Горан Ризаов

Disinformation in the Energy War – Gas, Oil and Electricity – Has Become a Tool

As a response to the sanctions imposed on Russia by the West-European countries and the USA for the military invasion of a sovereign state,...

Post Manipulating With Photos Claiming to Show the Suffering of “Russian Children from Donbass”

In one of the photos, it is not a question of a child from Donbas at all, but from Iraq, named Muhammad Adman, who...

Macedonian citizens cannot fight for a foreign army, because it is a crime

This announcement shared on Facebook misinforms the public that Macedonians will also be able to fight in Russia. It is a crime in our...

There is no “mobilization” of NATO

The title of the text shared in the post contains the word “mobilization”, which is associated with the fact that what is happening in...

Membership is shifting from one pro-Russian party to another in North Macedonia

In the two Macedonian parties with a pro-Russian ideology, “Rodina Makedonija” and “Obedineta Makedonija”, there has been turbulence in the recent period, that is,...

Buses in Riga do not have segregated seats for Russians

A Facebook post misinforms about the alleged segregationist policy of Riga’s public transport company. It falsely claims that Russian-speaking passengers are required to sit...

Through Manipulation of Dates, It Is Falsely Claimed that Ukraine Is to Blame for the Mass Graves in Izium

A photo is going viral on social media that is deliberately manipulated and creates a wrong public opinion about the Russian invasion of Ukraine...

With an Edited Photo Taken in Russia, Ukraine Is Accused of Being Nazi

The photo in the post we are reviewing, which contains the Ukrainian flag, has been graphically altered and edited, to falsely represent that the...

With a Fake Photo, the Public is Being Deceived that Zelensky Participated in a Gay Parade

A photo of several people posing at a gay parade accompanies the post. In the photo, there is a person with Zelensky’s face. Truthmeter...

It Is Not True that the Russians Announced the Destruction of 830 Ukrainian Combat Vehicles in One Day

What is stated in the title of the text, shared in the post we are reviewing, is not true: “The Russians announced: 830 Ukrainian...

Disinformation trends and narratives in the Western Balkan region – Periodical report on media monitoring January –June 2022

Monitoring and mapping the flow of media content between countries in the Western Balkan region is essential to understanding how disinformation originating from external...

Bulgaria’s Blockade of the RNM’s European Integration Process Is in Russia’s Favor

For almost two decades, North Macedonia has been standing at the doors of the European Union, and although it has often flirted with anti-European...

It is not True that Three American Companies Bought Large Agricultural Land in Ukraine

Ukrainian legislation prohibits the sale of agricultural land to foreigners and foreign-owned companies. This restriction can be lifted, but first, there must be a...

Janko Bačev Shares an Unfounded Statement by Fidel Castro about the Next War in Europe

The leader of the political party “United Macedonia”, Janko Bačev, shared on his Facebook profile a statement allegedly made by the former president of...

High price for the highways loan, China remains in North Macedonia constructing even with European money

North Macedonia obtained a loan from the Exim Bank of China for the construction of the highways Kičevo - Ohrid, and Miladinovci - Štip,...

The Information that Poland Will Send Troops to Ukraine is a Speculation

The source of this information is a Telegram post written by Russian military reporter Semyon Pegov on his channel. However, Polish President Andrzej Duda...