The country has been in pre-accession limbo for 20 years, and support for EU entry has been declining year by year due to blockages, internal political problems, and what citizens see as unfair conditions imposed by the EU and its members.…

Fighting disinformation through legal sanctions is possible but risky. A much broader, comprehensive approach is needed, in which the institutional framework requires the involvement of the civil society sector and the harmonization of…

Negative sentiment toward Bulgaria has been declining over the years, but the eastern neighbor still ranks as the country's primary "enemy." Despite the EU’s repeated emphasis that constitutional changes are a mandatory step for starting…

One of the vectors of Kremlin propaganda in the Western Balkans concerns labelling any ecumenical engagement as a revival of so-called “uniatism”, a concept implying attempts to bring Orthodoxy into communion with the Vatican. Moscow…

Interesting, emotional, and light information. Humorous news that entertains the gullible and much of the media reveals vulnerabilities and paves the way for dangerous disinformation When most media outlets in Macedonia…

In the past year, little has changed in Ukraine’s battlefield, but Russian church manipulation of Orthodoxy has intensified significantly, especially in the Western Balkans, where North Macedonia’s church – the MOC (Ohrid Archdiocese) now…

The coverage by Liturgija.mk is disproportionate with news and reporting affecting the religious developments in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories by Russia. Some of its reporting, effectively claims that Donetsk is part of…

Russian disinformation narratives on Ukraine faithfully presented and enhanced in a pro-Kremlin documentary meant for the Western Balkans audiences is being promoted by the region’s well-known film director Emir Kusturica.

Anticipated flashpoint events likely to fuel disinformation narratives in the Western Balkans during December 2025, identified during November Subscribe to the monthly newsletter → Western Balkans Watch and Warn: Foreseen increases in…

It is not true that anyone is advocating for the war in Ukraine to continue, except for Russia itself. Not even the “fighters of European democracy,” as the post ironically calls the European states and leaders who support Ukraine’s right…

There is no source from any reputable media outlet or institution that confirms the claim in the post that Russian soldiers killed over 3,000 German and 2,000 British soldiers. Official British and German military or government sources do…

The videos were created using Sora, an artificial intelligence model developed by OpenAI. However, in the video of the young Ukrainian soldier crying, the Sora watermark is not visible. The video consists of two short clips, one four…

Truthmeter.mk has failed to find any visible, independent evidence (from Ukrainian government sources, Western intelligence, or peer-reviewed media reports) that supports this claim—that there is such a specific operational “escape plan”…

Delegations from Serbia commemorate events from its history in our country, such as the Battle of Kumanovo (23.10.1912), which was part of the Greater Serbian occupation of Vardar Macedonia, and in doing so, they spread propaganda and…

The term "UkroNazis" was popularized by Russian state media outlets and pro-Kremlin sources in order to justify or legitimize the comprehensive invasion of Ukraine in 2022. It falsely portrays Ukrainians and the Ukrainian government as…

The purpose of this narrative is to portray Ukraine as a state that cannot decide for itself, as if it lacked territorial integrity and sovereignty, as if it were not independent, and therefore had to be controlled by someone else. In…

Claims of mass surrenders of Ukrainian soldiers are being circulated by Russian sources and media outlets, but they lack independent verification or clear photo or video evidence. There is no publicly available data indicating that “several…