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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…

Reflecting on the BRICS Summit, its Macedonian fans have shared their exaltation in relation to the West gaining a strong opponent that will abolish the dollar, the introduction of a new post-Western world, and the need for North Macedonia…

The post manipulatively claims most Ukrainian refugees have taken shelter in the aggressor Russia and that more refugees have moved there than in the Western countries — United States, Great Britain, Poland, and Germany combined. However,…

As with any event related to the current geopolitical situation, more specifically the relations between the West and Russia, Macedonian media outlets have set aside a huge space for the recently held BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, even…

The Russian-style Foreign Agent Law now proliferates in other countries, which justify it on the grounds that it provides transparency for foreign funding and influence. In reality, these laws are used to control and constrict civil…

In parts of Ukraine, the Russian language is rather present, while the post spreads a false claim from a Macedonian website that the Ukrainian MP Nataliya Pipa proposed a law according to which children will be punished if they speak…

A Facebook post shares a clip, claiming it shows how Ukraine, led by Zelensky, violates religious freedoms and beats priests. However, no priests are beaten in the clip, it is actually a fight between two religious communities over the…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is once again the target of disinformation for allegedly spending money intended for the Ukrainian Army. This time, it is claimed he bought the famous Mercedes-Benz 770, whose most famous owner was…

A Facebook post creates a scandal surrounding the fact the Russian ambassador was allegedly not invited to the solemn commemoration of October 11, but hushes up the Russian aggression against Ukraine, which was most likely the reason for…

A Facebook post congratulates Russian President Putin on his 72nd birthday, claiming that without him, Macedonia, and even Orthodoxy, of which he is supposedly the leader or czar, would not even exist. It is manipulation of the national and…

The Budapest-Belgrade-Skopje-Athens high-speed rail is part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) initiated by the People’s Republic of China, that is, the European part of this large geostrategic project, while the second is the railway…

This disinformation narrative is the work of Donald Trump and his supporters and does not present all the facts. It is true that Vice President Harris mentioned $750 in aid, but that is initial aid for necessities and not the only type.…