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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...

hubeng 22/06/2023

Old Article Manipulates that Russia has Withdrawn from WHO and WTO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...

Fact checks 21/06/2023

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...

Fact checks 09/06/2023

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...

hubeng 31/05/2023

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...

Fact checks 06/05/2023

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...

In-depth stories 04/05/2023

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...

Publications 27/04/2023

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...

hubeng 17/03/2023

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...

Investigative stories 15/03/2023

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...

hubeng 20/02/2023

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...

hubeng 07/02/2023

Portalb.mk’s Editor-in-Chief Zylbeari: Fight against disinformation expands, we can counteract disinformation with coordinated actions

As fact-checkers, we have faced many attacks in our work, but that is our routine challenge. I wouldn't like to forecast how the war...

hubeng 08/06/2022

Silence From Institutions for the Board With the Ukrainian City of Sevastopol in the “Russian” Playground Near Universal Hall

For more than a month, the Municipality of Centar, the City of Skopje and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have been silent on the...

In-depth stories 23/02/2022