With this country-specific review, EVC identifies and analyzes the various disinformation themes that dominated BiH’s online information space in 2020. Unsurprisingly, the highest amount of disinformation in 2020 was related to the COVID-19 pandemic, with vaccination-related issues being the most dominant topic of COVID-19 in BiH; false or unsubstantiated treatments and responses to the virus followed closely. Separately, disinformation about the alleged dangers of 5G technology and its links to coronavirus has spread quickly despite the lack of any scientific evidence. Disinformation about face masks, generally portraying them as “ineffective” and “harmful”. In tandem, these pandemic-related topics were used to frame the continual narrative of transatlantic weakness and disintegration.
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