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Currently he is a news editor with Radio Romania News and Current Affairs. In the past he was in charge of jokes and civics for the Kamikaze magazine and wrote for the local press in his hometown. He doesn't have a PhD, although he would plagiarize one.
The resizing of the US military contingent deployed to Romania has triggered a wave of indignation and patriotic panic attacks among local pro-Russian propaganda outlets, generously peppered with disinformation and outlandish allegations.
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.
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.
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.
Romanian extremists seem to believe that the return of Donald Trump is bound to bring them more voters and legitimize a type of discourse marked by populism and false narratives. They also hope that Trump will help them get the power. It is a kind of oxymoronic reasoning that shows that, in fact, Romanian extremists do not even understand the meaning of the word they adopted to define themselves - "sovereignism".
A fake account attributed to Julian Assange expresses its admiration for Călin Georgescu. The fake didn't bother the Romanian extremist, who instead set about debunking made-up fakes.
Iran would have been attacked even if it gave up its nuclear and ballistic programs, because the same happened to Libya, as the West does not honor its agreements, according to a statement falsely attributed to Muammar Gaddafi’s daughter and amplified by extremist MEP Diana Șoșoacă. In fact, the NATO intervention in Libya was mandated by the UN following the crimes of the Libyan regime.
Iran has attacked Cyprus, and the EU Treaty compels Member States, including Romania, to respond with military action to this act of aggression, Gheorghe Piperea, a member of AUR and the European Parliament claims.
Ukraine sells weapons donated by Western countries to Mexican drug cartels, according to anti-Ukrainian propaganda, repeating fake news launched in the US.
Ukrainian authorities are building a luxury ski resort using funds donated by Romania, according to a false narrative launched by a Romanian publication known for promoting fake news.
Romania pays inflated prices for French weapons, which it then delivers to Ukraine free of charge, according to a false narrative promoted in sovereignist circles.
The US Congress has proven that the election in Romania was rigged with the complicity of the European Commission, sovereignist propaganda writes.
Narratives identical or similar to those fostered by Russian propaganda have also been circulated in the current election campaign in Romania. They transpired not only in the rhetoric of far-right parties, which for years have internalized such theses, but also in the statements of certain politicians aligned to Romania's pro-Western course.