Truthmeter.mk: The vaccines are functional, but no one claims they are 100% effective
Meta.mk under the cooperation agreement with Truthmeter.mk republishes its debunking of disinformation spread among the Facebook users in North Macedonia:
Both unvaccinated and vaccinated people can become infected and transmit the virus, although the difference in the outcome of the disease can be very different...
Truthmeter.mk: The PCR tests are not poisonous
Meta.mk under the cooperation agreement with Truthmeter.mk republishes its debunking of disinformation spread among the Facebook users in North Macedonia:
The PCR test is just a simple plastic swab with a cotton ball on top, which is used to collect samples from the nose and...
Metamorphosis Foundation starts channels for instant communication between journalists and institutions in North Macedonia
Metamorphosis Foundation has started an initiative for instant messaging communication between the institutions and the journalists in North Macedonia for the sake of checking the truthfulness of content delivered to the public, Council of Media Ethics informs.
"Four closed WhatsApp groups were formed for the...
Glenn Beck’s statement about US asking Macedonian authorities not to accept Afghan refugees is false
Meta.mk, under the cooperation agreement with fact-checking service Truthmeter.mk republishes its latest assessment about a viral media manipulation affecting the US and North Macedonia:
Conservative US commentator and a long time media figure, owner of The Blaze media network Glenn Beck published a tweet containing...
The disinformation and media manipulations can undermine the pluralistic societies
We have seen that disinformation, misinformation and manipulations in the media can exert heavy influence on people's lives. The COVID-19 infodemic lead to conspiracy theories that are creating mistrust toward institutions. Th disinformation, misinformation and the manipulations can undermine even the most important aspects...
Truthmeter: There is no evidence that the blood count worsens after getting COVID-19 vaccine
A post on Facebook, without any scientific evidence and facts, is trying to convince the people that if they get a vaccine against COVID-19, their blood count will worsen. This is one of the posts on Facebook that are part of the anti-vaxxer...
Much more ought to be done in practice to spread truth – instead of just reacting to disinformation!
Facing the data from numerous public opinion polls and analyses which indicate that the public opinion is shifting away from the mainstream media toward the Internet, mostly to the social networks, and that more and more people are influenced by the social networks and...
Online conference on disinformation “Critical Thinking for Mediawise Citizens” will be held on 28 June 2021
Metamorphosis Foundation and Eurothink are pleased to announce that the conference on disinformation, titled “Critical Thinking for Mediawise Citizens” will be held on 28 June 2021 (Monday).
The event will be held online, on the “ZOOM” platform, and simultaneous translation in Macedonian, Albanian and English...
Disinformation systematically undermining fight against COVID-19 in North Macedonia
The spread of disinformation about the coronavirus and the vaccines against COVID-19 during the pandemic is undermining the fight against the coronavirus, and the state has to take appropriate measures to deal with the disinformation. This, among other things, was pinpointed by the participants...
Facebook takes stronger action against people that repeatedly share misinformation
Facebook presented new ways to inform people that they are interacting with content that’s been rated by a fact-checker as disinformation and it is taking stronger action against people who repeatedly share misinformation on Facebook. The company stated that it is making sure fewer...
Truthmeter: Photograph of car hood standing on Kalashnikov rifle not taken in Tetovo, North Macedonia
The photograph of an Audi car whose car hood is propped with a rifle resembling a Kalashnikov (AK-47) is claimed to be taken in Tetovo, and as such is shared on social networks, and was published by some of the media, informs Truthmeter.mk in...
Slander campaign threatens Serbian civil society organizations and independent media
During recent weeks, politicians and pro-government media have been conducing a slander campaign against leading civil society organizations and independent media in Serbia.
Organizations targeted with high profile slander campaign include CRTA (Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability), which runs the oversight initiative Open Parliament...
Metamorphosis Foundation panel discussion: Fact-checking provides citizens with right information necessary to make right decisions
The fact-checking is just a small part of the fight against disinformation, which is a hard and arduous undertaking in this digital age, amidst the rising impact of social networking on our lives. This is the conclusion of the panel discussion on the occasion...
Truthmeter refutes the disinformation spread by Janko Bachev on Facebook
We are posting the Truthmeter's refutation in its entirety:
Truthmeter.mk refutes the claims of Janko Bachev, the president of the political party "Edinstvena Makedonija"'s (One Macedonia), who in the past several days and weeks has been persistently disinforming the general public, stating that he...
“Faktoje” wins the legal battle against most state institutions in Albania in the “Invoices” case
The Administrative Court of Albania decided that the 8 highest state institutions, namely the Presidency, the Parliament of Albania, and several ministries, would provide Faktoje, the fact-checking website in Albania, with information and invoices about the official trips that heads of institutions took abroad....
NRK: International Fact-Checking Network nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
The former leader of the Liberal Party of Norway, Trine Skei Grande considers that fact checking has become so important that it deserves to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the portal for critical thinking and media literacy CriThink informs .
In times when false...
2021 through the prism of Kremlin disinformation
The end of 2021 is approaching, but it seems that the pro-Kremlin disinformation will not end. Last year, EUvsDisinfo added 2,700 new examples of pro-Kremlin disinformation to its database. This is what they wrote:
Ukraine remains a major target of pro-Kremlin disinformation
About a third of...
Young people claim they can recognize false news, but they believe the disinformation about COVID-19
Around three quarters (74%) of the people in North Macedonia that responded to the questions at the online poll for youngsters have answered they can recognize false news. Twenty-one percent (21%) have never thought that certain news is false, while the remaining 5% have...
Truthmeter.mk: Only Ekaterina Zaharieva sees equality between late Yugoslav President Tito and Hitler
The historical facts state that Josip Broz Tito was the organizer and the leader of the partisan movement in Yugoslavia starting from 1941 until the end of WWII. Without a doubt, his rule was undemocratic, there were weaknesses and could be criticized, but it...
Prime Minister Zaev: Disinformation spreads hatred and I expect bolder steps from the Association of Journalists
North Macedonia's Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is expecting bolder steps from the Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM) in the fight against disinformation and its spread in the media. These not only spread hatred, but also have a detrimental effect on the honor and...
