In the course of the year, very few political actors’ statements received positive assessments from Istinomer, and the amount of negative assessments would have been higher if we evaluated politicians for repeated but already confirmed falsities. Aleksandar Vučić remained an undisputed lord of the public space during 2021 as well, so he dominated the Istinomer […]
The news that Shandong Linglong Tire, the Chinese car tires manufacturer, was to build a factory in Zrenjanin, in the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, a project by Chinese President Xi Jinping, was presented as historic three years ago. As government representatives claimed, although Poland and the Czech Republic were among the candidates, […]
The destiny of two mural paintings in downtown Belgrade maybe best represent the atmosphere in the society and current government policy. The first, dedicated to the assassinated Prime Minister Zoran Djindjić in the forecourt of the Faculty of Philosophy, was destroyed several times, but the police failed to react. On the other hand, because of […]
Prime Minister Ana Brnabić started her term with the nonsense that the new ministers had nothing to do with politics before this convocation, neglecting that a minimum of three of them had already been active in politics. She continued to condone the criticism of government work by mentioning false data or even abusing the facts, […]
The first article of the Serbian Constitution reads: “Republic of Serbia is a state of Serbian people and all citizens who live in it, based on the rule of law and social justice, principles of civil democracy, human and minority rights and freedoms, and commitment to European principles and values”. Although at least, on paper, […]
Did you give up? It has been almost two years since we became perpetually perplexed. *I got vaccinated, and for those who refuse, I cannot make them, to hell with everything!* As we know, many did not take the vaccine. It seems they never will. However, this does not mean they have given up. This […]
We are witnessing many people selling and promoting “miracle medicines” for COVID-19 and other illnesses. Is this case changing anything when it comes to fact-checking during this pandemic? We hope this investigation helped to see how disinformation, unfortunately, is not only incredibly harmful but also a lucrative business. This investigation shows that, when we start […]
It has been a long time since Serbian media scene was disturbed as greatly as after Twitter decision to label the accounts of the majority of media as “Serbian Government affiliated media”. This social media used this label several days ago to label public broadcaster RTS, regional public broadcaster Radio Television Vojvodina, Politika daily, news […]
At the three-hour sitting, MPs can get an answer from the Prime Minister or ministers, live and immediately. And not only that. Afterwards, they have extra time to ask additional questions and in the end, give a final comment. In that way, as required by law, the National Assembly would exercise its oversight role of […]
How can an average citizen, or even an MP, understand whether the current parliamentary convocation has debited us for a lot or little? How much do the public know about such loans anyway? Here is an illustration of the worth of two billion euros: Aleksandar Vučić, the President of Serbia, has recently announced that the […]
