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The people of Cetinje did not feature Nazi symbols during the rally in support of Ukraine

Original article (in Montenegrin) was published on 04/04/2022 Despite the fact that Montenegro, as a state, has sided with Ukraine, which has been the target of Russian military aggression for more than a month, a good share of the Montenegrin population still advocates pro-Russian views, including the one that serves as a justification for aggression […]

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No, environmental activists are not to blame for Europe’s dependence on Russian gas

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 31/03/2022 In a bizarre text about the causes of the war in Ukraine, conservative American columnist Dennis Prager also explains the war through the activities of the environmental movement. His article was shared by the website Konzerva.hr. The website konzerva.hr shared a column by Dennis Prager, a conservative […]

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How does the war affect food availability in Croatia?

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 29/03/2022 Croatia produces sufficient quantities of cereals but is not self-sufficient in producing meat, fruits and vegetables. Prices will rise in all segments. After the global disturbance in the energy market, which is a consequence of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the world has already begun to face […]

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No, the Russian patriarch did not say that “Ukraine must be destroyed like the Nazi Reich”

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 05/04/2022 A Twitter user pointed out the news from the website Danas entitled “Patriarch Kirill: Ukraine must be destroyed like the Nazi Reich”. As it turned out, the Twitter user rightly doubted the veracity of the news first published on the website Danas, which was shared by several […]

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Nomen est omen: How the media call the war in Ukraine

Even though Russia’s military action is taking place in all parts of Ukraine, not just Donbas, and the military offensive against this country is a clear violation of international law, many media outlets in the region have adopted a narrative of “a special military operation” in Ukraine to justify Russia’s actions. In the morning hours […]

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The return of a conspiracy theory: Nuclear weapon is not “a lie”, it does exist

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 18/03/2022 When the war in Ukraine started, the old conspiracy theory that nuclear weapon is a lie designed to intimidate the masses became popular on social media. Unfortunately, nuclear weapon is a real threat. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the danger of an international nuclear […]

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Air Serbia has not suspended flights to Moscow

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 23/03/2022 Some websites claimed that the Serbian airline Air Serbia had suspended all flights to Moscow. That did not happen. On March 16, 2022, the website Oslobodjenje published an article about the flights of the Serbian airline Air Serbia to Russia. The article is entitled: Air Serbia has […]

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Propaganda and disinformation: Evacuees from Mariupol went to a government-controlled territory

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 24/03/2022 The Russian Ministry of Defense published incorrect information that most of the evacuated civilians from Mariupol expressed a desire to be transferred to territories under the control of pro-Russian forces, and that only a few fled to the territory under the control of the government. Details from […]

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Ukrainians did not start a war in their own country

Original article (in Montenegrin) was published on 24/03/2022 Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been guided by the rhetoric of “liberating the country from the Nazis”. It is unclear to many how the Ukrainians became Nazis overnight, except to those supporting the Kremlin and policies adopted in Moscow. […]

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“The Fight” (“Borba”) for disinformation about aid to Ukraine

Original article (in Montenegrin) was published on 21/03/2022 In the sea of disinformation shared on websites, it is often difficult to determine whether something is informative news, a report or simply someone’s opinion and comment. In some texts, the names of those mentioned are not even included, which shows that the journalistic forms and rules […]