Troude: Serbia's important campaign against fake news, the main battles are fought for the truth

French historian and professor of geopolitics at the University of Versailles, Alexis Troude, stated that it is important for Serbia to have launched a campaign against fake news because the main battles are fought for the truth.

"I am very pleased that, after so much time, someone like Arno Guyon has decided to initiate such a campaign. The main battles are fought for the truth," Troude told Kosovo Online.

He reminded that most of the media lies were spread during the wars of the 1990s, and that the main battle was fought in France.

"The main battle was particularly here in France, the battle for justice in the media. I remember, for example, when Le Monde, which is the leading newspaper in France, published in 1999 that the Serbian people were collectively guilty for the wars. It was proven in court that this was not true," said Troude.

He noted that not much has changed today compared to the period 20 or 30 years ago.

"I remember 20-30 years ago, the main thing was not to send humanitarian aid to the Serbs; the main goal was to provide accurate news," Troude stated.

Today, he believes, the media image is somewhat better.

"In France, and I see the same in Spain and Germany, the image of the Serbs is changing," said Troude.