Narrative on the Serbian world negates the Montenegrin identity
Two events out of which one already occurred and the other is ahead of us are again reviving the narrative on the negation of the Montenegrin statehood and identity. The first event were the elections (held on August 30) that were won by the then opposition parties, which resulted in the change of the government. […]
Prelog for the DFC: A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth can put on its shoes
There is no simple decision in the fight against fake news and the best way to fight this phenomenon is through education and strengthening of media literacy, said Lordan Prelog, a founder of the Museum of Fake News from Croatia, in an interview for the DFC magazine. The Museum was opened in the middle of […]
Read the new DFC Magazine issue
Over the last months, we have been witnessing a real political reality show happening in Montenegro’s public scene. However, this new reality is not typical for Montenegro only; we see similar things going on in the region, Europe, and the U.S. Therefore, the new DFC Magazine issue brings the verbal bot war on Twitter, disinformation, […]
DFC annual publication – While the Truth Exists
The Digital Forensic Center has a pleasure to publish our annual publication, representing an overview of the second year of the DFC’s work. Read more about disinformation, fake news and conspiracy theories that we discovered during last 12 months. They usually refer to the events which marked the previous period, such as the Law onf […]
Read the new DFC Magazine issue
The 24th DFC Magazine issue brings an interview with Damon Wilson, Executive Vice President of the Atlantic Council of the U.S., which discussed with us, among other things, the influence of disinformation campaigns on democratic processes, as well as the biggest challenges for the new Government in Montenegro. The Magazine also addressed the contradictory comments […]
Wilson for the DFC: Divisions the biggest challenge of the new Government
NATO will have an eye on the people coming into the key positions in the security services, said Executive Vice President at Atlantic Council of the United States Damon Wilson in an interview for the DFC Magazine, stating that the biggest challenge of the new Government would be to overcome the divisions. Commenting on the […]
A false state anthem inserted instead of the real one
After the constitutive session of the Parliament of Montenegro, a false edited video of the intonation of the state anthem appeared on social media. The video posted by Facebook page Српска ЧАСТ + Srpska ČAST is not authentic since the original interpretation of the anthem Oh Bright Down of May performed by the Music School […]
Read the new DFC Magazine issue
The parliamentary elections and the campaign marked the month behind us, which is the reason why this DFC Magazine issue mostly addresses these topics. Therefore, besides debunked disinformation and fake news published on the eve and after the elections, find out which political party spent the largest amount of money on Facebook ads in August. […]
Fake news: there was no revolution, the video created five years ago
On August 25, the news portals Republika.rs and Srbija danas published fake news that the rebellion against the government began in Montenegro, and that the dissatisfied citizens moved the police car with their hands, which was blocking the road. Republika was the first to publish the news: (VIDEO) EXCAVATOR REVOLUTION IN MONTENEGRO! The revolted people […]
We will always respond to foreign interference in democratic processes
Countering disinformation is a long-term issue and there are no quick fixes, said the outgoing Ambassador of the UK in Montenegro for the DFC Magazine. She assessed that the best way to fight such phenomenon is through transparency, accountability and good governance. Ambassador Alison Kemp will end her mandate in Montenegro at the end of […]