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ICFJ learning module takes readers through the history of ‘fake news’ and disinformation

While the concept of ‘disinformation wars’ dates back to ancient Rome, the 21st century has seen information weaponized on an unprecedented scale. A new...

The Secret Players Behind Macedonia’s Fake News Sites

A joint investigation by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and partners has uncovered new information that rewrites the story of the...

Research: A Third of Media Content in Serbia on EU, USA and Russia – Without a Source

A regional analysis of media reporting on international actors (EU, USA, and Russia), covering Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, was conducted by...

Croatia: hate speech on the rise but hope for change

In January 2018 an international delegation of press freedom organisation representatives visited Zagreb for the second time in two years to observe the state of media freedom in...

Fake News Busters in the Western Balkans

We present 3 dynamic and enterprising projects fighting disinformation in the Western Balkans. Global trend of fighting fake news, or rather disinformation and misinformation, is...

Bulgaria, freedom of the press at the time of the EU presidency

Bulgaria currently holds its first, historic presidency of the Council of Ministers of the EU: in these very same months, however, the main international...

Contending with “Fake News” in 5 EU Countries – Reports from the Field

The IPI reporting project Contending with “Fake News” explores the dynamic around the “fake news” debate in five EU countries and profiles five initiatives...

Anatomy of Fake News: The Bulgarian Case

As fake stories are flooding the Bulgarian internet, local journalists are responding by debunking lies and tracing the sources of misinformation. They are bracing...

2017 – The Year of Fake News

After last year’s “post-truth”, “fake news” is the term of the year. by Una Čilić, Media.ba Norway’s “Word of the Year” of 2017 is “fake news”....

Fight-Back Starts Against Balkan ‘Fake News’ Machines

It may be a long struggle against the odds, but some independent media and civic activists in the Balkans are determined to counter the...
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