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In the past ten years, real estate prices in Croatia have not increased by 62 percent (if they had, the average price in 2023 would be 2278 euros per square meter). On the official Facebook page of the SDP, a post was published on May 27 stating: “Real estate prices in Croatia have increased by […]
GDP data for European countries on the Eurostat website shows that Croatia’s GDP growth is higher than the European average of 0.2 percent. On the official website of the HDZ, a post was published on May 28 stating: “The Croatian economy in the first quarter of 2024 grew rapidly – by 3.9% year-on-year, almost 10x […]
The statement by the Most candidate about inflation being one of the highest or the highest is incorrect. Tomislav Krasnec, a correspondent for Večernji list from Brussels, talked in the Večernji list studio on May 17 with representatives of the five most popular political parties in Croatia. Karlo Ressler (HDZ), Predrag Fred Matić (SDP), Božo […]
In 2023, both imports and exports fell compared to 2022. Tomislav Krasnec, a correspondent for Večernji list from Brussels, hosted in the Večernji list TV studio on May 17, representatives of the five most popular political parties in Croatia: Karlo Ressler (HDZ), Predrag Fred Matić (SDP), Božo Petrov (Most), Stephen Nikola Bartulica (Domovinski pokret), and […]
The statement by the candidate of the Domovinski pokret regarding subsidies in agriculture is ultimately neither accurate nor inaccurate. On HTV4 program, on May 15, 2024, the presentation of candidates for the European Parliament from the Domovinski pokret was aired in Studio 4. During the presentation, an HRT journalist asked Stephen Nikola Bartulica: “Should Croatian […]
The statement is incorrect. However, it should be considered that this is a minor numerical deviation, which may be the result of a slip. On the official Facebook page of the HDZ, a post was published on May 14 stating: “The President of the European Commission and the leading candidate of the EPP, Ursula von […]
Prime Minister Andrej Plenković’s statement regarding the funds withdrawn from the European Union is accurate. On the official Facebook page of the HDZ, on May 3, a post stated: “In these 11 years of EU membership, we have withdrawn more than 20.2 billion euros in EU funds, and Croatia is in a surplus of 14.5 […]
The statement regarding the inflation rate is neither entirely accurate nor entirely inaccurate. On the official Facebook page of the HDZ, on May 3rd, 2024, a status was posted stating: “Inflation continues to fall for the 17th consecutive month. It is the lowest since September 2021. Over the past 12 months, Hungary, Romania, the Czech […]
The verification results show a positive trend, indicating that most statements made in the public space and then disseminated through the media are accurate. “Enhancing the Culture of Fact-Checking” is the name of a project conducted by the Croatian Public Relations Association (HUOJ) in collaboration with media professionals from Lider Media and experts from the […]
Mario Radić’s (DP) statement that the Krško Nuclear Power Plant covers around 30% of Croatia’s consumption is COMPLETELY UNTRUE. The latest debate organized in collaboration with the Morning Paper and the Croatian Employers’ Association under the title “Energy, ICT, and Tourism” was aired on April 12th on the official YouTube channel of the Morning Paper. […]
Sandra Benčić’s statement about the decline in industrial and agricultural production and exports, and the increase in bank profits, is MOSTLY TRUE. On April 11, 2024, Sandra Benčić (MOŽEMO!) stated during a meeting with citizens in Varaždin: “Industrial production has fallen, our exports have fallen, our agricultural production has fallen, and the only thing that […]
Since the price of bread has ultimately increased by 57.5%, the statement by Selak Raspudić (Most) is NEITHER TRUE NOR FALSE. Political reporter Sabina Tandara Knezović from Nova TV hosted representatives of the five most popular political options in Croatia on the show “Demontaža” on Tuesday, April 2: Marin Piletić (HDZ), Arsen Bauk (SDP), Marija […]