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Linking civilian armament with a state’s democracy levels is misguided

Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 29/11/2023; Author: Nina Rozman Benjamin Flander, professor of law at the Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security, argues that the US is not the right country to compare Slovenia with when it comes to civilian access to weapons, as the European and American concepts are different. On November 3, […]

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The Claim About Russia Outranking the US in Military Strength Is Misleading

Original article (in Montenegrin) was published on 02/11/2023; Author: Marko Vukajlović Recent discussions among military enthusiasts have revolved around a study ranking the world’s most powerful armies. For those with an affinity for Russia’s military prowess, the findings bring positive news – Russia has surpassed the USA! Regional media are reporting the following headline: Americans acknowledge: […]

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Nova24tv.si manipulates about DNA testing of migrants in the U.S.

Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 01/06/2023 The United States Customs and Border Protection uses rapid DNA tests only when familial ties between children and adult migrants in whose company they are cannot be verified based on documents and interviews. The Nova24TV.si portal reported on 23 May, quoting data from 2022, that “one in ten […]

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The general of the US army did not say that Russia is “winning the war” in Ukraine

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 16/05/2023 While reporting what Christopher Cavoli, commander of NATO forces in Europe and a general of the United States Armed Forces, said before the House Armed Services Committee of the US House of Representatives, several web portals incorrectly stated that he said that “Russia is winning the war” […]

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Srpski telegraf about the “pact between Americans and Russians”: a false exclusive and the confession of the deceased

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 08/04/2023 On April 3, the daily Srpski telegraf published the “shocking truth after 28 years” on its front page, which refers to the “pact between the Americans and the Russians before the Storm”. According to this tabloid, Russian diplomat Leonid Kerestedzijanc “revealed previously unknown details about the collapse […]

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Can Trumpism survive after the midterms?

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 10/11/2022 It is too early to say whether Donald Trump has been written off, but his position in the Republican Party is quite shaken after this election. If the American election is a boring topic for you or you need more time, just read the introductory summary. However, […]

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US-owned firms did not buy a third of arable land in Ukraine

Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 10/08/2022 The portal of the Slovenian weekly Kmečki Glas published on 3 August a piece headlined Americans Bought a Third of Land Under Cultivation in Ukraine, which was retracted the same day. The article claimed that since last year, when a new law on the sale of farmland […]

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False interpretation of a statement made by the State Department

Original article (in Montenegrin) was published on 01/09/2022 The media that spread disinformation pose a great threat to societies that are deeply divided. Most often, disinformation are found in headlines, which often convey an arbitrary conclusion of the author or editors, which has no backing elsewhere in the article. Such an example is found on […]

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Politika’s fake news about how “the Americans bought a third of Ukraine’s arable land”

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 25/08/2022 According to the statements made by Politika on July 28, the Americans “bought a third of the arable land of Ukraine” (or, hereinafter, the “former Ukraine”), so during the previous year – as stated – three consortia with American capital became “owners 28 percent of arable land”. […]

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Putin is not removing biological weapons laboratories in Ukraine

Original article (in Bosnian) was published on 05/08/2022 Conspiracy theories suggesting that Russia is removing biological weapons laboratories in Ukraine and fighting against the “New World Order” continue to be published on web portals and blogs. Two days after the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on February 26, 2022, the web portal Truth […]