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Donald Trump's term as President of the United States was marked by, among others: nationalism,populism, rejection of democracy, political arbitrariness, exclusivity towards racial and nationalminorities, xenophobia expressed towards immigrants, but also close (Mexicans) and distant peoples(Chinese), forcing divisions in American society, misogyny, spreading misinformation in all spheresand especially during the pandemic, belittling the attitude towards intellectuals, and especially constantlycalling out and insulting journalists. Injustice towards media houses and journalists did not stop duringthe entire term of Donald Trump, who called them 'fake news media' and 'enemy of the people, thusturning the public against them and creating big problems for them, which resulted in open violenceduring police protests. the assassination of African-American George Floyd, but also in the attack onCapitol Hill. All of these terms, along with some other features of his rule in domestic and foreign policy,are encompassed by a common denominator called ‘trumpism’. Although he was defeated in 2020presidential election, his legacy remained significantly present in American society, but also outside it- on the American and Asian continents, but also in Europe, and especially in the Balkans. Usingqualitative content analysis and comparative analysis of Donald Trump's communication model,especially in his relationship with political opponents, media houses and journalists, and thethe communication model of Balkan politicians, this paper deals with information and communicationmatrices that have been very successfully accepted and perfected by some politicians. Balkans througha special review of the spread of 'information disorder' in its three manifestations - misinformation,misinformation, and misinformation

Purpose. The aim of this research is to determine the attitudes and experiences of librarians employed in public libraries about the role of public libraries in dealing with information disorder and COVID-19 disinfodemic. Approach/methodology/design. For the purposes of the research, an online questionnaire with closed and open questions was used. The questionnaire was distributed to all Croatian public libraries. Findings. The results of the research have shown that the respondents, librarians employed in public libraries, are overwhelmingly interested in the information disorder issues and are open to additional education. However, almost half of the respondents rated their competencies for organizing and implementing a disinformation education program as low. The vast majority of respondents agree with the statement that public libraries should get involved and can greatly contribute to dealing with information disorder, but the attitudes about specific ways and responsibilities in dealing with information disorder show discrepancies. The respondents' opinions on the key obstacles to involving public libraries in dealing with the information disorder point to fifteen specific problems, including librarians' lack of education, the desire to preserve the perception of the library as an ideologically neutral place, lack of user interest, and various infrastructural problems. Originality/value. This paper presents attitudes of the librarians in the Republic of Croatia on the role of public libraries in the information disorder. The paper raises questions about the challenges of active involvement of public libraries in countering information disorder, among which are the professional competencies of librarians and ethical principles of providing information services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]