DISINFO RADAR: Watch and Warn, September 2026 edition

Anticipated flashpoint events likely to fuel disinformation narratives in the Western Balkans during September, identified during August 2026 Subscribe to the monthly newsletter → Western Balkans Watch and Warn: War-memory narratives,...

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Orthodox disinformation pipelines shaping the Western Balkans landscape

Photo: Meta.mk This article was first published by Truthmeter.mk (North Macedonia), within the framework of Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Project. In the past year, little has changed...

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Analysis of the News: „Vučić under heavy pressure: Shocking information revealed live on air – Brussels will not forgive this“

Photo: Official Facebook profile of Aleksandar Vučić As part of the program Regional Initiative for combating disinformation “Western Balkans Combatting disinformation Center: Exposing malicious influences...

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Anti-Gender Propaganda and FIMI in North Macedonia: Disinformation and Demonization // Part I: ‘Holy Alliance’ between Russian Propaganda & MOC

Written by: ZHARKO TRAJANOSKI and MILA STAMENOVA BURNS This investigative story by Mila Stamenova Burns and Zharko Trajanoski was produced and published by the Institute for...

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Anticipated flashpoint events likely to fuel disinformation narratives in the Western Balkans during August 2026, identified during July 2026 Subscribe to the monthly newsletter → Western...

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DISINFO RADAR: Watch and Warn, September 2026 edition

Anticipated flashpoint events likely to fuel disinformation narratives in the Western Balkans during September, identified during August 2026 Subscribe to the monthly newsletter → Western Balkans...

DISINFO RADAR: Watch and Warn, covering August 2026

Anticipated flashpoint events likely to fuel disinformation narratives in the Western Balkans during August 2026, identified during July 2026 Subscribe to the monthly newsletter → Western...

Almost half of citizens aged 60+ are not fully confident they can recognise disinformation

Almost half of citizens aged 60 and over in North Macedonia say they are not fully confident that they can recognise disinformation, a noticeably...

DISINFO RADAR: Watch and Warn, covering July 2026

Anticipated flashpoint events likely to fuel disinformation narratives in the Western Balkans during July 2026, identified during June 2026 Subscribe to the monthly newsletter → Western...

New position paper calls for the inclusion of the Western Balkans in the EU Democracy Shield

The Anti-Disinformation Network for the Balkans (ADN-Balkans) has published the position paper “Bringing the Western Balkans into the EU Democracy Shield and the EDMO Ecosystem,” calling...

DISINFO RADAR: Watch and Warn, covering June 2026

Anticipated flashpoint events likely to fuel disinformation narratives in the Western Balkans during June 2026, identified during May 2026 Subscribe to the monthly newsletter → Western...

DISINFO RADAR: Watch and Warn, covering May 2026

Anticipated flashpoint events likely to fuel disinformation narratives in the Western Balkans during May 2026, identified during April 2026 Subscribe to the monthly newsletter → Western...

Orthodox disinformation pipelines shaping the Western Balkans landscape

Photo: Meta.mk This article was first published by Truthmeter.mk (North Macedonia), within the framework of Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Project. In the past year, little has changed...

EU membership but no concessions: Polarized society, cultural fears, and economic dilemmas

Source: © European Union, 202X, licensed under CC BY 4.0 This article was first published by Truthmeter.mk (North Macedonia), within the framework of Western Balkans...

Only a comprehensive approach can help combat disinformation

llustration created in Canvа/Meta.mk This article was first published by Truthmeter.mk (North Macedonia), within the framework of Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Project. Fighting disinformation through legal sanctions...

A geopolitical puzzle: Why do we see Serbia as our greatest friend, and Bulgaria as our greatest enemy?

Foto: Canva This article was first published by Truthmeter.mk (North Macedonia), within the framework of Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Project. Negative sentiment toward Bulgaria has been declining...

DISINFORMATION TRENDS AND NARRATIVES IN THE WESTERN BALKAN REGION Media Monitoring Report October – December 2025

During the period from October to December 2025, the disinformation environment in the Western Balkans was marked by a consolidation of anti-Western and grievance-based...