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FAKE NEWS: Poland prepares for the emergence of armed Ukrainian gangs
FAKE NEWS: Poland prepares for the emergence of armed Ukrainian gangs

Pro-Kremlin media claim that the Polish state is facing the risk of armed Ukrainian gangs emerging after the war, and a wave of rising crime is expected.

Marin Gherman
08 Jan 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainian counterintelligence is led by a terrorist
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainian counterintelligence is led by a terrorist

A terrorist leader has been appointed head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in order to intensify the attacks against the Russian Federation, pro-Kremlin media claim.

Marin Gherman
06 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
Romania 2025: Top fake news & disinformation narratives debunked by Veridica
Romania 2025: Top fake news & disinformation narratives debunked by Veridica

In certain cases, the false narratives in question originated in Romania, but most often it was a matter of taking over and/or adapting disinformation theses to local narratives that have external actors as their source, especially Russia, certain political currents from the West (the alt-right area, the radical left) or conspiracist circles.

Cezar Manu
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
Russia’s regime is setting up its own internet, taking a cue from North Korea, Iran, and China
Russia’s regime is setting up its own internet, taking a cue from North Korea, Iran, and China

Russia’s internet is being reshaped from an infrastructure that once served society, the state, and business into an instrument of control.

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
FAKE NEWS: Romanian MEPs voted for arming and war
FAKE NEWS: Romanian MEPs voted for arming and war

All Romanian representatives in the European Parliament voted to divert funds for education and health to arming and war, according to sovereignist propaganda.

Cezar Manu
22 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
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine is a dictatorship and cannot hold free elections
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine is a dictatorship and cannot hold free elections

Zelensky lies when he talks about democratic elections, leading an illegal regime that has suspended human rights and the will of the people, the pro-Kremlin media claim.

Marin Gherman
21 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.

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
Russia’s new social contract: why sanctions hit everyone except those who decide
Russia’s new social contract: why sanctions hit everyone except those who decide

Why have neither the weight of sanctions nor the scale of losses on the battlefield pushed the Kremlin toward compromise.

Moscow threatens Paris with war
Moscow threatens Paris with war

Recently, Russian propaganda has shown a noticeable rise in strongly aggressive, anti-French rhetoric.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace in Ukraine depends on the removal of the Zelensky regime
WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace in Ukraine depends on the removal of the Zelensky regime

The war continues only because of the illegitimate regime installed in Kyiv and controlled from abroad, and peace cannot be achieved without replacing it, claims pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
12 Dec 2025
The Kremlin is obstructing the work of the UN International Court of Justice
The Kremlin is obstructing the work of the UN International Court of Justice

On 5 December, Kremlin propaganda — represented by an entity with the telling name “The International public tribunal for the crimes of Ukrainian neo-Nazis” — released yet another batch of blatantly poorly fabricated stories by supposed “victims and eyewitnesses,” loudly packaged under the title “Crimes of the Kyiv regime against women and children.”

WAR PROPAGANDA: Moscow will try Ukrainian war criminals
WAR PROPAGANDA: Moscow will try Ukrainian war criminals

The West has abandoned the idea of a tribunal against victorious Russia, while Moscow is preparing to try Ukrainian nationalists, according to pro-Kremlin media.

Marin Gherman
10 Dec 2025
FAKE NEWS: Romania reduces support for Ukraine due to corruption in Kyiv
FAKE NEWS: Romania reduces support for Ukraine due to corruption in Kyiv

Ukraine is said to be losing European support, including that of Romania, due to corruption, according to a false narrative launched by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) and picked up by media outlets in in Romania.

Andreea Pavel
08 Dec 2025
Russia’s economy is not doing as well as the Kremlin would like you to believe
Russia’s economy is not doing as well as the Kremlin would like you to believe

Behind the façade of resilience lies a system increasingly driven by asset seizures, political loyalty, and the enrichment of a new elite.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainian leaders will be tried by an international tribunal
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainian leaders will be tried by an international tribunal

The entire political elite of Ukraine must be tried at international level for particularly serious crimes, according to pro-Kremlin media, which cites a statement by Maria Zakharova.

Marin Gherman
04 Dec 2025
Bulgaria and Lukoil: Refinery Seizure Unleashes Ambitions Rather Than Distress
Bulgaria and Lukoil: Refinery Seizure Unleashes Ambitions Rather Than Distress

Bulgaria needs to find another owner for its Lukoil refinery after the US imposed sanctions on the Russian giant. There is a good chance that instead of attracting international investors, Sofia will turn to local barons.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine's defeat benefits the EU
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine's defeat benefits the EU

Continuing the war in Ukraine until Kyiv's defeat is convenient for the EU because it would solve its financial and political problems, according to the pro-Kremlin media.

Marin Gherman
03 Dec 2025
FAKE NEWS: Romania forced to send troops to fight in Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: Romania forced to send troops to fight in Ukraine

Former and current Romanian leaders have signed documents committing to send Romanian soldiers to fight in Ukraine, according to MEP Diana Șoșoacă.

Cezar Manu
01 Dec 2025
Putin has no intention of abandoning his goal to destroy Ukraine
Putin has no intention of abandoning his goal to destroy Ukraine

Any agreements with Moscow would be temporary: the aggressor would use a ceasefire to rebuild military strength in order to continue its expansionist actions — and not necessarily only in Ukraine.

FAKE NEWS: The drone that crashed in Vaslui County is Ukrainian, not Russian
FAKE NEWS: The drone that crashed in Vaslui County is Ukrainian, not Russian

The drone that crashed on June 25 in Puiești, Vaslui County, is not a Russian aircraft, but one inscribed with a message in Ukrainian, according to online posts citing a fake photo wrongly posted by the publication Vremea Veche. In the fake photo, the Ukrainian slogan "Peremoha Bude” can be read, which means "There will be victory," written in the Cyrillic alphabet. The same phrase in Russian is "Pobeda Budet."

Alex Craiu
28 Nov 2025
Expert: the hybrid war is a “war between Russia and the West”
Expert: the hybrid war is a “war between Russia and the West”

Russia is engaged in a hybrid war against the West and has managed to convince people that, if they support Ukraine, their countries risk to be drawn into an actual war, according to hybrid war expert Mitchell A. Orenstein, a professor of Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, and author of “The Lands In Between”

A pro-Russian influencer was arrested in Estonia. His ties to Estonian parties
A pro-Russian influencer was arrested in Estonia. His ties to Estonian parties

An ethnic Russian influencer in Estonia was arrested after he spread Moscow’s narratives for years. Oleg Besedin had financial connection both with Russia and with Estonian political parties supported by the country’s Russian community.