No Unification between Russia and Belarus

Photo: pixabay.com The post carries a false statement by Peskov disinforming that some kind of unification will happen between Russia and Belarus. Our check showed...

Prigozhin’s Rebellion and the Collapse of Kakhovka Dam – the Main Disinformation Topics in June

Three events became the root of foreign-sourced information and disinformation spread in North Macedonia in June – the collapse of Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine,...

Kosovo crisis in the past month

June 2023 As part of the Regional Initiative in Combating Disinformation “Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Hub: Exposing Malign Influences through Watchdog Journalism”, we present you a...

Intelligence Agency: We Will be a Target for Disinformation related to Constitutional Amendments, Church Issue and Elections 2024

The fight against disinformation should not be seen as a threat to the freedom of expression or censorship, because it is not a matter...

Fight against Disinformation Demands Partnership between Institutions and Civil Society

Electronic disinformation is spreading and no-one is immune to that. They present a threat to society. The fight against disinformation demands partnership between the...

Disinformation Will Not Disappear – Creators Must be Exposed

It is high time to turn the recommendations into actions and to know exactly which actors in society have a role in the fight...

Old Article Manipulates that Russia has Withdrawn from WHO and WTO

Russia is still an active Member-State of both the World Health Organization and the World Trade Organization. The Russian Parliament has neither considered nor...

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 been republished here...

China and Macedonian higher education: Influence focused on the state universities

The Chinese influence in higher education in North Macedonia is focused primarily on a few state universities in the country, with ongoing cooperation throughout...

Kremlin’s False Narrative: “NATO Is Fighting Russia to the Last Ukrainian” Continues

NATO neither started the military invasion, nor does it have troops in Ukraine. Russia attacked Ukraine in February 2022 and Ukraine, as an independent...

Media as a Target of Foreign Influence, Political Calculations, and Business Interests

A galimatias of owners, business and political centres, all of this creates fertile ground for foreign influence on the media, as well as a...

DISINFORMATION TRENDS AND NARRATIVES IN THE WESTERN BALKANS MEDIA MONITORING REPORT FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY – MARCH 2023

This report is based on a continuous monitoring process of domestic media in North Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina conducted...

The Russian Embassy in Skopje – Main Diplomatic Internet Spammer in North Macedonia

The Russian Embassy in Skopje is a record-breaker when it comes to the number of Facebook posts. The country is of top regional interest...

Kosovo media use public funds, despite constantly violating the Code of Ethics

Over the years, various state institutions have used public funds to advertise themselves in media outlets that produce fake news or are recurrent violators...

Romanian anti-disinformation activist reveals: Misinformation campaigns often target refugees from Ukraine

While disinformation campaigns flood Central and Eastern Europe, civil society organizations are at the forefront of initiatives to face this challenge. Meta.mk spoke to...

Мacedonian and Bulgarian university with a historic Russian connection will “produce” MAs in Sveti Nikole

The result of the public-private partnership between the State Bulgarian University from Veliko Tarnovo “Ss. Ss. Cyril and Methodius” (VTU) and the Macedonian private...