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FAKE NEWS: Romania will cover the costs of gas deliveries to Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: Romania will cover the costs of gas deliveries to Ukraine

Romania will lose money by agreeing to reduce prices for the transit of natural gas to Ukraine, according to a website associated with the propaganda network of AUR.

Cezar Manu
24 Jun 2025
FAKE NEWS: Romania will become a transit hub for weapons destined for Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: Romania will become a transit hub for weapons destined for Ukraine

Romania will become a logistics hub for the transit of weapons destined for Ukraine, replacing Poland, which has elected a patriotic president, conspiracy theorists claim.

Cezar Manu
17 Jun 2025
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.

FAKE NEWS: The Republic of Moldova wants territories of Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: The Republic of Moldova wants territories of Ukraine

Республика Молдова, как и другие западные соседи Украины, претендует на ряд территорий Украины, согласно ложному нарративу, распространяемому российскими СМИ.

Veridica
23 May 2025
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.

FAKE NEWS: France has adopted the assisted suicide law
FAKE NEWS: France has adopted the assisted suicide law

The French parliament has passed the law on assisted suicide and euthanasia, forcing the country's population to die, according to an AUR MEP.

Cezar Manu
19 May 2025
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.

From Horia Sima to the 2025 sovereignists: the legionnaires and post-communist Romania (II)
From Horia Sima to the 2025 sovereignists: the legionnaires and post-communist Romania (II)

The political evolution of (Neo)Legionarism, from pocket political parties, such as those created by Marian Munteanu, to organizations like The New Right (Noua Dreaptă) – the connecting link between (Neo)Legionarism and sovereigntism – and politicians who frequently make the front page, such as George Simion, Călin Georgescu and Diana Șoșoacă.

Veridica
15 May 2025
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
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.

FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu banned the celebration of “Victory Day” in the Republic of Moldova
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu banned the celebration of “Victory Day” in the Republic of Moldova

Maia Sandu banned the celebration of the so-called “Victory Day” in the Republic of Moldova, and the EU imposed a ban on the “Moldovan language”, according to false narratives disseminated by Russian propaganda.

Veridica
01 May 2025
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
FAKE NEWS: The government in Chișinău wants a civil war so it can bring in Romanian troops
FAKE NEWS: The government in Chișinău wants a civil war so it can bring in Romanian troops

By arresting the governor of Găgăuzia, the government in Chișinău wants to provoke social unrest in order to justify a military intervention by Romania, according to a false narrative launched in the region.

Veridica
09 Apr 2025
FAKE NEWS: The Ukrainian army will attack Russia from Romanian soil
FAKE NEWS: The Ukrainian army will attack Russia from Romanian soil

According to the "pro-peace" propaganda, Romania will become a "legitimate target" for Putin, after it receives on its territory Ukrainian troops who will fight against Russia.

Cezar Manu
07 Apr 2025
FAKE NEWS: France has legalized pedophilia
FAKE NEWS: France has legalized pedophilia

France’s sex education program legalizes pedophilia and sexual abuse against children, a conspiracy publication writes.

Cezar Manu
31 Mar 2025
FAKE NEWS: The Republic of Moldova, drawn into the European anti-Trump coalition
FAKE NEWS: The Republic of Moldova, drawn into the European anti-Trump coalition

According to politnavigator.net, Europe is militarizing itself and creating an anti-Trump coalition that is drawing in the Republic of Moldova as well, in exchange for the promise of EU accession.

Veridica
28 Mar 2025
FAKE NEWS: The EU will take away people's savings
FAKE NEWS: The EU will take away people's savings

The EU will finance the war in Ukraine and its bankrupt policies with money taken from European citizens, AUR MEP Gheorghe Piperea claims.

