Russian Pseudohistorical Manipulation Reaches North Macedonia

The Russian Embassy in North Macedonia is marking the anniversaries of Macedonian  historical figures on their social media platforms. This comes off as highly...

How did the paths of Macedonian Todorovski and Russian propaganda agent Kureyev cross?

Bloomberg published recent insights from documents revealing that Russian agent Artem Kureyev led a Russian influence campaign in Europe, managing to contact the Macedonian...

Inconsistency and hypocrisy of Russian foreign policy towards Macedonians

The Russian Embassy in Skopje congratulated our citizens on the holiday “Ss. Cyril and Methodius”, generally describing them as Slav educators. The greetings of the Russian...

The EU disinformation trends mirrored in our country

Recently, similar disinformation has been circulating both in EU member states and in our country. Most of the April fact-checks in our country and...

Russian fake news and their ban

Starting in 2022 the EU banned several Russian media outlets, then on the 17th of May 2024 another four outlets were added to this list, which is completely justified....

How Russia links Ukraine and the West with Fico’s assassination

This article was first published by Truthmeter.mk (North Macedonia), within the framework of Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Project. Pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives blaming Ukraine and the West...

The end of illegal financial offices in the north

*Prepared by Fitim Gashi  The absence of a solution to the dinar issue within the Serbian community, following the Kosovo Police's action to shut down...

Analysis of the Narrative: Visit of the President of China to Serbia: Exclusively positive reporting by the pro-government media and “warming up” of hostility...

May 2024. As part of the program Regional Initiative to Combat Disinformation “Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Hub: Exposing Malign Influences through Watchdog Journalism”, we present you...

Labeling Georgian Demonstrators as “Foreign Agents”

For weeks, Georgia has been engulfed in protests motivated by the passage of the so-called “foreign agents” law. Regional media outlets have disseminated disinformation...

Public оpinion in N. Macedonia regarding the war in Ukraine is deeply divided

This article was first published by Truthmeter.mk (North Macedonia), within the framework of Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Project. The citizens of North Macedonia regarding the war...

UN Srebrenica Resolution Sparks New Wave of Genocide Denial in Media

The announcement of a UN debate on a resolution to condemn genocide denial in Srebrenica and declare July 11 as an international day of...

Analysis of the Narrative: “The West is punishing Serbia”: Kosovo’s candidacy in the Council of Europe and the UN Resolution on Srebrenica

April 2024. As part of the program Regional Initiative to Combat Disinformation “Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Hub: Exposing Malign Influences through Watchdog Journalism”, we present you...

“Ukrainians – Cannon Fodder” Is Moscow’s disinformation about American aid for Ukraine

This article was first published by Truthmeter.mk (North Macedonia), within the framework of Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Project. The passing of the bill on American aid...

How the portal Sputnik – the Kremlin’s mouthpiece – reported on the Macedonian elections?

This article was first published by Vistinomer.mk (North Macedonia), within the framework of Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Project. Two leitmotivs were part of most analyses and...

From Levica through Rodina to GROM and MAAK: Who are Moscow’s megaphones in North Macedonia

Illustration: Truthmeter.mk This article was first published by Truthmeter.mk (North Macedonia), within the framework of Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Project. In recent years, and especially since the...

Russian Agents Cloaked in Mantles of the Macedonian Orthodox Church

Illustration: Truthmeter.mk This article was first published by Truthmeter.mk (North Macedonia), within the framework of Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Project. Even before Vasian Zmeev, Russian agents in...