Diana Șoșoacă: Latest news, analysis, video interviews, video reports

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: In 2023, Romania is going to lose Transylvania
DISINFORMATION: In 2023, Romania is going to lose Transylvania

Integritatea teritorială a României este amenințată și doar o apropiere de Moscova ar putea împiedica pierderea Transilvaniei, potrivit unei narațiuni false promovate de senatoarea independentă Diana Șoșoacă. În realitate, integritatea teritorială a României e garantată de apartenența la NATO și de legislația internațională.

Cezar Manu
25 Apr 2023
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine attacked Romania with mines
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine attacked Romania with mines

Ukraine attacked Romania with mines, so NATO should wage war against Kyiv under Article 5, believes the independent senator Diana Sosoaca. But the narrative is false. The mine that the Senator refers to is actually one from WWII, and Ukraine has placed mines only to protect its own shores.

Cezar Manu
19 Apr 2023
FAKE NEWS: The future Polish-Ukrainian state is negotiating the territorial division of Romania
FAKE NEWS: The future Polish-Ukrainian state is negotiating the territorial division of Romania

According to the Romanian Senator Diana Șoșoacă, Ukraine will break into pieces and lose territories but, at the same time, it will form a state alongside Poland and contribute to the dismantling of Romania. The narratives are similar to those promoted by Russia, especially the meta-narrative regarding the artificial nature of the Ukrainian state.

Cezar Manu
11 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
Romania in 2022: Top FAKE NEWS & DISINFORMATION narratives debunked by Veridica
Romania in 2022: Top FAKE NEWS & DISINFORMATION narratives debunked by Veridica

The war in Ukraine, sovereigntist rhetoric and conspiracy theories regarding the so-called sanitary dictatorship were the topics of scores of disinformation narratives and fake news published in Romania in 2022. They were promoted by/on various media outlets (România liberă, Național, Activenews, GoldFM, gândește.org etc.) as well as on social media by controversial figures such as Sorin Roșca Stănescu, Cosmin Gușă, Diana Șoșoacă and Adrian Severin.

DISINFORMATION: A blackout will sweep Romania during the holidays so that patriots can be assassinated
DISINFORMATION: A blackout will sweep Romania during the holidays so that patriots can be assassinated

Brussels has given the go-ahead for the physical and spiritual destruction of Romania, one of the last bastions in the fight against globalism, and a blackout will be triggered in this country so that sovereigntists can be taken out. This piece of disinformation stemmed from a dialogue between Luis Lazarus and Diana Iovanovici-Șoșoacă. Ridden with mystical drivel, lies and elements recalling of Nazi propaganda, the narrative surfaced in response to the first “blackout” simulation organized in Romania two weeks ago in Mediaș.

Veridica
30 Nov 2022
FAKE NEWS: Hidroelectrica, just like other Romanian assets, will be taken by foreigners
FAKE NEWS: Hidroelectrica, just like other Romanian assets, will be taken by foreigners

The most valuable Romanian company with state capital, Hidroelectrica, will be sold to foreigners, on the London Stock Exchange, according to a false narrative promoted by the controversial senator Diana Șoșoacă. In reality, the company will only be listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, and only the 19.94% owned by Fondul Proprietatea will be sold.

Veridica
12 Oct 2022
DISINFORMATION: UE is strongarming Romania to renounce its Constitution and sovereignty
DISINFORMATION: UE is strongarming Romania to renounce its Constitution and sovereignty

Romania will have to renounce its Constitution and sovereignty, according to a new disinformation amplified by Senator Diana Șoșoacă and Sputnik. The source headlines a statement falsely attributed to the head of the European Commission’s Office in Romania.