Analysis of the Narrative: Media reporting on sanctions against NIS in Pro-Russian media

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

Laura Jasper on the AI threat: It’s not just fake news, it’s personalized political warfare 

Photo: Vanco Dzambaski The nature of foreign interference is fundamentally changing. Laura Jasper, a leading expert on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) from The...

Analysis of the News: “They have gone too far: Croats openly participating in the undermining of Serbia – Here’s who they are inviting to...

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

Social networks are not only for propaganda but also for recruiting Balkans into the Russian military

Illustration: Truthmeter.mk This article was first published by Truthmeter.mk (North Macedonia), within the framework of Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Project. The recruitment of mercenaries from the Balkans...

How the Kremlin twists the truth: Russian propaganda and the stolen children of Ukraine

Illustration: Truthmeter.mk This article was first published by Truthmeter.mk (North Macedonia), within the framework of Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Project. Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine created the...

Anti-EU narratives carry inaccurate epithets of fascism and Nazism

Illustration: Truthmeter.mk This article was first published by Truthmeter.mk (North Macedonia), within the framework of Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Project. The narrative that the EU, NATO and...

Analysis of the News: “Opening of the Russian historical society in Serbia: Confirmation of brotherhood ties and an important political message”

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

The contradictions of the pro-Russian candidate for mayor of Skopje, Zoran Jovanovski

Illustration: Truthmeter.mk This article was first published by Truthmeter.mk (North Macedonia), within the framework of Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Project. Jovanovski presents himself as a “Vmrovec” ,...

DISINFO RADAR: Watch and Warn, issue #11 (prepared in October 2025)

Anticipated flashpoint events likely to fuel disinformation narratives in the Western Balkans during November 2025, identified during October Subscribe to newsletter!  Western Balkans Watch and Warn:...

Analysis of the News: „It’s clear who’s to blame for NIS: Many now want to “target” Moscow and break Serbia-Russia ties“

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

NATO is not at war with Russia so it cannot “surrender”

Illustration: Truthmeter.mk This article was first published by Truthmeter.mk (North Macedonia), within the framework of Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Project. There is no credible evidence that, on...

Post spreads Russian propaganda that Putin is a messiah fighting global Satanists

Illustration: Truthmeter.mk This article was first published by Truthmeter.mk (North Macedonia), within the framework of Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Project. The theory that Putin is fighting against...

Analysis of the News: “Republika Srpska will be independent! Dodik: My political battle will never end”

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

Analysis of the Narrative: Russian signal to Belgrade: What really lies behind the SVR Report on the “Serbian Maidan”

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

It is not true that Russia eliminated 70 NATO officers in a Ukrainian restaurant

Illustration: Truthmeter.mk This article was first published by Truthmeter.mk (North Macedonia), within the framework of Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Project. The claim that Russia “eliminated 70 NATO...

Propaganda post justifies Russia by saying it was not conquering, but rather preventing global chaos

Ukrainian soldier Photo: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons This article was first published by Truthmeter.mk (North Macedonia), within the framework of...