Tag: Anti disinfo

Citizens in Russia receive dosed content, and censorship laws are in place, enacted by the newly adopted Law on March 4, which even provides for a prison sentence of 10 to 15 years “for knowingly spreading false news about the Russian military”. Leading Russian television “Channel 1” and “Russia 1” are state-controlled, and the third-largest TV network, NTV, is...

According to our research, we are convinced that the three books disputed by the Russian Embassy in North Macedonia can be purchased in different languages ​​in several foreign countries, that the reprints of the republished editions are almost completely sold out, but also that there is an expert debate as is the case and in North Macedonia, about their...

One of the simplest ways of influencing a wider circle of people, which has been continuously used by Russia in the Republic of North Macedonia, is to build and nurture the narrative of mutual belonging (in international relations this theory is known as “natural alliance”). Unity and common affiliation are associated with Slavism, religion, language, tradition, and lately more...

The claim of the Russian ambassador to North Macedonia, Sergey Bazdnikin, that the Russian armed forces do not shell civilian buildings and that the footage from Mariupol is fake, seems strange and at least sounds unreasonable in a situation where numerous world and domestic media constantly publish footage of destroyed civilian buildings. It is not possible for all those...

It is not uncommon for narratives about COVID-19 vaccines to be spread on social media, which do not only undermine the confidence in their effectiveness but also contain conspiracy theories, i.e. unsubstantiated, unfounded claims about a small group of “villains” wanting to destroy the rest of the world. And all this to benefit the big pharmaceutical companies, but also...

The European Union has approved sanctions against the Kremlin deception weapons: Sputnik and RT. Their broadcasting activities were immediately suspended in the EU until the Kremlin stopped its aggression against Ukraine and until Russia stopped carrying out disinformation and information manipulation activities against the EU and its member states, writes EUvsDiSiNFO, reports Portalb.mk   These are immediate, purposeful and temporary measures taken...

In wars and conflicts, the use of disinformation is another tactic – not only the fighters on the ground are at war, but also the citizens and institutions that “place their truth” and thus think that they have said things as they are. However, citizens should always be skeptical, regardless of where that information comes from, said Marina Tuneva,...

One of the ways to insert influence, which is hard to notice ad become increasingly aggressive since the beginning of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, is to compare, equate and justify the war, writes Truthmeter.mk. Under the syndicating agreement between Truthmeter.mk and Meta.mk, we republish the text below:     Author: Mirjana Najcevska, PhD, an expert on the rule of law and human rights   Putin’s...

On March 7, RNM Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani agreed with his Ukrainian colleague on TV21 that “Russian oil is the blood of Ukraine,” adding that “the purchase of Russian gas is financing the Russian army.” However, although he was informed about the exact day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the ministry he heads, just one day before the...

The post by the WMC and Todor Petrov that the United States owns bio-labs in Ukraine, which has become very viral and popular on social media, especially on those channels where disinformation and speculation about the Russian invasion of Ukraine are shared on a daily basis, is a classic spin attempt to defend Russian terror in Ukraine. This conspiracy...

Giovanni Kessler is an Italian prosecutor who worked in the office of famous Sicilian prosecutor Paolo Borsalino in 1995. In 1998-1999 he was appointed as Deputy Head of the OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission in Pristina, in charge of Police and Justice matters. From 2001-2006 he was been elected in the Italian Parliament as an independent member. In 2003, the...

The use of Serbian and Yugoslav artworks intended for the big and small screen is one of the more shocking propaganda tricks in the parallel battle for Ukraine. The BBC opened the topic, Serbian media reported, followed by domestic media, writes Truthmeter.mk. Under the syndicating agreement between Truthmeter.mk and Meta.mk, we republish the text below:   According to our news source, the...

Engineered news is circulating on social networks and in some media after the invasion of Ukraine, which is done with a certain intention, to spread fog, said in an interview with Truthmeter academician Abdylmenaf Bexheti. According to him, the losses due to the Russian-Ukrainian crisis expressed in finance are minor, because alternative markets can be found for everything, but...

It is the duty of journalists to inform the readers on the basis of facts and to present the complete picture of a news item, and not only the parts that arouse some emotions for a certain politician. InfoShqip published a story about Russian President Vladimir Putin, which was probably invented by Putin himself. This is what the communication...

The claim that the United States runs secret bio laboratories in Ukraine is a conspiracy theory that has been spread by Russian propagandists since 2018. The allegations misinterpret the 2005 US-Ukraine agreement, which aims to prevent biological threats rather than create them. According to the Security Service of Ukraine, the laboratories referred to on social media are owned and...

It is not professional to publish articles that arouse emotions in readers, especially in emergencies, and their only source is someone who claims to predict the future. The news we are reviewing announces a “prophecy” of Baba Vangja as a done deal and it cannot be considered as credible information. Also, by publishing such prophecies, the image of Russian...

It is not true that "nowhere in the highest echelon, nor even in the second tier, any corruption was seen." This wasn't stated directly, but it wasn't rejected either, if we read the whole report by the US Department of State, which refers to the country's investment climate. This is why the prime minister of North Macedonia cannot amnesty...

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 in the discussion "Fight Against COVID-19 Related Disinformation" organized by Metamorphosis Foundation as part of...

Η ελληνική ιστοσελίδα «Βαλκανικό Περισκόπιο», η οποία δημοσιεύει διάφορες ειδήσεις από τα Βαλκάνια, αλλά και για τις ΥΠΑ, για την Εγγύς Ανατολή, την Ρωσία, την Αρμένια, ακόμα και για την Λιβύη, δυο μέρες από την πραγματοποίηση της πρώτης Παρέλασης Υπερηφάνειας στα Σκόπια, δημοσίευσε άρθρο, βασίζοντας σε μια μακεδονική ιστοσελίδα η οποία θεωρεί ότι 200.000 άτομα στη Βόρεια Μακεδονία είναι ομοφυλόφιλοι. Το...

Greek website "Valkaniko Periscopo" which published various types of news from the Balkans region including the USA, the Near East, Russia, Armenia and even from Libia, two days after the first Pride Parade in Skopje occurred, has published a news that refers to a Macedonian website that states even 200.000 people in Macedonia are homosexuals. The number stated by this...