Government of NMacedonia’s promise to help the municipalities procure new waste containers and bins is partially fulfilled
The Government of the Republic of North Macedonia's Programme for Work for the period 2020-2024, promises that by the end of 2024, the government will provide direct support for the procurement of 10,000 bins and containers annually for the municipalities, as help towards protection...
Government of North Macedonia didn’t introduce the promised environmental stickers for vehicles
In late 2018, the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia promised it will introduce environmental stickers for categorization of the pollution the vehicles cause, with a set deadline for implementation in 2019 and 2020. The promise written in the Program for Reducing Air...
Volodymyr Zelensky did not publish the book “My Struggle”
Photo: Volodimir Zelenski/Shutterstock
A photo of the front page of the fictional book “My Struggle” by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is being compared on social networks to Adolf Hitler’s autobiography “Mein Kampf”.
At the end of October, a photo of the book “My Struggle” was shared...
Membership is shifting from one pro-Russian party to another in North Macedonia
In the two Macedonian parties with a pro-Russian ideology, “Rodina Makedonija” and “Obedineta Makedonija”, there has been turbulence in the recent period, that is, over 240 founders from “Rodina Macedonia” submitted to the Constitutional Court a request to leave the party, and for it...
Fake news about Ukrainian gold in Poland used as a reason to make unfounded announcements of the entry of the Polish army into Ukraine
Incorrect claims that Ukraine transferred foreign exchange reserves and gold stocks to Poland were the basis for making unfounded announcements of the entry of the Polish army into Ukraine, which were also reported by web portals in the region.
On July 16, 2022, Webtribune published...
Buses in Riga do not have segregated seats for Russians
A Facebook post misinforms about the alleged segregationist policy of Riga’s public transport company. It falsely claims that Russian-speaking passengers are required to sit in the back of the bus. The transport company “Rīgas satiksme” (Riga Transport) has denied this claim. Latvia’s state news...
Through Manipulation of Dates, It Is Falsely Claimed that Ukraine Is to Blame for the Mass Graves in Izium
A photo is going viral on social media that is deliberately manipulated and creates a wrong public opinion about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and about who is responsible for the deaths of the killed and buried in mass graves. The claim that Ukrainians...
With an Edited Photo Taken in Russia, Ukraine Is Accused of Being Nazi
The photo in the post we are reviewing, which contains the Ukrainian flag, has been graphically altered and edited, to falsely represent that the flag is Ukrainian. The photo was taken next to the statue of Lenin in the Russian city of Novokuznetsk, next...
With a Fake Photo, the Public is Being Deceived that Zelensky Participated in a Gay Parade
A photo of several people posing at a gay parade accompanies the post. In the photo, there is a person with Zelensky’s face. Truthmeter looked up the same photo through the Tin Aye search engine and found it was taken in 2006, not 1999...
It Is Not True that the Russians Announced the Destruction of 830 Ukrainian Combat Vehicles in One Day
What is stated in the title of the text, shared in the post we are reviewing, is not true: “The Russians announced: 830 Ukrainian combat vehicles destroyed in one day”. The figure refers to the beginning of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, which can...
European fact-checkers approve a Code of professional standards – Metamorphosis Foundation signatory from N. Macedonia
More than 40 fact-checking organisations across Europe have agreed upon a professional Code that defines the standards of methodology, ethics and transparency required to combat misinformation effectively and with integrity.
The “European Code of Standards for Independent Fact-Checking Organisation”, which was published today, has been...
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...
A conspiracy journalist justifies the Russian invasion using anti-Semitic conspiracy theories
Balkan Info’s journalist Nemanja Blagojevic posted a status in which it is claimed that the “Khazars” are behind the war in Ukraine. This is a conspiracy theory with anti-Semitic overtones.
3d map of Ukraine and Russia. 3d illustration.
On June 1, 2022, Nemanja Blagojevic posted a...
No, Germany did not admit the failure of sanctions against Russia
An anonymous web portal used the opinion of a German columnist to write an article with the title incorrectly claiming that Germany has admitted the failure of sanctions against Russia.
Readers turned to us with a request to check the accuracy of the claims from...
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...
No, Ukraine did not build a NATO base in Severodonetsk
Several web portals from the region have shared unfounded claims about the alleged construction of a NATO base in Ukraine.
Detailed world map with pinned enlarged map of Ukraine and neighboring countries. Ukraine flag and map.
On June 19, 2022, the web portal Sputnik published an...
It is not True that Three American Companies Bought Large Agricultural Land in Ukraine
Ukrainian legislation prohibits the sale of agricultural land to foreigners and foreign-owned companies. This restriction can be lifted, but first, there must be a referendum, and no referendum was held for this purpose in Ukraine. Therefore, it is not true that three large American...
Janko Bačev Shares an Unfounded Statement by Fidel Castro about the Next War in Europe
The leader of the political party “United Macedonia”, Janko Bačev, shared on his Facebook profile a statement allegedly made by the former president of Cuba, Fidel Castro. However, even though Castro never said anything like Bačev claims, this post has gone viral with 180...
High price for the highways loan, China remains in North Macedonia constructing even with European money
North Macedonia obtained a loan from the Exim Bank of China for the construction of the highways Kičevo - Ohrid, and Miladinovci - Štip, and now we are repaying the loan installments expensively due to the record strengthening of the US dollar against the...
