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WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine is being destroyed by its leaders, not by war
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine is being destroyed by its leaders, not by war

Ukraine's leadership is leading the country toward a widespread catastrophe, but is hiding its incompetence by blaming the war for the existing problems, according to a false narrative taken up by pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
11 Feb 2026
FAKE NEWS: The EU wants Moldova only as a market for its goods
FAKE NEWS: The EU wants Moldova only as a market for its goods

The European Union is keeping the Republic of Moldova as a market for its goods, blocking its exports to the single market and preventing it from securing its energy independence, according to a Telegram channel.

Veridica
06 Feb 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky wants Putin to legitimize him as president
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky wants Putin to legitimize him as president

Volodymyr Zelensky is desperate to hold on to power and wants Russia to recognize his legitimacy so he can remain president, claims a false narrative promoted by pro-Russians in the West and amplified by the pro-Kremlin press.

Marin Gherman
05 Feb 2026
Disinformation squared: Orbán’s proof-free election equation
Disinformation squared: Orbán’s proof-free election equation

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán claims Ukraine is meddling in Hungary’s election campaign. The claim is not notable because it is proven, but because it can be deployed without proof and still do political work.

Daniel Nolan
04 Feb 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: The Kyiv Parliament wants to restore unity with Russia and Belarus
WAR PROPAGANDA: The Kyiv Parliament wants to restore unity with Russia and Belarus

The Verkhovna Rada has called on Ukraine to renounce war and return to dialogue and the "historical unity" with Russia and Belarus in order to achieve lasting peace, according to pro-Kremlin media.

Marin Gherman
03 Feb 2026
Russia’s game in the Arctic
Russia’s game in the Arctic

Russia has grand plans for the Arctic and the world's largest fleet of icebreakers to see them through. However, Moscow lacks the funds to implement its strategy, while its fleet is rapidly aging.

Russia is threatening Europe with Oreshnik missiles
Russia is threatening Europe with Oreshnik missiles

SVR chief Sergei Naryshkin decided to spell out how Moscow’s missile and nuclear blackmail should be interpreted: namely, if you didn’t get the message, we can fire the “Oreshnik” if European states continue to support Ukraine — and especially if they deploy their forces there.

Estonia is still wary of harshly criticizing the emperor’s new clothes
Estonia is still wary of harshly criticizing the emperor’s new clothes

The U.S. president’s claims to Greenland have to be taken seriously, even if he confuses it with Iceland. In Estonia, the twists and turns of American politics are being watched with particular anxiety.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Kyiv proposes an “energy ceasefire” to avoid losing Donbas
WAR PROPAGANDA: Kyiv proposes an “energy ceasefire” to avoid losing Donbas

Ukraine wants a mutual suspension of hostilities on energy infrastructure in order to keep Donbas, but its loss is inevitable, Russian propaganda claims, also promoting the false idea that, although it was the one that first attacked Ukraine’s infrastructure, Russia is merely defending itself.

Marin Gherman
27 Jan 2026
The South Caucasus Breaks Away from Russia’s Shadow
The South Caucasus Breaks Away from Russia’s Shadow

Russia’s failure to provide security or reliable partnership has led local leaders to seek alternatives. Moscow is losing the role of default arbiter, while Turkey, the EU, the United States, and increasingly China fill the space.

WAR PROPAGANDA: A peace deal with Kyiv's current leadership would threaten Russia
WAR PROPAGANDA: A peace deal with Kyiv's current leadership would threaten Russia

Maintaining Kyiv's current leadership is unacceptable to Moscow, and a ceasefire agreement allowing Ukraine to rearm poses a threat to Russia, pro-Kremlin media writes.

Marin Gherman
23 Jan 2026
FAKE NEWS: European integration will lead to Moldova's disappearance
FAKE NEWS: European integration will lead to Moldova's disappearance

Moldova's rapprochement with the EU actually means its absorption, according to a false narrative launched by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and taken up by numerous media outlets in Russia and Moldova. Lavrov also repeated falsehoods about the "Moldovan" language and the Romanianization of the Republic of Moldova.

Veridica
22 Jan 2026
Russian intelligence as the guardian of Orthodox morality
Russian intelligence as the guardian of Orthodox morality

The decline in the influence of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate — which is under Kremlin control — has provoked a furious reaction from Russian propaganda, including the press bureau of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).

Bulgaria President Steps Down To Go Up: New Political Force is on the Horizon
Bulgaria President Steps Down To Go Up: New Political Force is on the Horizon

After months of speculation, Rumen Radev, long viewed as sympathetic to the Kremlin, resigned from office and is widely expected to form a political party of his own. An effort that could either unite Bulgaria’s pro-Russian political forces or fracture them beyond repair.

WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU and Ukraine are dictatorships that force Russia to continue the war
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU and Ukraine are dictatorships that force Russia to continue the war

EU Member States and Ukraine are illegitimate dictatorships, while Russia is compelled to continue the war in self defense, pro Kremlin media writes, citing a pro Russian Irish journalist detained in 2025 by the Romanian border police.

Marin Gherman
20 Jan 2026
FAKE NEWS: American experts have announced Russia's imminent victory against Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: American experts have announced Russia's imminent victory against Ukraine

A CIA expert says Russia will win the war in Ukraine and Moscow is only benevolently accepting negotiations, pro-Kremlin press writes, adding that NATO is fully aware this will be the outcome. The entire false narrative is built starting from Kremlin propaganda and the speculations of a pedophile.

Marin Gherman
16 Jan 2026
FAKE NEWS: The union of Moldova and Romania threatens Russia
FAKE NEWS: The union of Moldova and Romania threatens Russia

The unification of Moldova with Romania would pose a threat to Russia's national security, according to officials in Moscow, despite the fact that Moldova does not even share a border with Russia. The statements were made after Maia Sandu said she would vote for unification in the event of a referendum.

