Ostro in a new look after eight years

Oštro Becomes the First Slovenian Signatory to IFCN’s Code of Principles

Oštro’s fact-checking project Razkrinkavanje.si that is dedicated to verifying the authenticity of claims circulated in the media respects the five principles of the Code launched by the IFCN, a forum for fact-checkers worldwide hosted by the non-profit media organisation Poynter Institute.

Climate disinformation peddlers target the Vatican and US Congress

A movement originating in Ukraine has been spreading globally to systematically deliver climate disinformation under the guise of climate change awareness. Although its main premise — the world ending in 2036 — may seem fringe, its proponents recently secured an audience with Pope Francis and engaged a registered lobbyist to work on their behalf in the US.

The Freedom Movement as a Playing Field for New Business Opportunities

For more than two years, the two companies of lawyer Peter Premk, brother of Freedom Movement MP Martin Premk, have had no restrictions on dealings with the National Assembly. Peter Premk was also a co-founder of the predecessor of the Freedom Movement (Gibanje Svoboda), where Finance Minister Klemen Boštjančič is now Vice-President. His ministry has transferred nearly 27 thousand euro to Premk’s company in a year.

How the Wife of an SDS MP Won a Tender Overnight

In early September 2022, the wife of SDS MP Tomaž Lisec, then still employed in the public sector, opened a part-time sole proprietorship. Just a few days later, she signed a consultancy contract with the Rudolfovo Institute, which had been established by the government of Janez Janša (SDS). The sequence of events raises suspicions of a possible pre-arranged cooperation.

Tuširanka: Our windy year

Tuširanka: 2020 knocked the wind out of us

Tuširanka: Chip-fed chick