- country
- Serbia
- date text
- Jan 2026
- actor text
- Večernje novosti
- campaign id
- SRB-CAMP-012
- confidence 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 informa
- date confidence
- month_year
- excerpt
- 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
- id
- SIG-SRB-058
- incident id
- SRB-058
- normalized date
- 2026-01-01
- observation
- country
- Serbia
- actor primary
- Večernje novosti
- actor type primary
- Regime-Aligned Media
- campaign id
- SRB-CAMP-012
- campaign phase
- Phase 3: Amplification
- case id
- SRB-058
- channel primary
- YouTube
- confidence 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 informa
- consequence category
- Social Trust Erosion
- date confidence
- month_year
- escalation stage
- 3
- event date normalized
- 2026-01-01
- event date raw
- Jan 2026
- harm track
- Track 2 — Social Trust Erosion
- institutional consequence
- Narrative damage; Neutralization of independent fact-checking credibility; Chilling effect on CSO transparency communication
- primary narrative code
- NF-02
- primary narrative label
- Financial Corruption / Grant Abuse
- secondary narrative code
- NF-07
- secondary narrative label
- Democratic Mandate Attack
- signal id
- SIG-SRB-058
- source text excerpt
- 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
- source type
- YouTube
- source url
- https://www.kurir.rs/news/9889127/the-hidden-link-between-citizens-initiatives-and-proglas
- tactic code
- Pseudo-documentary / Propaganda Film
- target
- Građanske inicijative; independent fact-checking ecosystem
- target type
- CSO; Fact-checking ecosystem
- trigger type
- TR-08: Proactive / Ambient
- source type
- YouTube
- source url
- https://www.kurir.rs/news/9889127/the-hidden-link-between-citizens-initiatives-and-proglas
- target text
- Građanske inicijative; independent fact-checking ecosystem
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