Tag: Anti disinfo

Since the Russian-Ukrainian crisis started, a propaganda war started on social media in our country, full of hate speech and “cheering” for one of the warring parties. Certain political and media circles have for years been accustoming the citizens of the Republic of North Macedonia that hate speech is something “normal” and that calls for violence are a “normal” part...

The video, which is said to be from Zelensky’s presidential campaign, is in fact from a TV series in which he was an actor, four years before he became president. The video has nothing to do with the reality of Ukraine’s political presidential election and was not used in the presidential campaign, writes Truthmeter.mk. Under the syndicating agreement between Truthmeter.mk...

There is no evidence that Azov soldiers are burning Russian soldiers alive on a cross, and the video circulating on the Internet is seven years old and has nothing to do with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, writes Truthmeter.mk. Under the syndicating agreement between Truthmeter.mk and Meta.mk, we republish the text below:   We are reviewing a post published on the social...

This conclusion, which we do not know how it is reached and for which there is no real evidence, is sensationalistic and spreads xenophobia and intolerance. A post with this title has anti-immigrant rhetoric and encourages intolerance on ethnic and religious grounds. Moreover, the text itself does not contain absolutely anything that is claimed in the title, nor is...

The idea that the U.S. and NATO are inciting the crisis between Russia and Ukraine stems daily from the Kremlin’s propaganda machinery. The facts, however, state that Western leaders called on Russia in December last year to defuse tensions and promised to support Ukraine in the event of any threat from Moscow. By the end of 2021, Russia started...

Ex-Miss Ukraine, Anastasia Lena posted photos of herself posing with an automatic rifle on her Instagram profile, but that does not mean she joined the Ukrainian army. Anastasia Lena posted photos on her Instagram profile just to inspire her compatriots. “I am not a soldier, just a woman, just an ordinary citizen like all the people in my country,”...

The emotional video of a soldier saying goodbye to his daughter, which spread on social media and was then published by several media, does not show a Ukrainian but a Russian soldier, as the video was shot before the Russian attack on Ukraine, writes Truthmeter.mk. Under the syndicating agreement between Truthmeter.mk and Meta.mk, we republish the text below:   At a time...

The photograph posted in the article being shared on Facebook, in which Ukrainian Christians pray in the open, in the snow, for their country, is almost three years old and dates 2019, and not February 22, 2022, as claimed in the post, writes Truthmeter.mk. Under the syndicating agreement between Truthmeter.mk and Meta.mk, we republish the text below:   A media article titled...

The video is not real, but it is a 3D animation and it was shared on Instagram in October 2021, four months before the Russian invasion. The author of the video has over 90 thousand subscribers on YouTube and told foreign reviewers that it is not a video from Ukraine, but an animation he made himself, writes Truthmeter.mk. Under the...

Contrary to the claim of the President of the party “United Macedonia”, Janko Bačev, that Turkey has a neutral position on the war in Ukraine, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his country supports Ukraine’s struggle to protect its territorial integrity. The Turkish Foreign Ministry, meanwhile, said the invasion of Ukraine was a serious violation of international law,...

Truthmeter reviewed the speech delivered by Russian President, Vladimir Putin from February 24, 2022, published on the official website of the Kremlin, and in it he does not, in any context, mention the Macedonian and Serbian presidents, writes Truthmeter.mk. Under the syndicating agreement between Truthmeter.mk and Meta.mk, we republish the text below:   Article entitled: “Putin warns Pendarovski, Vuchich and the Balkan...

Some media headlines claiming that Ukrainian President Zelensky said “destroy everything that crosses your sights” are incorrect, i.e., it is something that Zelensky did not say in his speech, writes Truthmeter.mk. Under the syndicating agreement between Truthmeter.mk and Meta.mk, we republish the text below:   After Russia attacked Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a speech that was correctly reported by some...

This is a video that the Associated Press published on its YouTube channel on March 19, 2011, and originates from Benghazi, Libya. The video is titled “Plane shot down by Libyan rebels”, writes Truthmeter.mk. Under the syndicating agreement between Truthmeter.mk and Meta.mk, we republish the text below:   We are reviewing a post published on the social network Facebook, through which a...

The U.S. Mission to NATO has launched an initiative called “We choose facts”, which aims to disarm the disinformation and propaganda that Russia uses in relation to the disputes with Ukraine, Portalb.mk writes.     The U.S. Mission to NATO considers disinformation to be one of the Kremlin’s most important and widespread weapons, as Russia has functionalized the concept of constant competition...

According to Reuters, the video is falsely related to the crisis in Ukraine and is part of a Russian air show from 2020, writes Truthmeter.mk. Under the syndicating agreement between Truthmeter.mk and Meta.mk, we republish the text below:   The Russian invasion of Ukraine caused an avalanche of videos on social networks, but among these videos, there are some that do not...

The Truthmeter review showed that the woman in the photo had nothing to do with “a Russian grandmother offering a secret recipe.” This photo can be found on sales sites and can be bought for less than 10 Euros. The “secret recipe”, on the other hand, is that onion water is not a recommendation from doctors for the treatment...

Russian “troll farms” – organized online agitators identify complaints in other countries and then insert themselves in those debates in order to boost them. Instead of promoting a political ideology, professional Russian trolls focus on stirring up emotions over heated topics, such as gun control issues or immigration to the United States, to then turn Americans against Americans. The...

Ukraine Ambassador to North Macedonia, Natalia Zadorozhnyuk, speaking today about the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, said that it would not be an exaggeration to say that today the fate of the international legal order is being decided. In her speech at the panel discussion on “Ukrainian-Russian Crisis and North Macedonia”, she stressed that either we will live in...

One of the simplest ways to influence a wider number of people is to glorify a country. Positive glorification can evoke admiration, a sense of belonging and community, a sense of protection, an ever-present refuge, an alternative available to citizens and the state… This is especially possible in times of stunted development or unfulfilled expectations or dissatisfaction with speed...

The former head of the Bulgarian state intelligence agency Dimo ​​Gjaurov, in an interview with TV Nova, commented that one of the goals of Russian President Vladimir Putin with the escalation of the conflict with Ukraine is to force Europe and the United States to open the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Meanwhile, the partner of EURACTIV Europe Elects, estimates...