Andreea Pavel

Andreea Pavel/Constanța, Romania

She started in journalism at 16 and decided this was something she would pursue long-term. Became a media tycoon at 23, when she founded Info Sud-Est. Since 2018, she’s been an editor at G4Media. She mentors journalism students to make sure someone will still write news items when’s she’s old. To save on heating, she took in three stray tomcats.  

30 articles of type "Fake News, Disinformation & Propaganda" - Andreea Pavel:
FAKE NEWS: Georgescu’s “Food, Water, Energy” program anticipated the current crisis. Famine is next
FAKE NEWS: Georgescu’s “Food, Water, Energy” program anticipated the current crisis. Famine is next

Călin Georgescu's “Food, Water, Energy” platform supposedly foresaw the crisis triggered by the drop in Danube’s water levels and the shutdown of the Cernavodă nuclear plant, and now famine is right around the corner. That, at least, is the false narrative currently making the rounds in sovereignist and conspiracy circles.

Andreea Pavel
18 Aug 2026
FAKE NEWS: The Cernavodă NPP will be “Chernobyl 2.0” following the reactor shutdowns
FAKE NEWS: The Cernavodă NPP will be “Chernobyl 2.0” following the reactor shutdowns

The closure of Unit 2 of the Cernavodă power plant will lead to a nuclear disaster like Chernobyl or Fukushima, according to a false narrative viralized in Romania by sovereignists and conspiracy theorists.

Andreea Pavel
14 Aug 2026
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine is attacking Romania with Russian drones
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine is attacking Romania with Russian drones

Ukraine is launching false-flag attacks on Romania using drones designed to look like Russian ones. This false narrative is being pushed with aggressive and abusive language by former AUR MP Dumitru Focșa, who expressed deep outrage over Bucharest’s response to Russian infringements into Romanian airspace.

Andreea Pavel
29 Jul 2026
FAKE NEWS: Romanians who dig wells in their backyards will be sent to prison
FAKE NEWS: Romanians who dig wells in their backyards will be sent to prison

The Minister of the Environment has drafted a law that would imprison people for digging water wells in their own yards, according to a false narrative promoted, among others, by sovereignist MEP Claudiu Târziu.

Andreea Pavel
17 Jul 2026
FAKE NEWS: Organ trafficking activities were allegedly carried out in care homes in Bihor
FAKE NEWS: Organ trafficking activities were allegedly carried out in care homes in Bihor

Viorel Pașca, who was protected by Ilie Bolojan and the former SRI deputy chief Florian Coldea, sold the organs of those who died in his care homes, according to a conspiracy theory circulated on social media, which has also been promoted by the controversial politician, commentator and businessman Cozmin Gușă.

Andreea Pavel
10 Jul 2026
FAKE NEWS: Combating anti-Semitism, a guise to destroy Romanian nationalism
FAKE NEWS: Combating anti-Semitism, a guise to destroy Romanian nationalism

The investigation of those who advocate anti-Semitic personalities in history actually aims to eliminate Romanian nationalism and patriotism, according to a false narrative that emerged after the authorities started enforcing the law that bans fascist, Legionnaire, racist or xenophobic organizations and symbols.

Andreea Pavel
03 Jul 2026
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