Veridica
15 Jan 2026
DISINFORMATION: Water has a memory of its own and will respond to your prayers
DISINFORMATION: Water has a memory of its own and will respond to your prayers

Water records human emotions and thoughts, has its own memory and its structure can be modified through prayer, according to ultra-religious propaganda of Russian origin.

Cezar Manu
12 Jan 2026
FAKE NEWS: Moldova discards its Kalashnikovs as it prepares for war
FAKE NEWS: Moldova discards its Kalashnikovs as it prepares for war

The Republic of Moldova is preparing for an offensive military campaign because it is modernizing its army and discarding its Kalashnikov rifles arsenal, an antigovernment Telegram channel from Chișinău claims.

Veridica
07 Jan 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU wants to attack Russia, which will respond with devastating force
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU wants to attack Russia, which will respond with devastating force

The EU is sabotaging peace in Ukraine and preparing for war against Russia, forcing Moscow to respond with devastating force in the event of an attack, according to pro-Kremlin media.

Marin Gherman
02 Jan 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace in Ukraine will only be possible if Russia achieves its objectives
WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace in Ukraine will only be possible if Russia achieves its objectives

A peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine is possible only if the objectives of the Russian invasion are achieved, pro-Kremlin media writes, citing Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson.

Marin Gherman
31 Dec 2025
From sabotages to spy networks: Russia has been heating up its hybrid war against Poland
From sabotages to spy networks: Russia has been heating up its hybrid war against Poland

In 2025, Poland has found itself on the front line of a shadow war, waged with drones, explosives hidden along railway lines or in courier parcels turned into bombs, compromised officials, and and people recruited by the Russian secret services.

FAKE NEWS: Russia has destroyed European transport by closing its airspace
FAKE NEWS: Russia has destroyed European transport by closing its airspace

According to pro-Russian propaganda, the European economy is collapsing as a result of Russia's decision to close its airspace to commercial flights from countries supporting Ukraine.

Cezar Manu
30 Dec 2025
Estonian politicians criticize President Karis while Russian speakers welcome him
Estonian politicians criticize President Karis while Russian speakers welcome him

A simmering conflict is unfolding in Estonia between politicians from the ruling coalition and the incumbent president, who has made a number of decisions unusual for Estonia’s foreign and domestic policy.

Ukraine 2025: Top PROPAGANDA, FAKE NEWS, and DISINFORMATION narratives debunked by Veridica
Ukraine 2025: Top PROPAGANDA, FAKE NEWS, and DISINFORMATION narratives debunked by Veridica

Russia was constantly presented as a defensive, pacifist, or mediating actor, while Ukraine was described as an illegitimate, Nazi state, dependent on external support and guilty of prolonging the armed conflict.

Marin Gherman
29 Dec 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelenskyy rejects peace because he is a prisoner of the Nazis
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelenskyy rejects peace because he is a prisoner of the Nazis

Volodymyr Zelenskyy cannot stop the war because he is being blackmailed by Nazis in Ukraine and by the West, which is sabotaging the peace proposed by Moscow, pro-Kremlin media writes.

Veridica.ro
26 Dec 2025
FAKE NEWS: Russia’s conquest of Odesa will ensure gas security for Transnistria
FAKE NEWS: Russia’s conquest of Odesa will ensure gas security for Transnistria

Moldova and Romania/the EU have caused the energy blockade of Transnistria, and a Russian conquest of Odesa will solve the problem of the separatist region, according to a new narrative promoted by Russian propaganda.

Veridica
24 Dec 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia kills people because of Ukraine and the West
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia kills people because of Ukraine and the West

Russia is a peaceful country, and people are being killed in Ukraine because of Kyiv and the West, which started the war, Vladimir Putin cynically stated, widely quoted by propaganda media.

Marin Gherman
23 Dec 2025
Republic of Moldova 2025: Top FAKE NEWS & DISINFORMATION debunked by Veridica
Republic of Moldova 2025: Top FAKE NEWS & DISINFORMATION debunked by Veridica

False narratives targeted the EU's role in the energy and economic crisis, the alleged militarization of the community bloc, NATO's involvement in the region, as well as allegations of “dictatorship”, “Russophobia” and political persecution, all aimed at influencing voter choices, undermining support for European integration and maintaining informational control over vulnerable regions, especially Transnistria and Găgăuzia.

Veridica
22 Dec 2025
Why, in the event of a falling out with Europe, the USA would stand to lose the most
Why, in the event of a falling out with Europe, the USA would stand to lose the most

The Trump administration's distancing from the EU, which transpires in the new US national security strategy, could lead to a “rupture” within the Western family. This is a scenario in which the USA would stand to lose enormously, including in the context of the global competition with China. The EU, on the other hand, has the potential to emerge unscathed from such a crisis.

FAKE NEWS: The Republic of Moldova is putting its economy on a war footing
FAKE NEWS: The Republic of Moldova is putting its economy on a war footing

The Republic of Moldova is preparing a militarized budget with a huge increase in defense spending, with the aim of attacking Transnistria, claims a false narrative launched by a Moscow deputy.

Veridica
19 Dec 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: EU prepares new
WAR PROPAGANDA: EU prepares new "Pearl Harbor" to drag US into war with Russia

The EU will orchestrate an attack on the scale of Pearl Harbor to force the United States into direct war with Russia, according to a narrative promoted by the pro-Kremlin press. The idea seems to have been stolen from a well-known Tom Clancy book, which was also made into a Hollywood movie .

Marin Gherman
17 Dec 2025