Cezar Manu
24 Mar 2025
FAKE NEWS: The EU is turning into a military bloc
FAKE NEWS: The EU is turning into a military bloc

The EU is turning into a military bloc, and Moldovan soldiers will be used as cannon fodder in the war in Ukraine, reads a false narrative carried by the Russian media

Veridica
19 Mar 2025
FAKE NEWS: The EU wants to prolong the war in Ukraine. The narrative is promoted by Dan Dungaciu
FAKE NEWS: The EU wants to prolong the war in Ukraine. The narrative is promoted by Dan Dungaciu

The Europeans want to prolong the war even by sending troops to the front, according to a false narrative promoted in Romania by the controversial analyst Dan Dungaciu.

Cezar Manu
10 Mar 2025
FAKE NEWS: Jews are responsible for anti-Semitism in Romania
FAKE NEWS: Jews are responsible for anti-Semitism in Romania

The legionnaires founded the Jewish theater in the capital, and Romania protected the Jewish population from the horrors of the war, a well-known Romanian anti-Semite argues.

Cezar Manu
03 Mar 2025
Legionnaire-style blacklists, a method adopted by Romania’s communists and sovereignists
Legionnaire-style blacklists, a method adopted by Romania’s communists and sovereignists

The so-called “blacklists” have recently remerged in Romania – they are particularly circulated by Călin Georgescu’s supporters. In Romania, blacklists have a rather dark history, as they were used by extremists to take out their opponents.

Cezar Manu
27 Feb 2025
DISINFORMATION: The Republic of Moldova, Romanianized following pressure from Bucharest
DISINFORMATION: The Republic of Moldova, Romanianized following pressure from Bucharest

Romania is imposing the Romanianization of the Republic of Moldova, claims the (pro)Russian propaganda, which resumes a Soviet thesis intended to justify Russia's influence in the region.

Veridica
21 Feb 2025
DISINFORMATION: USAID staged the
DISINFORMATION: USAID staged the "Twitter revolution" in the Republic of Moldova

USAID was behind the protests of April 7, 2009 in Chișinău, the then-president of Moldova, Vladimir Voronin, says amidst discussions on the organization's dissolution.

Veridica
14 Feb 2025
FAKE NEWS: ICJ gave territories to Romania, as Călin Georgescu also wants
FAKE NEWS: ICJ gave territories to Romania, as Călin Georgescu also wants

A false narrative promoted by a Russian conspiracist lawyer claims that the Court in the Hague proved Călin Georgescu right and changed Romania's border with Ukraine.

Cezar Manu
10 Feb 2025
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
The Romanians who joined Georgescu’s hora felt “the touch of angels”
The Romanians who joined Georgescu’s hora felt “the touch of angels”

At the Union Hora, organized by the followers of Călin Georgescu, I got into a mix of nationalist mysticism, conspiracy theories, false Russian narratives and the belief that the "president elect" is some kind of messianic figure who will turn Romania into another Dubai.

Ariana Coman
25 Jan 2025
Putin's wars and the end of Europe’s dependency on Russian energy
Putin's wars and the end of Europe’s dependency on Russian energy

Putin believed that by invading Ukraine and engaging in wars in the East, he was restoring Russia's great power status. The result was Moscow's long-term loss of influence.

FAKE NEWS: NATO wants Romania and Moldova to provide cannon fodder for a possible war with Russia
FAKE NEWS: NATO wants Romania and Moldova to provide cannon fodder for a possible war with Russia

The USA and NATO will use Romania and Moldova as anti-Russian outposts and suppliers of cannon fodder in the war against Russia, Russian propaganda writes, referring to a routine military exercise.

Veridica
23 Jan 2025
How the EU and Russia's neighbors see Trump's return to the White House
How the EU and Russia's neighbors see Trump's return to the White House

Donald Trump's return to the White House has generated fears about his approach to Russia and the conflict in Ukraine, as well as the economic relationship with the European Union. Veridica’s team of contributors has analyzed how Trump’s return to power is seen in Brussels and in Russia's neighboring countries - some of them ex-Soviet or ex-communist states, most of them members of the EU or NATO or with Euro-Atlantic aspirations.

Veridica
20 Jan 2025