has nothing to do with “American biolabs”

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 10/03/2022 False claims about “American biolabs” in Ukraine have been spreading for years. In the midst of the war in this country, followers of QAnon and other conspiracy theories claim that these labs are the real target of the Russian attack. A screenshot of a tweet was published […]

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Twitter trolls from Serbia presented as “Ukrainian propagandists”

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 09/03/2022 Twitter trolls who portrayed actors from Serbia as soldiers in the Ukrainian army were presented in some media as “Ukrainian propagandists”, although it is evident that this is not true based on their accounts. On March 2, the website Kurir published an article entitled: SPOOKY! BJELOGRLIC AS […]

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The photo of the injured woman was not taken in 2018

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 04/03/2022 After numerous world media published a photo of a woman injured in the Russian airstrike on the Ukrainian city of Chuguev, an incorrect claim began to spread on social networks claiming that the photo dates from 2018 and shows a woman injured in a gas explosion. Several […]

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The “genius entry” of Russians into Kyiv is a violation of the Geneva Convention

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 25/02/2022 “RUSSIANS ENTERED KYIV IN A GENIOUS WAY! They changed into Ukrainian uniforms, and then started the assault”, the website Srbijadanas.com reports enthusiastically. Earlier in the day, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense announced that Russians had entered the Ukrainian capital, dressed in Ukrainian uniforms. However, what Serbia Danas […]

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Tabloids in Serbia stand on the side of Russia in its conflict with Ukraine

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 23/02/2022 “Putin decided”, “Putin checkmated Ukraine”, “Putin shocked the West”, “Putin brought freedom to Donbas”. On the front pages of the tabloids, the Russian president is still presented as a strong leader who opposes the globalist West with radical but fair measures. While Aleksandar Vucic states that Serbia […]

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It is not true that Macron is not in favor of sanctions against Russia

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 28/02/2022 Russian state media Sputnik published a claim on its Serbian-language website that “France is in favor of dialogue”, while other EU leaders are “in favor of sanctions” against Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine. This is disinformation. An article published on the website Sputnik on February […]

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Live blog: Dezinformacije o ratu u Ukrajini

Fact-checking redakcije koje čine SeeCheck mrežu portala za provjeru činjenica iz jugoistočne evrope (Raskrinkavanje.ba, Raskrinkavanje.me, Raskrikavanje.rs, Razkrinkavanje.si, Faktograf.hr i Fakenews.rs) svakodnevno prate i provjeravaju informacije koje se pojavljuju u medijima, na društvenim mrežama, te kroz izjave zvaničnika/ca. Nakon eskalacije ukrajinsko-ruskog sukoba i početka rata u Ukrajini, pokrenuli smo ovaj blog gdje možete čitati dnevno ažuriran […]