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No data on the effect of mask-wearing on the immune system

Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 07/03/2022 The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has no data to suggest that it is more difficult to recover from viral respiratory infections, such as the common cold and the flu, during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Virologists have found that wearing face masks has a negative effect […]

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No surge in demand for potassium iodide 

Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 11/03/2022 Ten of the eleven public pharmacy institutes that responded to our inquiries saw some demand for potassium iodide, but it was not large-scale. “Alarmed Slovenians are calling up pharmacies – if there is a war, some believe this medication is the solution!” was the headline of an […]

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Student work hourly rate is not higher because of the current government

Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 07/02/2022 The Act Amending the Fiscal Balance Act, which requires the Minister of Labour to adjust the student work hourly rate against the minimum wage annually, was adopted by the previous government. On 21 January, the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) tweeted that the government led by Janez Janša […]

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Vaccines against COVID-19 are not a breeding ground for new variants of the virus

Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 10/02/2022 New variants of SARS-CoV-2 emerge as the virus spreads, which vaccines reduce, the World Health Organization explains. On 24 December last year, Belgian doctor of veterinary medicine and virologist Geert Vanden Bossche published an open letter appealing to the World Health Organisation (WHO) to encourage a public […]

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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 […]

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SEE Check: Support to fact-checking of the attack on Ukraine and to our colleagues

Russia’s attack on Ukraine, which violated international law and launched destabilization processes with unforeseeable consequences, was preceded by numerous disinformation and propaganda campaigns launched with the aim of justifying aggression against a sovereign state.

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The CDC did not abandon PCR tests

Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 17/01/2022 The CDC recommends using tests that allow simultaneous testing for both COVID-19 and influenza “The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) abandoned PCR tests because of their lack of diagnostic reliability,” Tomaž Mastnak, sociologist and retired research councillor at the Research Centre of the Slovenian […]

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Asteroid 4660 Nereus was not heading towards Earth

Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 03/01/2022 Nereus 4660 passed Earth at a distance of 3.9 million kilometers, about ten times the distance between Earth and the Moon, explained the astrophysicist Dunja Fabjan.  On 10 December, the Slovenian news site Slovenske novice published an article titled Look up in the sky, there’s a giant […]

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The number of vaccinated people in Slovenia has not reached almost one and a half million

Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 20/01/2022 Slovenian National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) is still preparing an analysis on the number of deaths from COVID-19 among the vaccinated. Speaking to TV Slovenija on 29 December, the Prime Minister Janez Janša claimed that “billions have been vaccinated around the world, in Slovenia the number […]

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Dnevnik and Odmevi, national public broadcaster TV Slovenija news programs, have not lost 250,000 viewers

Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 20/12/2021 Viewing figures do not reflect the importance of public service broadcasting; its importance is reflected in the way it engages with viewers as citizens. “Any ideas on how to reach the 250,000 viewers of Odmevi that you have lost over the years?” tweeted Alenka Jeraj, Slovenian Democratic […]