{"id":"SRB-058","notes":"ANALYTICALLY DISTINCT TACTIC: Lažomer is not amplification — it is institutional neutralization of verification infrastructure. By mirroring Istinomer's name and format, it creates equivalence between independent fact-checking and regime propaganda in public perception. This is sophisticated information infrastructure requiring deliberate design, not reactive amplification. DIGITAL EXTENSION: Campaign now covers print (Kurir + 15 outlets) → broadcast (TV Informer) → digital/YouTube (Lažomer). Full media ecosystem coverage. FABRICATED DATA: Charts displayed are unrelated to GI — confirmed fabrication, not selective framing.","country":"Serbia","sources":[{"url":null,"citation":"Građanske inicijative Comprehensive Narrative Analysis 2026; Novosti Lažomer YouTube video January 2026"}],"summary":"Večernje novosti produces \"Lažomer\" YouTube video repeating and extending Kurir campaign narratives with fabricated data charts displaying figures unrelated to Građanske inicijative. Video uses tense background music and alternates between unrelated charts to create impression of documented evidence. Lažomer (\"Lies Counter\") was created as a direct institutional mirror of Istinomer (\"Truth Counter\"), Serbia's first fact-checking outlet — deliberately appropriating the credibility architecture of independent verification while producing its inverse. Extends campaign from print and broadcast to YouTube/social media platforms, targeting audiences that have migrated away from traditional media. Represents counter-factchecking infrastructure: not amplification of existing claims, but systematic neutralization of independent verification capacity.","tactics":[{"code":"TC-15","role":"primary","label":"Pseudo-documentary / Propaganda Film","needs_review":false},{"code":"TC-08","role":"secondary","label":"Funding Data Weaponization","needs_review":false}],"version":1,"channels":["Social Media","YouTube"],"entities":[{"id":947,"name":"Večernje novosti","role":"actor","entity_type":"Regime-Aligned Media"},{"id":948,"name":"Građanske inicijative; independent fact-checking ecosystem","role":"target","entity_type":"CSO; Fact-checking ecosystem"}],"date_text":"Jan 2026","created_at":"2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00","escalation":3,"harm_track":"Track 2 — Social Trust Erosion","narratives":[{"code":"NF-02","role":"primary","label":"Financial Corruption / Grant Abuse","needs_review":false},{"code":"NF-07","role":"secondary","label":"Democratic Mandate Attack","needs_review":false}],"report_ids":[],"signal_ids":["SIG-SRB-058"],"updated_at":"2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00","occurred_on":"2026-01-01","campaign_ids":["SRB-CAMP-012"],"enabler_type":"","response_ids":[],"trigger_type":"TR-08: Proactive / Ambient","campaign_phase":"Phase 3: Amplification","civic_response":"GI Narrative Analysis documents Lažomer as counter-factchecking infrastructure, distinguishing it from ordinary amplification.","date_precision":"month","enabler_status":"","campaigns_served":[],"consequence_category":"Social Trust Erosion","institutional_consequence":"Narrative damage; Neutralization of independent fact-checking credibility; Chilling effect on CSO transparency communication"}