Current events

The post is abundant in falsehoods and distorts the thesis to suggest that Russia’s war in Ukraine is a burden which Ukraine can be “freed from” if it accepts “peace conditions.” It is not true that 30% of agricultural land in Ukraine has…

As Meta announces end to U.S. fact-checking, program partners warn of a setback for accuracy online and potential global consequences By: The International Fact-Checking Network January 9, 2025 …

The EFCSN strongly condemns Meta’s CEO’s statements linking fact-checking with censorship Platforms retracting  from the fight against mis- and disinformation allows for election interference The EFCSN encourages the…

Recently, several real (geo)political events served as inspiration for disinformation, both in our country and in the region. First, a fabricated release claims NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has threatened to kick the US out of NATO if…

As Russia’s war against Ukraine has marked two grim milestones – 4000 days since the initial invasion in 2014 and 1000 days since the full-scale invasion in February 2022 – a comprehensive analysis reveals how the Kremlin has systematically…

A Facebook post states that the President of the United States, Biden, has allowed the Ukrainians to target Russia with American rockets, while support for that decision has been expressed by Germany’s Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs,…

Neither the EU is a fascist organization, nor does Bulgaria lead a genocidal policy against our people. The fact that the EU is in a powerless position to rein back the current demands of Bulgaria, previously of Greece, does not set a…

A post on social networks claims the Ukrainian fight against Russia, the sanctions against it, and the international isolation has failed, and that Russia is now even stronger than before. However, Russia no longer has control over its own…

Western countries, particularly Germany, are careful not to involve their own troops in the military aid they provide, because that could be the reason for them to be drawn into the war, and, with that, NATO as well. As the website of the…

There are no US-run biolabs in Ukraine. The country is one of many republics of the former Soviet Union and other countries that work with the Department of Defense within the Cooperative Threat Reduction program. While the US may provide…

A Facebook post retells an old speech by Putin (albeit with falsehoods), portraying Russia as a victim of the “rotten West,” forced to defend itself with nuclear weapons, while hushing up the aggression against Ukraine and other important…

A Facebook post spreads falsehoods claiming the U.S. national anthem is plagiarized from the Russian folk song “Hasbulat molodoy.” However, the melody of the U.S. national anthem is sampled from the British song “To Anacreon in Heaven” from…

A Facebook post blames the U.S. for waging an undeclared war against Russia. As proof of that, a video is offered which talks about the death of the American Corey John Nawrocki and some of his comrades during the invasion of the Russian…

The post spreads pro-Kremlin narratives, which have been debunked by world fact-checking services such as Truthmeter.mk numerous times. Ukraine is not a Nazi state, nor is there any plan to depopulate the population. These views are spread…

A Facebook post refers to Mariupol as a “city in Russia,” however, according to international law, it is a city in Ukraine, which is under the occupation of Russia. Russia kept it under siege for almost 3 months, during which it destroyed…

In focus of the reporting on foreign political topics related to global geopolitics and safety in the recent period, two topics dominated—the BRICS summit and the presence of South Korean troops in Russia. That said, the topic of BRICS…

In a video published on the YouTube channel “Sloboden Svet” , members of the Makedonska era treta — suverenisti party, with the flag of the Vergina Sun, enthusiastically talk about BRICS. They use well-known narratives which serve the…

Moldova suffered under the Russian Empire and the USSR, while pro-Russian politicians such as Ilan Shor work on returning these “good old days,” and if necessary, use violence, with the help of the Russian paramilitary Wagner and some other…