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FAKE NEWS: The universal basic income, the next step towards enslaving mankind
FAKE NEWS: The universal basic income, the next step towards enslaving mankind

The introduction of the universal income is part of the global elites’ plan to subdue mankind, according to a false narrative promoted across Romanian media.

Cezar Manu
07 Jun 2023
FAKE NEWS: The authorities have started separating children from their families
FAKE NEWS: The authorities have started separating children from their families

The conspiracy theory according to which the authorities will separate Romanian children from their families is presented as the hidden purpose of a survey organized in the context of a testing addressing 8th-graders.

Cezar Manu
31 May 2023
DISINFORMATION: The Government wants to sell Romania and take away Romanians’ children
DISINFORMATION: The Government wants to sell Romania and take away Romanians’ children

Several draft laws currently on Parliament’s agenda are expected to take away Romanians’ children in order to finalize the process of “selling Romania” to occult Western forces that will implement the “globalist dictatorship”. These false narratives were promoted during an event organized by the extremist party AUR on May 6, as well as during a rally on May 10.

Cezar Manu
10 May 2023
FAKE NEWS: Romanians’ freedom of movement will be limited
FAKE NEWS: Romanians’ freedom of movement will be limited

Romanians will have their freedom of movement restricted in the name of combating climate change, according to a false narrative that pertains to climate denialism and global warming conspiracy theories.

Cezar Manu
07 Apr 2023
Those who caused the earthquake should pay! Senator Diana Sosoaca’s view of the tragedy that hit Turky and Syria
Those who caused the earthquake should pay! Senator Diana Sosoaca’s view of the tragedy that hit Turky and Syria

The earthquake in Turkey was caused by the “the world’s great powers” - i.e. Westerners - to punish the country's president, Recep Tayip Erdoğan, Senator Diana Sosoaca believes. She presented her theory on the very rostrum of the Senate, in a statement stuffed with conspiracy theories, fake history, narratives about the war in Ukraine reminiscent of Russian propaganda and a call to battle with references to the Old Testament.

Cezar Manu
15 Feb 2023
FAKE NEWS: The global cabal wants to use digital currencies to enslave mankind
FAKE NEWS: The global cabal wants to use digital currencies to enslave mankind

Digital currencies will be used to turn the world population into slaves, preventing people from owning properties, travelling or buying whatever they want, reads a false narrative reiterated after the publication of an announcement regarding the appointment of the head of the digital currency at the British Treasury. In fact, digital currencies are traditional currencies stored or exchanged on digital systems.

Cezar Manu
01 Feb 2023
Verdict in the Sandy Hook defamation trial – It’s not about the money, it’s about telling the truth
Verdict in the Sandy Hook defamation trial – It’s not about the money, it’s about telling the truth

Alex Jones, one of the best known American conspiracy theorists, was sentenced to pay nearly 1 billion USD after claiming for years the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting never actually took place and was actually staged. The sentence represents a landmark for combating the increasingly toxic phenomenon of fake news. The battle might have been won, but the war wages on.

FAKE NEWS: A basketball player in Romania died due to vaccination against COVID-19
FAKE NEWS: A basketball player in Romania died due to vaccination against COVID-19

Vaccination against COVID-19 is the cause of death of an 18-year-old basketball player from the National Women's Basketball League of Romania, according to an online publication that has promoted numerous false narratives about the coronavirus. The article was published before the cause of death was established and it was not known whether the young woman had been vaccinated or not.

DISINFORMATION: The WHO will use data from Romania’s population census in an abusive manner
DISINFORMATION: The WHO will use data from Romania’s population census in an abusive manner

Romanians' data on health, birth and mortality could reach the World Health Organization (WHO), which will use them for obscure purposes, according to a false narrative promoted in Romania by the controversial Josefina Pascal. The narrative takes elements from the conspiracy theory of the “Great Reset”.

The next disinformation pandemic: climate change denial
The next disinformation pandemic: climate change denial

The coronavirus pandemic has been accompanied by a wave of fake news, disinformation and conspiracy theories. As the end of it is drawing to a near, conspiracy theorists and deniers will focus on a new goal: climate change.

Antivax.bg: How vaccine hesitancy gained confidence in Bulgaria
Antivax.bg: How vaccine hesitancy gained confidence in Bulgaria

After several strong fake news waves in recent years, antivax sentiments are gaining momentum and cause fears even in the non-conspirative thinkers.

Converting to “conspirationism” or the pseudo-legitimization of conspiracy theories
Converting to “conspirationism” or the pseudo-legitimization of conspiracy theories

Conspiracy theories seem to have gained fresh impetus these days, being often used as part of disinformation campaigns. Their latest champions representatives of the media, the political class and the Church, and this gives a credibility boost and false legitimacy to these theories.

Petru Macovei
15 Jan 2021