Wagner recruitment of volunteers in the region neither confirmed, nor denied
The paramilitary group Wagner, by means of a paid announcement on 5th January on Russia Today Balkan in Serbian language, called for all potential volunteers from Serbia to join the war in Ukraine, writes Truthmeter.mk.
Under the content-sharing agreement between Truthmeter.mk and Meta.mk, we republish...
MP Abrashi disseminated an unverified document claiming Serbia is “mobilizing”
The Vetëvendosje (LVV) MP Artan Abrashi has disseminated an unverified document on his Facebook account, claiming that the Serbs are mobilizing. According to him, in the document issued by the Ministry of Interior of Serbia, a warning is given to the Serbian army and...
The future of mass surveillance in Serbia?
This article was written by Ana Toskić Cvetinović, executive director of the civil society organization Partners for Democratic Change Serbia, a member of the Increasing Civic Engagement in the Digital Agenda (ICEDA) network. An edited version is republished by Global Voices with permission.
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EFJ: Six attacks against journalists in December following escalating tensions in Kosovo
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) raises the alert on the increasing threats surrounding journalists and media workers reporting on the tensions between Serbia and Kosovo from the North of Kosovo, and joins its affiliate the Association of Journalists in Kosovo (AJK) in asking...
Foreign Ministry, false refutation of Czech threat to return visas
On October 19, reacting to an article published in the EUObserver newspaper reporting that the Czech presidency of the EU requested the return of visas with Albania and Serbia, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania denied the existence of any document “proposed by any member country...
Global Voices: With the US intervention, Kosovo and Serbia resolve the car license plate dispute
Kosovo thanks the US; Serbia has its own interpretation, writes "Global Voices". Meta.mk republishes the original article, under the cooperation agreement with "Global Voices".
Two days after Kosovo and Serbia failed to reach an agreement on the row centering on a decision made by the Kosovo...
The EFCSN Association presented in Brussels as an advocate and voice for fact-checkers in Europe
The European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) presented its
Governance Body and newly-written Code of professional standards at a public
event in Brussels on November 16 attended by representatives of EU institutions, digital media platforms and civil society.
Over the past year, the EFCSN project has brought together...
Unverified news regarding a statement by President Erdogan
One of the most effective ways to spread unverified news and misinform public opinion is to reprint news stories that happened long ago, presenting them as current. Recently, this also happened with an unverified news regarding a statement by President Erdogan.
"Erdogan Message to Albanians!:...
Defamation lawsuit against Serbian investigative media outlet KRIK sets a dangerous precedent
Just a few days before receiving the EU Award for Investigative Journalism in Serbia 2022 on November 16, the Serbian investigative media outlet KRIK was sentenced in a SLAPP defamation lawsuit by a Serbian court for publishing news about a criminal trial, quoting the defendant's claim...
All the “conspiracies” against Dodik: A narrative that does not stop even though time itself denies it
Photo: SNSD.org
The narrative according to which foreign countries are working to “destroy” the Republic of Srpska and/or Milorad Dodik, the newly elected president of this BiH entity, is often published in numerous media, including on public service.
Claims about “coloured revolutions”, “a plan to destroy...
News Front: Pro-Russian disinformation from Crimea is also reaching Bosnia and Herzegovina
Photo: Freepik/@ fidaolga
The private news agency News Front, which operates from the territory of Crimea, is a frequent propagator of pro-Russian disinformation in our area since it also publishes content in the Serbian language.
The News Front web portal operates in several languages in which...
Ambassador Rohde’s statement about the visa liberalization date is misinterpreted
The circulation of false information with supposed dates/months of when visa liberalization for Kosovo will take place is still continuing. Such unverified news have been distributed over the years, feeding false hopes among Kosovo citizens regarding the deadlines for the finalization of this process....
Disinformation about the “incursion” of the KSF in Zubin Potok
On September 26, 2022, the media in Serbian language “Novosti” published a news with the claim that a convoy of cars of the Kosovo Security Force (FSK) passed through Zubin Potok. It made the claim without relying on reliable sources of information. The largest...
Misrepresentations of the “Office for Kosovo” about the motives of the attack on two Serbs
The so-called “Office for Kosovo” in the Government of Serbia has reacted again after another attack on two Serbian citizens. The attack has been interpreted as a consequence of the policy of the official Pristina and the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, but...
Fake news about the numbers of people infected with COVID-19
The media “todaynews80.com” on September 17 published an article where it claimed that in Kosovo there is an increase in cases of people infected with Covid-19.
In the title of this media it reads that COVID-19 has returned, while in the content of the article...
Albania and neighboring countries are victims of cyber attacks
Albania severed its diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran after an investigation, which, according to the government, proved that the cyber attack of July this year was orchestrated by Tehran. Security experts warn that the decision increases the risk of other cybercrimes...
New nonsense on the web portal IN4S: Karadzic and Mladic will not be exchanged for prisoners of war from Ukraine
The web portal IN4S published an article claiming that “Western officials” are negotiating with Russia to exchange alleged NATO prisoners from Ukraine with war criminals Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic.
Prison cell with rays of light from the window.3d rendering
On June 18, 2022, the web...
Putin is not removing biological weapons laboratories in Ukraine
Conspiracy theories suggesting that Russia is removing biological weapons laboratories in Ukraine and fighting against the “New World Order” continue to be published on web portals and blogs.
Russian tanks liberate Ukraine from neo-Nazis Map/ Ukraine vs Russia
Two days after the beginning of the Russian...
Global narratives and local actors: 150 days of the war in Ukraine and over 1,500 disinformation in the region
The renewed open war in Ukraine has been going on for more than 150 days, but the spread of fake and manipulative news on this topic has been going on for much longer. Nevertheless, a real flood of misinformation and Russian propaganda about the...
Litany in Belgrade with Night Wolves motorcade and posters of Putin against the EuroPride event in September
A "Litany for the salvation of Serbia" was held in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, on Sunday, the 28th of August 2022, with the participants carrying church icons and photographs of Vladimir Putin. The walk was led by the motorcade of the Night Wolves...
