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The Macedonian Air Force, in its ranks, does not have planes that are in running condition, thus they cannot fly. The official website of the Army states that “the unit consists of two aircraft type An-2 and Zlin 143L which are currently inoperable, due to lack of spare parts and airworthiness documentation”, writes Truthmeter.mk. Under the syndicating agreement between Truthmeter.mk...

Russia’s Ministry of Defence said Ukrainian troops had laid down their arms, citing intelligence services. But such information is denied by Ukrainian fact-checkers. The news of a mass laying of arms by Ukrainian troops is false. Such a thing never occurred and the Ukrainian army continues to oppose Russian attacks, writes Truthmeter.mk. Under the syndicating agreement between Truthmeter.mk and Meta.mk,...

The reasons for the war between Russia and Ukraine, which began with an invasion and a large military offensive by the Russian army over the entire country, are multifaceted and complex, and the statements of Stevče Jakimovski, leader of the parliamentary party that the war is because Ukraine’s president is a “comedian” are a classic twist of truth and...

Russia’s ambassador to North Macedonia, Sergei Baznikin, argues that Russia’s priority is not confrontation, but providing security and conditions for a prosperous development of the country in peaceful conditions. But the facts are the opposite – Russia has officially acknowledged the existence of two separatist republics on the territory of Ukraine, which is a direct interference in the internal...

The video is not new and does not show Russian paratroopers descending over Kharkiv. The video can be found on YouTube, published in 2018, as a recording of a military exercise in Vostok, and it can also be found on Facebook, shared on the page “Made in Russia” on September 18, 2016, writes Truthmeter.mk.   Under the syndicating agreement between Truthmeter.mk...

Truthmeter.mk is reviewing a Facebook post in which a news article was shared from the MKD Press portal, in which it is claimed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is not in Ukraine. The headline of the news says: When the president is a comedian, the things will usually get tragic! This morning, Zelensky promised the people of Ukraine that he would be with them until...

Previously established trust in Soviet and Russian science and medicine is used as a means of political influence, especially in connection with the Covid-19 pandemic and vaccines, writes Truthmeter.mk.   Under the syndicating agreement between Truthmeter.mk and Meta.mk, we republish the text below:   Trust is a powerful tool in spreading Russian influence in North Macedonia. In the case of Russia, it is a...

During 2016 and 2017 Macedonian and Russian propagandists simultaneously promote conspiracy theories about the “Ukrainian scenario” in order to sabotage the resolution of the political crisis, the work of the SPO, the non-violent Colorful Revolution and the Pržino Agreement, as well as to justify attempts to forcibly retain power after the 2016 elections, writes Truthmeter.mk.   Under the syndicating agreement between...

The video of this paratrooper, which has over 20 million views on the social network “TikTok”, was not recorded this year, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. NBC News reporter Ben Collins, who specializes in exposing disinformation, writes that this video is old. The same thing was posted on Instagram in August 2015, writes Truthmeter.mk. Under the syndicating agreement between...

Analysis of the disinformation and conspiracy theories about the “Ukrainian scenario”, the “colored revolution” and the “Macedonian Maidan” with which Russian propaganda and its local allies in 2015 imposed narratives to justify Russian aggression against Ukraine and anti-democratic populist regimes of Putin and Gruevski, writes Truthmeter.mk. Under the syndicating agreement between Truthmeter.mk and Meta.mk, we republish the text below:   Author: Žarko...

Through a tendentious and sensationalist headline, a Facebook portal misinforms the public that many Kosovo citizens are mobilized to defend Ukraine over recent events related to Russia. Apart from the fact that this is not true, the citizens of Kosovo are prohibited by law from participating in wars outside Kosovo, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo confirmed...

In "Click Plus" on TV 21, VMRO-DPMNE's vice president Aleksandar Nikolovski at the beginning of February stated his opinion about the Ukrainian conflict. According to him, when Macedonia has no clue how to act foreign policy-wise, then it should look up to the USA and its actions. Thus, he pointed out that North Macedonia should stand by Ukraine and...

A record 420 million normal cubic meters of gas were consumed last year. By 2024, capacities for access to 5.5 billion cubic meters of gas with the interconnection with Greece should be provided in North Macedonia. The country should become a gas hub where Kosovo and southern Serbia will draw gas from, writes Truthmeter.mk. Under the syndicating agreement between Truthmeter.mk...

NATO membership was based on the Prespa Agreement. Criticism of this Agreement, on the other hand, is the basis on which the opposition wants to gain part of public opinion, without mentioning NATO. With the current developments around Ukraine, all the fragments of the resistance to the Prespa Agreement are coming together, so in the public communication we witness...

BBC's "Reality Check" analyzed the long nightly address of the Russian Federation's president Vladimir Putin, after he ordered troops into two rebel-held regions in eastern Ukraine, after recognising them as independent states. We republish BBC's fact-check in its entirety below: In a long, late-night televised address from the Kremlin, Mr Putin sought to justify his actions by making a series of...

EUvsDisinfo, the flagship project of the European External Action Service’s East StratCom Task Force aiming to respond to the Russian Federation’s ongoing disinformation campaigns affecting the European Union, its Member States, and countries in the shared neighbourhood, produced a new analysis of the predominant disinformation narratives concerning the Ukraine, which we republish in its entirety below:   Amid the continuous military...

The Municipality of Centar hasn't removed the board with the name of the Ukrainian town of Sevastopol from the Russian-themed children's playground behind the Universal Hall in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. The municipal authorities also don't have a clue who and why removed the board with the name of the Ukrainian town that was located between the name...

This Manifesto was silent about our Slavic gene at a time when it was not “modern” to talk about it, that is, when, not so long ago, we were turned into ancient people, which has nothing to do with the Slavic motherhood. And now the Manifesto puts the emphasis on our Slavic sprouts. The trouble for the members of...

The title of the text we are analyzing contains untruths and is sensationalistic. On the one hand, the readiness of the Minister of Defense of North Macedonia, Slavjanka Petrovska, to help the NATO allies in a possible Russian-Ukrainian conflict is ironically “ridiculed”, and on the other hand, it leaves room to think that the text talks about direct assistance...

Russian authorities should ensure the safety of journalist Elena Milashina and promptly investigate threats made by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov against her and independent media, the Committee to Protect Journalists said. The editors of the independent newspaper “Novaya Gazeta” decided to send Elena Milashina, an investigative journalist who reports on human rights violations in Chechnya, out of the country. This...