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Bosnjakovski: The government will protect the public from fake news during referendum silence

27 September 2018

Government spokesman Mile Bosnjakovski said today at a press conference that the Government will undertake activities for protecting the public from fake news and misinformation through announcements on social networks in the upcoming period during the referendum silence. Any news, as Bosnjakovski announced, which is detected to be fake, misinformation or half-truth, will be appropriately […]

Albania: Explosion of anonymous web portals filled with unverified news

24 September 2018

In recent years, online media in Albania has boomed. However, many of them are not transparent and “produce” unverified news, Meta’s correspondent reports from Tirana. One of these media portals is Pamfleti.net. Much of the news published are actually claims presented in the form of facts. For example, one of the most viewed news on the […]

Fake “Forbes” website deceives Albanians on 10 richest citizens

5 September 2018

Today, a large number of online media published news, attributed to Forbes Magazine listing the 10 richest Albanians.  However, when the Forbes Magazine online opens, there are no Albanians among the 100 richest in the world, and there is no report on Albania. It appears that online portals are citing an unknown site that claims to […]

Russian cyber spy rummaged through Macedonia following events in Kumanovo

20 July 2018

A joint investigation by “BuzzFeed News” and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) has revealed that Veles’ political news industry was not started “spontaneously by apolitical teenagers.” According to the investigation, after reviewing social media posts, government records, domain registry information and archived versions of fake news websites, as well as interviewing key […]

Security and Confidentiality – Main topics from the Internet Governance Forum

1 February 2018

The security and confidentiality of the Internet, as well as the influence of fake news and the use of digital technologies for the manipulation of public opinion, along with the problem of diminished confidence in the media and state institutions, were the main topics discussed at the 12th meeting at the IGF (Internet Governance Forum), […]

AJM is struggling with fake news with the Code of Ethics from 2001

3 October 2017

The Association of Journalists of Macedonia sent copies of the Code Journalists of Macedonia to all the media registered in the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services. “The AJM Code of Ethics was adopted in 2001 and was first distributed to all media in the country. Due to recent developments and upcoming local elections, […]

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