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Conference “Facing facts in the Balkans and beyond” held in Tirana, attended by “Metamorphosis”

Starting yesterday, until Friday, the Foundation for Society and the Internet "Metamorphosis" will be part of the international conference on the verification of facts and the fight against misinformation - disinformation, "Facing the facts in the Balkans and beyond", writes "Portabl.mk". In the first panel discussion yesterday, attended by leading media outlets whose work is mainly based on professional reporting...

Vučić confirms that Gruevski went to Hungary via Serbia

In Belgrade's first official response, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski fled to Hungary via Serbia, but before a warrant was issued and sent to Belgrade. He also said that Gruevski was accompanied by two Hungarian nationals from Macedonia to Albania. This is Belgrade's first reaction after Gruevski fled Macedonia to avoid serving a prison sentence,...

Albania: Explosion of anonymous web portals filled with unverified news

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 portal is an article entitled...

Fake “Forbes” website deceives Albanians on 10 richest citizens

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 be "Forbes", even their web...

Albania’s national theater according to mayor Veliaj, “is a barrack, a fascist building”

The topic of the law that would demolish the National Theatre in order to build a new one in Albania keeps being the main topic in the public discourse. This law was voted by the majority on July 5, 2018, despite continuous protests from the artist’s community and activists.  According to this law, the new theater would be built in the...

SDSM condemns the statement made by the Mayor of Debar

We condemn the provocative rhetoric in the statement made by the Mayor of Debar Ruzdi Lata, which is not in the spirit of unity, integration and mutual respect among citizens. Elected and appointed officials must be aware of their responsibility before the Constitution, the laws and the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia. Lata and all other public officials...

Macedonian-Albanian cooperation in the sphere of culture

"Macedonian-Albanian cooperation in the sphere of culture is successful, on mutual satisfaction. Ii is accomplished through numerous activities in the field of protection of cultural heritage, tours of theaters from Macedonia to Albania and reciprocal visits of theaters from Albania on international festivals in our country. Also significant is cooperation in music-drama, folklore and publishing activity, as well as...