New narrative: Church under attack of the regime
Measures introduced to prevent the spreading of coronavirus are in force in Montenegro just like in the rest of the world. Even though the citizens are obliged to comply with the measures in order to avoid possible consequences, the narrative that the church and believers are among the main targets and victims of the „regime […]
A bot network arrived in Serbia along with coronavirus
Analyzing posts on Twitter for the period from March 9 to April 9, we discovered 30,000 tweets coming from accounts in Serbia with keywords Kina (China) and Srbija (Serbia) in their content. As much as 71.9 percent of the content was produced by “bot“ accounts. A huge pro-government network of “bot“ accounts wrote and praised […]
DISINFORMATION SETTING 5G INSTALLATIONS ON FIRE
A Petition against the implementation of the 5G network in Montenegro has been launched on the petition.online platform on April 4, and by the time of the Magazine issuance, it has had around 1.880 signatures. The petition claims that: “5G has more negative effects – countries that implemented 5G network saw many consequences even during […]
Infographic: A monthly overview
Interactive graphic showing the key narratives, disinformation, conspiracy theories, and fake news related to coronavirus in March.
Doctors who do not deserve a round of applause
During the crises provoked by pandemics, the combination of fear and lack of information make a man more prone to believe in various theories. Since the Chinese authorities issued a press release at the end of December 2019 stating that the mysterious disease is spreading over Wuhan (it will turn out later that the mentioned […]
Processions, frankincense and coronavirus
COVID-19 cases in Montenegro and the regional countries have pushed the question of the church and processions into the background, with the negotiations between the experts’ teams of the Government and the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral postponed and the Law on Freedom of Religion and Belief placed in isolation. With the tensions raising […]
Infodemic present in the region as well
COVID-19, known as coronavirus, marked the beginning of 2020. It first appeared in the Chinese town of Wuhan and meanwhile it has been spread in 125 countries. According to the date of Worldometer, 4700 people died, currently, there are more than 54 000 active cases and more than 68 000 cases have been cured. Corona […]
An old-new narrative: INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE AT THE LITANIES
Over more than two months after the adoption of the Law on Freedom of Religion and Belief, the situation is the same. There is still, on one side, a faint voice of the Government, which adopted the Law, and on the other side, a loud voice of those who oppose the Law, as well as […]
Borba’s continuous fight against ANB
During 2019, there have been a considerable number of texts published by Montenegrin media to discredit the Montenegrin institutions. In most of them, it is about the institutions of crucial importance, that concern defense, and security, being the pillar of the protection and security of a state and society. Attacks on those institutions are periodical, […]
Turbulent Parliament night
The Proposal to the Law on Freedom of Religion or Belief and the Legal Status of Religious Communities was adopted by the votes of the ruling majority and the Social Democratic Party (SDP). The Proposal to the Law on Freedom of Religion or Belief and the Legal Status of Religious Communities, which will regulate, among […]