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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…

The post criticizes Trump's statement that Russia, China, and North Korea were conspiring against the United States, but instead of arguing why Trump is wrong, it lists some sins that Western countries have committed around the world (in…

Ukraine is an independent, democratic state with its own territorial integrity and sovereignty that was attacked by Russia with an unprovoked military invasion which led to enormous human casualties, material damage, and population…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Can Orbán be described as synonymous with “spoiler”, when revealing an important plot development in a film or book can diminish the surprise or suspense for a first-time viewer or reader? That is, does Orbán belong to an already-seen…

Numerous international organizations, as well as fact-checkers from Ukraine agree that on the Internet, especially on Telegram, unreliable, staged video materials with paid actors have been created, with the sole purpose of undermining the…

Albania has given refuge to a rebel group from Iran, incurring the wrath of that country. Iran was then suspected of major hacking attacks on Albania’s government computer network. On the other hand, Albania even cut off diplomatic…

The Kremlin’s propaganda intention to portray itself as some sort of great protector of traditional and family values also reaches Macedonian citizens through social networks and a part of them accept those moves from Russia with…

The disinformation front regarding food has become particularly strong with the beginning of the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. In May 2022, the Russian authorities and state media outlets reinforced efforts to blame the United…

Disinformation targeting Harris is distinctive not only because it consists of falsehoods, but also because it is gender-specific, infused with stereotypes and prejudices that undermine a woman’s ability to attain a high position. What…

In June 2023, France exposed an extensive Russian disinformation campaign called Recent Reliable News (RRN), named after a pro-Russian website. Earlier in February, the French government warned about a network of about 200 portals that…

Russia, which took control of Durov’s first company and which prompted him to establish Telegram while being in exile is now expressing concern about his arrest. Media outlets there report on the absurdity of the accusations against him and…

Russian propaganda tried to portray the fact that the Ukrainian government banned the Moscow-affiliated Orthodox Church as a “persecution of Christians” and as a tendency of the West, which supports Ukraine, to destroy Orthodoxy and the…

It’s not very difficult to note that every other post on the website is anti-Western and portrays Western countries as unjust, controversial and full of crime. Conspiracy theories aimed at fostering disruption and uncertainty among citizens…