Tag: hubeng

Manipulation with historical maps of Ukraine

Manipulative Facebook posts display historical maps showing the territory of present-day Ukraine under the rule of its neighbors, suggesting it is an artificial creation composed of...

Analysis of the News: “Could the US break up into several confederations under the protectorate of Russia and China?”

Foto: Dietmar Rabich / Wikimedia Commons / “San Francisco (CA, USA), Powell Street, Gebäude -- 2022 -- 2921” / CC BY-SA 4.0For print products:...

The CIA did not install any sort of regime, either in N. Macedonia or in Ukraine

The post attempts to portray the CIA and the US as having power to install and change governments, both in Macedonia and in Ukraine....

Nonexistent statement made by the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

A Facebook post cites a statement by Ukraine’s ex-foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, backing it up with a dubious Greek media outlet, which refers to...

It is speculated that the Berlin Process has “Died”

On September 16, 2024, the online news outlet NTV.al published an article titled "We Won't Wait Forever for Kosovo/‘Open Balkan’ Returns, ‘Berlin Process’ Dies." The article...

Anti-war protest video in Poland misused to spread falsehoods on Ukraine war

The video shared by the post is from an anti-war protest that took place in Warsaw, where fake black body bags were used as...

Analysis of the Narrative: “Kyiv’s Last Push”: Media Coverage of the Ukrainian Offensive in the Kursk Region

Photo: Foto: Ecrusized, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons August 2024. As part of the program Regional Initiative to Combat Disinformation “Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Hub: Exposing Malign Influences...

Falsehoods about the Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk region

Ukrainian forces have invaded Russia’s Kursk region, and a Facebook post makes false claims that they are Western cannon fodder that aims to usurp...

Outdated recruitment efforts by the Embassy of Ukraine in Skopje misused against NATO

A Facebook post lacks context due to the fact that it does not clarify that the Embassy of Ukraine in Skopje’s announcement of the...

Analysis of the News: „By purchasing the Rafale, Vučić’s treacherous regime is integrating Serbia into NATO“

Photo: Aksveer, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia CommonsSeptember 2024. As part of the program Regional Initiative for combating disinformation “Western Balkans Combatting disinformation Center:...

Conspiracy Theories About the Olympics Opening Spread in Viral TikTok Video

The opening of the Olympic Games in Paris sparked a series of social media posts with inaccurate and manipulative claims about the alleged symbolism...

Kamala Harris Does Not Advocate ‘Depopulation’ to Address Climate Change

The U.S. vice president’s slip was misused to falsely claim she supports reducing the human population to combat climate change. Photo: Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons On...

“Deepfake” Video Falsely Shows French President Kissing a Man

Photo: Raskrinkavanje.ba A video and footage are shared on social networks that allegedly show French President Emmanuel Macron’s kiss with another man. The video was...

The Video Circulating Online Does Not Show a Fire in a ‘NATO Weapons Warehouse’

A video of thick smoke falsely claimed to show a fire at a “NATO weapons storage facility” in Bulgaria has gone viral on social...

Online hysteria over Durov: After Russia exiled him, concerns intensify about his arrest and freedom of speech

Russia, which took control of Durov’s first company and which prompted him to establish Telegram while being in exile is now expressing concern about...

The Ibar Bridge has not been closed to pedestrians

The Ibar Bridge has always been open for pedestrian crossings and was not reopened after 25 years, as a news outlet from North Macedonia...