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...

The U.S. State Department denies the allegations raised against Escobar

The claim made by Vudi Xhymshiti that Deputy Assistant Secretary Gabriel Escobar has underestimated the Kosovo government, linking this to allegations that his wife...

Macron, French Parliament Never Stated, Never Adopted Anything to Stop or Postpone EU Enlargement

France never adopted any Resolution to stop the EU enlargement process. This is fake news, presented as though it were true, allegedly published by the BBC....

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...

Analysis of the News: “Exclusive Russian historian: Invisible forces will help Serbia save Kosovo – when Russia wins”

April 2024. As part of the program Regional Initiative for combating disinformation “Western Balkans Combatting disinformation Center: Exposing malicious influences through fact-checking and Analytical Journalism“,...

It Is Not True that Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma (1994-2005) was еxactly Pro-Russian

Illustration: Truthmeter.mk This article was first published by Truthmeter.mk (North Macedonia), within the framework of Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Project. Social network posts claim the alleged closeness...

“Donbas. Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow” – a Documentary in the Tradition of Kremlin’s Best Propaganda

Illustration: Truthmeter.mk This article was first published by Truthmeter.mk (North Macedonia), within the framework of Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Project. The Russian Embassy in North Macedonia recently shared the documentary Donbas. Yesterday,...

24 February 2022 Started Russian Invasion of Ukraine; Not “Ukrainian Nazi Cleansing”

The lie and propaganda platitude of Russian President Vladimir Putin was presented to justify the military invasion in Ukraine that he initiated on 24...

Analysis of the News: “Vulin: All Western scenarios for peace in the Balkans imply the destruction of the Serbian factor”

April 2024. As part of the program Regional Initiative for combating disinformation “Western Balkans Combatting disinformation Center: Exposing malicious influences through fact-checking and Analytical Journalism“,...

Claiming that оne of the suspects for the Moscow attack is Chechen militant Azhiev is incorrect

The man in the photograph, identified, detained, and taken to court as a suspect of the Moscow terrorist attack by the Russian authorities, is...

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...

Disinformation Is Not a Problem Only for the Media; It Is Also a Security Problem

The work of professional media is to verify the facts and information it reports. We are witnessing photographs and news shared only to incite...

Disinformation Undermines the Foundation of Democracy – Fact-Checking is the Key

The Ambassador of the EU, David Geer, emphasized that fact-checkers must work independently and without political pressure. He referred to the fact that elections...

(INTERVIEW) Nikolovski: Russian Church Players in MOC-OA Imposed Fake Public Topics

The more believers praise the Russian Church, the greater its influence. Hypothetically, if the Russian Church is “saving our Church”, why wouldn’t the Russian...

Untrue: the photograph is not of women who reported their spouses for mobilization in the Ukrainian army

The photograph in focus is not of women being rewarded for reporting their spouses in the Army, but women of the urban community Loziv...

NATO Membership Threatens Neither Our Sovereignty, Nor Our Security

Claiming that North Macedonia is not a sovereign state because it is a NATO member is, to say the least, nonsense. The sovereignty of a...