Loads of disinformation about Ukraine in a video promoting numerous pro-Russian narratives
Photo: Screenshot from a manipulative video about Zelenskyy and the Azov Batallion
As a guest in a morning show on a USA television, the famous controversial journalist Lara Logan presented loads of unfounded claims about the war in Ukraine and the Russian aggression that almost...
Interview with Tamila Velkovska: Pro-Russian propaganda skillfully abuses the weak spots of the Macedonian citizens
It is a fact that the Russian propaganda network is well developed in this country, including representatives of official Russian institutions, diaspora and paid political parties. Another fact is that they have been active in this region for quite some time now, therefore an...
Journalists from Serbian “Krik” sentenced for publishing an article listing subjects that sue them
Serbian website Krik.rs, known for the large number of investigative stories and investigative journalism awards, but also as a critic of the government, was sentenced by the High Court in Belgrade for publishing an article listing the lawsuits against its newsroom.
These lawsuits, as described...
Glorification and support for the teenage murderer – How TikTok content presented the massacre in Serbia?
Author: Goshe Nikolov
“Only a genius can kill 9 young persons; he is a genius”.
This is a statement from the social network TikTok, written above the photographs of 13-year old K.K. from Serbia, accused for murdering a total of 9 persons – eight students and...
Turkey ahead of elections: From promises of free internet for youth to political raki commercials
"Promise for you! 5 GB monthly internet will be free for young people," is a message on one of many billboards on the streets of Istanbul placed by opposition candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu ahead of the Turkish presidential elections scheduled for May 14. Recep Tayyip...
The Battleground: Getting the Balkans Wrong
The Western Balkans are notoriously difficult to fathom. The evolving regional map of countries, borders, ethnicities and faiths is so complex that it requires more preparation to cover than other parts of Europe, writes Natalie Sarkic-Todd in The Battleground.
Below Meta.mk News Agency republishes the...
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 country, has the right to defend itself and use available means of assistance from its friends. NATO is sending military...
The social media as lever for spreading authoritarian propaganda
Russian propaganda uses various forms of social media and channels to spread its propaganda. It is fighting a war in Ukraine, but also waging a hybrid war with many other countries. North Macedonia and the Balkans are the target of this propaganda, writes Truthmeter.mk.
Under...
In a three-day training in Strumica, young people were learning Data Journalism and Data Visualization
Metamorphosis Foundation in cooperation with the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) held a three-day workshop “Data Journalism and Visualization” in the period 26 - 28 April in Strumica. Eleven people, primarily students and young journalists from the Vardar and Southeast Region of North Macedonia,...
Putin denies the Ukrainian identity, аnd the accusations of alleged genocide are just an excuse for atttacking Ukraine
Photo: kremlin.ru
The post is a manipulative disinformation claiming that Russia does not deny Ukrainian identity, but is defending the Russian minority suffering genocide by some installed authorities. All of this is wrong and consistent with the Russian interpretation of things with which Putin justified...
The influence of Bulgaria on back azimuth
Unlike the influence of Russia and China in North Macedonia that – to a large extent – is disseminated on the basis of positive identification and desired and/or shared values, we might say that the influence realized by Bulgaria is based on narratives overflowing...
The promise for gradual banning of plastic bags in North Macedonia fulfilled
The Government of the Republic of North Macedonia promised in its Work Programme that in the period 2022-2024 a gradual ban on the use of plastic bags in retail in the country will be introduced. The government fulfilled this promise.
On December 1, 2021, the...
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 of Kremlin – out of the whole Balkans, only the Russian diplomatic mission in Romania posts more frequently on Facebook....
China as an example: Media promotion of the undemocratic value system
One of the significant negative influences in North Macedonia that most frequently is entirely overlooked, is the influence of China. This influence becomes even greater in conditions of great corruption in the country, decreased trust of the citizens in the institutions and their ability...
Behind the scenes: Chinese influence in North Macedonia
(Main photo: Commercial for the Belt and Road Initiative in one of the Macedonian trains purchased from China reading “Speed up the Belt initiative, Charming Macedonia")
It took North Macedonia only a few years to dramatically change its bilateral relationship with China. In 1999, it...
Without an access ramp to the cafeteria in Stiv Naumov dormitory in Skopje, a student in wheelchair was forced to eat alone in his room
In the cold and rainy periods, I was waiting in the rain in front of the cafeteria building for one of the kitchen staff to get me my meal and come back. If there was an access ramp, I would have gone myself into...
Zero benefits for Albania from China’s Belt and Road Initiative
In 2017, Albania signed a cooperation agreement with China in the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It was conceived as an attempt to enhance bilateral cooperation in the areas of infrastructure, production capacity, tourism, and agriculture. Six years later, very little...
Dragan Pavlovic – Latas and Stefan Lazarov charged for promoting violence against women
The Public Prosecution office in Skopje submitted an indictment against Dragan Pavlovic – Latas and Stefan Lazarov for spreading racist and xenophobic material via an information system.
Without specifying their names, the Public Prosecution informed that two persons were accused of spreading racist and xenophobic...
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 Ina Danila, Project Manager at Funky Citizens, a Romanian organization working on fact-checking and disinformation resilience, about the current situation...
Russian spies register identifies 42 individuals arrested for espionage in Europe
A register of Russian spies in Europe, shared on Twitter, identifies 42 individuals acting in their own countries and being paid by the Russian Federation. This register was produced on the basis of the open data and information related to arrests or proceedings of...
