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FAKE NEWS: Romania's political leaders do not represent the will of the people
FAKE NEWS: Romania's political leaders do not represent the will of the people

The AUR party should be in power because it ranks first in the polls, sovereignist propaganda writes.

Cezar Manu
10 Jun 2025
Russia aims to
Russia aims to "reprogram" Romanians through hybrid warfare and disinformation

Russia's attempt to install a president in Bucharest is a small part of the scenario prepared for Romania. In the long term, Moscow aims to culturally "reprogram" Romanians - through disinformation - so that they abandon the West and choose the "Russian world".

Cosmin Popa
10 Jun 2025
Sovereignists' invention and representation of the enemy. Case study: electoral campaign
Sovereignists' invention and representation of the enemy. Case study: electoral campaign

Just like the Legionnaires and the Communists did before them, the Sovereignists have invented their own "enemies of the people and of the country", whom they demonize through visual propaganda. The targets include the EU, Ukraine, Soros, CCR, LGBTQ+, Nicușor Dan and Mugur Isărescu.

Poland in a deadlock between pro-EU liberals and pro-MAGA conservatives
Poland in a deadlock between pro-EU liberals and pro-MAGA conservatives

Karol Nawrocki victory in Poland’s presidential election is a coup for PiS leader, Jarosław Kaczyński. Nawrocki’s mission now would be to paralyze Donald Tusk’s pro-EU government.

Poland’s Presidential Election: Is the Romanian Scenario Still Possible?
Poland’s Presidential Election: Is the Romanian Scenario Still Possible?

Can a pro-European candidate still prevail in a country steadily turning to the nationalist right?

Moldova voted for Nicușor Dan out of a desire for security and European integration
Moldova voted for Nicușor Dan out of a desire for security and European integration

While politicians in Chisinau have noted the deep ties between the two Romanian states, experts also see the vote as a sign of Moldovans' concern for their own security and interest in maintaining their country's European path.

For Brussels, Romania has become a pro-European oasis in a sea of geopolitical uncertainty
For Brussels, Romania has become a pro-European oasis in a sea of geopolitical uncertainty

By electing Nicușor Dan, Romania has scored an image-boost coup in Brussels and, at the same time, created expectations that are very difficult to satisfy. The potential benefits, but also the responsibility that befalls our country, are great.

FAKE NEWS: Romania to annul the presidential election again
FAKE NEWS: Romania to annul the presidential election again

Romanian authorities want to annul the presidential election again, a Russian propaganda publication claims.

Cezar Manu
12 May 2025
George Simion, accused by former collaborators of lying and manipulating others
George Simion, accused by former collaborators of lying and manipulating others

George Simion made a name for himself as an anti-establishment activist and a militant for the unification of Romania and the Republic of Moldova, first with “Noii Golani” (The New Rascals), then with “Acțiunea 2012” (Action 2012). His collaborators from back then claim that the leader of AUR manipulated and lied to them in order to achieve his goals. They accuse Simion of violence, using minors and the destruction of the unionist movement. Others say that he would disappear for days, only to return with ready-made plans for future actions.

Voting split abroad: a pro-EU Moldova, a pro-Sovereignist West
Voting split abroad: a pro-EU Moldova, a pro-Sovereignist West

Romanians in the Republic of Moldova overwhelmingly voted for Nicușor Dan, even though the ruling party, PAS, supported Crin Antonescu. Directly threatened by Moscow, the Moldovans rejected George Simion who, although he declared himself a unionist, is perceived as pro-Russian across the Prut. On the other hand, George Simion got most of the votes of the Romanian diaspora in Europe, which until recently preferred candidates and parties defined as pro-European and reformist.

Veridica
06 May 2025
Why Romania’s presidential elections matter in neighboring Moldova
Why Romania’s presidential elections matter in neighboring Moldova

Fighting off Russia’ hybrid attacks, Moldova needs a good relationship with Romania. However, several presidential candidates have promoted a sovereignist, even pro-Russian discourse, and one of them was declared persona non grata in the Republic of Moldova.

How Romanians are manipulated on social media: disinformation networks
How Romanians are manipulated on social media: disinformation networks

Networks of Facebook accounts, followed by millions of Romanians, simultaneously promote messages containing sovereignist and anti-EU themes. The messages are also featured on “apolitical” pages publishing mundane or religious content. Networks that promote the same messages were identified in a comprehensive online study.

Cezar Manu
30 Apr 2025
Chaos, Theater, and the Race for Poland’s Presidency
Chaos, Theater, and the Race for Poland’s Presidency

The election campaign in Poland is marked by bizarre candidates, debates unrelated to the president's duties, and the influence of Russian narratives and MAGA ideology.

Will Russia Choose Poland’s Next President?
Will Russia Choose Poland’s Next President?

The specter of foreign interference looms large over Poland’s upcoming presidential election. Will Warsaw face a rerun of the Romanian scenario, where Russian actors disrupted elections? And more importantly, is Poland prepared to withstand the onslaught?

Belarus elections: a show staged by the Lukashenko regime that fooled no one
Belarus elections: a show staged by the Lukashenko regime that fooled no one

Aleksandr Lukashenko won his seventh term as president with 86.82% of the vote and a turnout of 85.9%, results typical for dictatorial regimes. The figures were touted as proof of stability in Belarus, popular support for Lukashenko and tolerance of the opposition. However, the elections were neither free nor fair, but just a show that fooled no one.

FAKE NEWS: The annulment of the election, implemented before the Court's ruling
FAKE NEWS: The annulment of the election, implemented before the Court's ruling

The “coup d'état” is proven by the fact that the decision to cancel the election was implemented before the Constitutional Court’s ruling, a well-known conspiracy attorney claims.

