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The Art of Deception (Part II): Who is Counting Anyway?

Number twisting could be enticing. If you get carried away with the idea, before you know it, you may get caught citing...

The Art of Deception (Part I): Cherry-picking, Spinning and Inventing Numbers

Disinformation comes in many guises. In the Balkans, it often poses as a hard number. By Vanja Stokić (Bosnia...

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...

Moldova: IJC Report – Elections Passed, but Manipulation in the Media Continues

In the post-election period, violation of ethical standards and use of manipulation techniques decreased in intensity compared with 2016. However, they did not totally...

Moldova: A Frequent Question at Media Literacy Lessons: Who and Why Resorts to Manipulation?

At the start of the school year, the Independent Journalism Center (IJC), a SEENPM member organization, returned to schools with a new cycle of...
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