Video from 2013 of a Hospital in Egypt Presented as Recorded in the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza

Photo: Screenshot from the video This video clip shared on Facebook was not made recently – i.e., not in November 2023, in a hospital in Gaza… It was recorded 10...

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SOCIAL MEDIA UNDER THE LENS OF FACT-CHECKERS

FACT CHECKERS’ FIGHT TO COMBAT DISINFORMATION. “Even Vlora Çitaku has a Serbian passport!” “Mega scandal, Srpska Lista leader Goran Rakić has an intimate meeting on...

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Claim that Zelenskyy Was Singing in Russian Language Based on Digitally Altered Video

Photo: Screenshot from the video It’s not Zelenskyy the one who sings in the video shared on Facebook. Furthermore, the singing is not in Russian....

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Malicious meddling in Kosovo’s media sphere

This article by Ardit Kika was originally produced for and published by Kosovo 2.0 as part of Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Hub project. It has...

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Geopolitical Perspective Of Disinformation Flows In The Western Balkans

Disinformation and fake news are not just a media problem, but a security problem which may hinder realization of the most important strategic objectives...

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Video from 2013 of a Hospital in Egypt Presented as Recorded in the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza

Photo: Screenshot from the video This video clip shared on Facebook was not made recently – i.e., not in November 2023, in a hospital in...

Claim that Zelenskyy Was Singing in Russian Language Based on Digitally Altered Video

Photo: Screenshot from the video It’s not Zelenskyy the one who sings in the video shared on Facebook. Furthermore, the singing is not in Russian....

A Manipulation Lessens the Ukrainian Death Toll in the Russian Aggression

The post is manipulative and presents false information with the intent to belittle the Russian aggression in Ukraine and the Ukrainian death toll. Moreover,...

Scholz Did Not Feign There Was a Rocket Attack before He Left the Tel Aviv Airport

One cannot claim that all media were servicing some kind of Netanyahu propaganda as suggested by the post. The videos show that the sirens...

The Barcode Does Not Signify Product’s Country of Origin

The post we are fact-checking falsely suggests that if the barcode of the product starts with the digits 729, that means that the product...

Harvard Students Walked Out of Israeli Consul’s Lecture but in 2019

Photo: Screenshot from the video This event really happened, but not recently – November 2023, and not as an expression of solidarity with more than...

The Serbian media speculate that the Kosovo Security Force (FSK) underwent training in Croatia with the intention of attacking Serbia

Prepared by: Ridona Berisha The Military Police of the Kosovo Security Force (FSK) underwent training during the month of November at the "Croatia" Barracks in...

Unsupported claim by Agim Musliu alleges that Serbia Planned an Attack During the Kosovo-Israel Match

Prepared by: Ridona Berisha On November 12, 2023, the Kosovo national football team played against Israel as part of the Euro 2024 qualification. The match took place...

Census and the Bulgarian “battle” in Pustec

Pressure and bribes for the Macedonian minority - the institutions turn a blind eye and a deaf ear The final battleground of the historical clash...

Is Vucic “sacrificing” the soldier to win the game?

Since the announcement of early elections in Serbia, Serbian President Aleksandër Vucic has raised the claim that the opposition, through the media, is attacking...

KFOR’s takeover of northern Kosovo, a thesis to its detriment

The territory in the north of Kosovo should be kept under control by KFOR troops, according to Prime Minister Rama, who learned this statement...

Deepfake Video Manipulates that General Zaluzhny Is Preparing a Military Coup

The video in which the Supreme Commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, allegedly, calls for a military coup and speaks against...