{"id":12773,"date":"2026-04-17T11:24:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seecheck.org\/?p=12773"},"modified":"2026-06-26T11:24:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:24:36","slug":"slovenia-is-not-leaving-nato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seecheck.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/slovenia-is-not-leaving-nato\/","title":{"rendered":"Slovenia Is Not Leaving NATO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Original article<\/a> (in Montenegrin) was published on 17\/04\/2026; Author: Marko Vukajlovi\u0107<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only Donald Trump probably knows the future of the world\u2019s most powerful military alliance. For quite some time, the U.S. president has threatened to break up NATO because he does not want the United States to continue spending significantly more on defense than the alliance\u2019s other members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adding to tensions is the war in Iran, where Trump expected support from NATO allies but largely did not receive it.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this fragile alliance, where every new development is closely watched, the portal Intermagazin published<\/a> the following headline: (archived here<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA SERB LEADS THE ACTION \u2013 SLOVENIA IS LEAVING NATO\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The article states<\/a>: (archived here<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt a time when the geopolitical landscape is rapidly changing, a signal is coming from Ljubljana that could trigger a wave extending far beyond Slovenia itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new Speaker of the National Assembly, Zoran Stevanovic, has openly announced a referendum on leaving NATO, not as a distant idea but as a political promise that will be fulfilled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stevanovic leaves little room for doubt. He clearly states that Slovenia will organize a referendum on leaving NATO, emphasizing that this is an obligation to voters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The article itself makes it clear that Slovenia is not leaving NATO. Rather, newly elected parliamentary speaker Zoran Stevanovic announced a referendum on the issue. Stevanovic told<\/a> Slovenian media:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe promised the people a referendum on leaving NATO, and we will hold it. I do not have pro-Russian views, only pro-Slovenian ones. We believe Slovenia must pursue its own policy independently and sovereignly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stevanovic leads the Resni.ca movement, which media outlets describe<\/a> as anti-establishment. In the March elections, the movement won five parliamentary seats. Although Stevanovic has influence within Slovenia\u2019s new political landscape, he is far from having the decisive power required to determine a matter as significant as NATO membership. Moreover, it remains unclear how Slovenian voters would respond if such a referendum were ever held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This story represents another example of the broader anti-NATO narrative that is consistently present on social media and in certain media outlets, a topic frequently covered<\/a> by Raskrinkavanje.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For all of these reasons, the claim receives the rating \u2013 Clickbait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cClickbait\u201d rating is given to a media report whose title has no grounds in the article that follows. Such articles and features aim to attract the attention of the consumer with a sensational title, promising content that does not actually. Such reports are mostly motivated by financial interest, i.e., to increase readership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Only Donald Trump probably knows the future of the world\u2019s most powerful military alliance. For quite some time, the U.S. president has threatened to break up NATO because he does not want the United States to continue spending significantly more on defense than the alliance\u2019s other members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":12774,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[316],"tags":[278,44,79,15],"class_list":["post-12773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fact-checks","tag-clickbait","tag-nato","tag-trump","tag-usa"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t