Cezar Manu
27 Jan 2025
As Lukashenko prepares to be re-elected, Putin keeps a firm grip on Belarus
As Lukashenko prepares to be re-elected, Putin keeps a firm grip on Belarus

The Belarusian opposition holds no hope for the coming presidential elections, due on January 26, to be fair. Strongman Alexander Lukashenko, in power for 30 years, will likely extend his rule, which means that the country will remain at odds with the West and in Russia’s grip.

As Poles are readying to go to the polls, Romania’s elections are a cautionary tale
As Poles are readying to go to the polls, Romania’s elections are a cautionary tale

In 2025, presidential elections will be held in Poland. People are already saying that we need to take seriously the scenario in which Russia influences the outcome – as it happened in Romania.

Russian propaganda narratives targeting the election campaign in Romania
Russian propaganda narratives targeting the election campaign in Romania

Narratives identical or similar to those fostered by Russian propaganda have also been circulated in the current election campaign in Romania. They transpired not only in the rhetoric of far-right parties, which for years have internalized such theses, but also in the statements of certain politicians aligned to Romania's pro-Western course.

Cezar Manu
06 Dec 2024
It’s official: Călin Georgescu’s campaign has Russia written all over it
It’s official: Călin Georgescu’s campaign has Russia written all over it

Declassified documents presented by Romanian intelligence prove that Călin Georgescu is supported by a state actor. The state in question is not named, but its actions are similar to operations previously carried out by Russia.

FAKE NEWS: There are no extremist anti-Western parties in Romania
FAKE NEWS: There are no extremist anti-Western parties in Romania

There are no anti-EU, anti-NATO or far-right parties in Romania, claims Ion Cristoiu, a well-known promoter of narratives of Russian origin.

Cezar Manu
04 Dec 2024
Russian narratives promoted by pro-Georgescu influencers on Instagram and TikTok
Russian narratives promoted by pro-Georgescu influencers on Instagram and TikTok

Romanian influencers, like the sports agent Ana Maria Prodan, continue to promote Călin Georgescu. Just like their favorite, influencers have been amplifying a series of Russian narratives, most of them adapted to Romania, but also all kinds of pseudo-scientific or conspiracy nonsense.

FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu supported Lasconi in the presidential election because Soros told her to
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu supported Lasconi in the presidential election because Soros told her to

Soros asked Maia Sandu to support Elena Lasconi, said a former pro-Russian prime minister from Chisinau after the USR (Save Romania Union) candidate obtained the majority of votes in polling stations in the Republic of Moldova.

Veridica
29 Nov 2024
Călin Georgescu: A
Călin Georgescu: A "back-up" prime minister, an admirer of the legionnaires, hostile to NATO and the EU

Georgescu was once considered a technocrat with a solid international career. When that career ended, he adopted a pro-Russian and anti-Western discourse and expressed his admiration for Ion Antonescu and Corneliu Zelea Codreanu.

Cezar Manu
25 Nov 2024
Sovereigntist Romania – from TikTok to polling stations
Sovereigntist Romania – from TikTok to polling stations

From Diana Șoșoacă's “pen revolution” to George Simion's “giro giro girofaru” posts and #CălinGeorgescu, sovereigntists have taken Romania’s TikTok by storm, a space where they campaigned even on election day. Altogether, sovereigntist candidates grabbed nearly 40% of total votes.

FAKE NEWS: The Republic of Moldova is ready to introduce a visa regime for Russians
FAKE NEWS: The Republic of Moldova is ready to introduce a visa regime for Russians

At the West’s bidding, Moldova is ready to further worsen relations with Russia and introduce visas for Russian citizens, according to a false narrative launched in Tiraspol.

Veridica
18 Nov 2024
Russia and pro-Russians campaigning to seize power in Chisinau in 2025
Russia and pro-Russians campaigning to seize power in Chisinau in 2025

The pro-Russian parties have launched the campaign for the legislative elections that will take place in 2025 in the Republic of Moldova with disinformation, claiming that Maia Sandu is not a legitimate president. The stake: the European path of the country.

America in a new Trump era: what that means for the USA, its allies and rivals
America in a new Trump era: what that means for the USA, its allies and rivals

At home, Donald Trump could adopt certain illiberal measures. At international level, we could see new policies towards Russia and Ukraine, a trade war with China, tensions with Europe and an escalation in the Middle East.

FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu is only the president of the diaspora
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu is only the president of the diaspora

Maia Sandu lost the elections in Moldova, so she is only the president of the diaspora, writes the pro-Kremlin media, pushing this conclusion through disinformation and manipulation and misinterpretation of facts.

Veridica
06 Nov 2024
The election in the Republic of Moldova: a defeat for Russia’s hybrid war
The election in the Republic of Moldova: a defeat for Russia’s hybrid war

Russia lost a battle in the hybrid war against Chișinău, but the election also revealed Moldova's vulnerabilities, the pro-Europeans' faulty communication and the need for the authorities to do more. Veridica’s staff and contributors analyze the result of the election.

Veridica
04 Nov 2024
FAKE NEWS: The referendum in Moldova enables the discarding of neutrality and the unification with Romania
FAKE NEWS: The referendum in Moldova enables the discarding of neutrality and the unification with Romania

The election and the referendum took place in an undemocratic climate, and now Parliament can decide, by a simple majority vote, to discard neutrality and unite with Romania, Russian propaganda claims.

Veridica
31 Oct 2024
Russia defies the West and chooses escalation in relations with Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia
Russia defies the West and chooses escalation in relations with Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia

Russia has also co-opted North Korea in the war against Ukraine and is stepping up its operations in Moldova and Georgia. Moscow seems to be preparing for a final showdown against the West.

Cosmin Popa
29 Oct 2024