disinformation

A new video circulating in the region falsely claims that Volodymyr Zelensky purchased a stake in a company operating a mine in South Africa, worth $ 1.6 billion. However, while the video footage is authentic, the audio was generated using…

To increase mobilization at the front, Ukrainian authorities have been gradually amending laws and tightening criteria. Russian officials and propagandists often talk about Kyiv's problems with mobilization, often spreading false content on…

Western Balkan countries still lack the necessary legal, technical, and institutional safeguards to protect people's rights online. Unlike the EU, we do not benefit from the protection offered by the Digital Services Act, and yet we all…

Democratic elections in European countries are among the primary targets of Russian FIMI operations, the latest report by the European External Action Service on information manipulation and obstruction from abroad finds. At the heart of…

It is claimed, without any evidence, that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) paid $4 million to declare Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “Person of the Year.” Also, the Kremlin’s media megaphone, Sputnik ,…

The entire post is manipulative and aims to portray Ukraine, i.e. Zelensky and the European Union, as guilty of the war. This disinformation narrative is a well-known pro-Kremlin narrative and is not new. Russia constantly twists the…

Disinformation about Kosovo from the Serbian government has become routine, with the same narratives being repeatedly recycled. Since last January, the narrative that Serbian citizens have been banished from Kosovo has returned. In the…

The fake news factories from Veles that flooded the US presidential campaign in 2016 may be long gone, but “workshops” still remain on the hunt for stories about veterans or “cards that will be worth millions tomorrow.” In the latest…

The fictional narratives attributed to the Russian president are dominated by messages of division, conflict, the creation of an image of Europe as an attacked state with an identity in crisis, with media outlets that allegedly lie and with…

By focusing on the narrative of Zelensky's supposed "illegitimacy," the Kremlin attempts to obscure the truth: under Ukraine's Constitution, it is legally impossible to hold elections or referendums in the country during military…

By exploiting fears and other societal vulnerabilities, creating false narratives, and employing advanced amplification techniques, the Kremlin seeks to manipulate and polarize electorates, shape the political environment, and weaken…

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…

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…

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…

Learn how to identify and counter disinformation and anti-democratic narratives in the Workshop “Fighting disinformation in Central Europe: showing StopFake’s best practices” on November 6 in Skopje.

Was Bill Gates indicted in the Netherlands for lying to the public about the COVID-19 vaccine?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are! Republished from: TECHARP Claim: Bill Gates was…

Editors should also shift their focus from quantity to quality. Pressing journalists like lemons to produce many stories leaves them with little time to think, reflect, or verify facts. This leads to inaccurate reporting, which erodes…