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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 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 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 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 Serbian) was published on 5/2/2024; Author: Marija Vučić Vaccination has once again become a prominent topic in public discourse following reports that five infants died from whooping cough in recent months. Despite these tragedies, the country’s leading anti-vaxxer group, “Physicians and Parents for Science and Ethics” (LRNE), continues unabated in its efforts to […]
Original article (in Serbian) was published on 7/2/2024; Author: Teodora Koledin In late January, Serbia’s Ministry of Health reported the deaths of four infants due to whooping cough, also known as pertussis. Just three days following the announcement, the death toll had risen to five. That same day, speculations about this disease, the symptoms and the […]
Original article (in Serbian) was published on 24/01/2024; Author: Stefan Kosanović Several pro-regime web portals simultaneously published identical articles featuring a photo that allegedly showed an empty hall before the start of a session at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). This session, which took place on January 22, focused on the recent […]
Original article (in Serbian) was published on 12/01/2024; Author: Marija Zemunović A reader recently brought to our attention that various websites and media outlets have mistakenly used the wrong image to represent Eustahija Arsic, a pioneering Serbian writer from the 19th century. Instead of Arsic, the image often displayed is that of George Sand, a noted […]
Original article (in Serbian) was published on 16/01/2024; Author: Stefan Kosanović A 2018 European Commission (EC) study revealed that 10% of food waste in the European Union (EU) annually is attributed to confusion over the expiration date labels. The misunderstanding between “use by” and “best before” labels has prompted the EC to develop guidelines aimed at […]
Original article (in Serbian) was published on 25/12/2023; Author: Teodora Koledin The article from the web portal Politika, published in early December, erroneously reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had obtained American citizenship and was planning to leave Ukraine. This claim was supported by an image purporting to be Zelensky’s naturalization certificate. Following Politika’s publication, similar […]