IRL Macedonia
Source Passport
MK-M-00005-3
Issued and maintained by MJRC
- Legal name
- ИСТРАЖУВАЧКА РЕПОРТЕРСКА ЛАБОРАТОРИЈА
- Country
- North Macedonia
- Type
- Online news
- Founded
- 2017
- Editor-in-chief
- Sashka Cvetkovska (editor-in-chief)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 1 March 2026
0 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Limited
3 of 7 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number not disclosed
- Owners with influence not disclosed
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- State advertising or revenue mix on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- Owners not disclosed
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- IRL
- IRL Macedonia
- Investigative Reporting Lab Macedonia
- Company registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- IRL Macedonia, About us page, read 2026-10-20 (footer '© 2018 ИСТРАЖУВАЧКА РЕПОРТЕРСКА ЛАБОРАТОРИЈА'; 'IRL Macedonia was founded in December 2017'; non-profit media organization; founders listed; editor-in-chief Sashka Cvetkovska; 'founded with initial support by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project'; affiliated with OCCRP; 'IRL has no ties to political parties, business corporations and criminal groups'; social links)
- IRL Macedonia, About us page (second version), read 2026-10-20 (same facts; team list)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence
- Not disclosed
- Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- None
- Parent group
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- IRL Macedonia, About us page, read 2026-10-20 (footer '© 2018 ИСТРАЖУВАЧКА РЕПОРТЕРСКА ЛАБОРАТОРИЈА'; 'IRL Macedonia was founded in December 2017'; non-profit media organization; founders listed; editor-in-chief Sashka Cvetkovska; 'founded with initial support by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project'; affiliated with OCCRP; 'IRL has no ties to political parties, business corporations and criminal groups'; social links)
- IRL Macedonia, About us page (second version), read 2026-10-20 (same facts; team list)
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
- State advertising and foreign public funding
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders Pending check
Funder Type Note Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) Other initial support for IRL's founding in December 2017; IRL describes itself as affiliated with OCCRP
2 sources
- IRL Macedonia, About us page, read 2026-10-20 (footer '© 2018 ИСТРАЖУВАЧКА РЕПОРТЕРСКА ЛАБОРАТОРИЈА'; 'IRL Macedonia was founded in December 2017'; non-profit media organization; founders listed; editor-in-chief Sashka Cvetkovska; 'founded with initial support by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project'; affiliated with OCCRP; 'IRL has no ties to political parties, business corporations and criminal groups'; social links)
- IRL Macedonia, About us page (second version), read 2026-10-20 (same facts; team list)
Where does it appear?
Channels
Partly verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts Pending check
Platform Link X twitter.com/IrlMacedonia Facebook facebook.com/IRLMacedonia/ Instagram instagram.com/irlmacedonia/ YouTube youtube.com/channel/UC2eqprx_bNy3SmR62rLxqhg
2 sources
- IRL Macedonia, About us page, read 2026-10-20 (footer '© 2018 ИСТРАЖУВАЧКА РЕПОРТЕРСКА ЛАБОРАТОРИЈА'; 'IRL Macedonia was founded in December 2017'; non-profit media organization; founders listed; editor-in-chief Sashka Cvetkovska; 'founded with initial support by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project'; affiliated with OCCRP; 'IRL has no ties to political parties, business corporations and criminal groups'; social links)
- IRL Macedonia, About us page (second version), read 2026-10-20 (same facts; team list)
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Sister outlets in the same group
- Not disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Money, Channels) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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