Fake News, Disinformation & Propaganda - Cezar Manu

Veridica journalists and experts are analyzing and debunking the latest disinformation themes circulated in the public sphere. Disinformation is often embedded in fake news articles and more often than not combines factual, verifiable information with false information. Our team is providing you with the context, the goals and reality behind every piece of disinformation subject to analysis.
FAKE NEWS: The Ukrainian Bystroye Canal is causing an energy crisis in Romania
FAKE NEWS: The Ukrainian Bystroye Canal is causing an energy crisis in Romania

The closure of the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Station was caused by the dredging of the Ukrainian Bystroye Canal, which ‘steals’ water from the Danube and is causing a severe energy crisis in Romania, according to sovereignist propaganda.

Cezar Manu
03 Aug 2026
FAKE NEWS: Romania is, de facto, at war with Russia
FAKE NEWS: Romania is, de facto, at war with Russia

Romania has already gone to war with Russia or is on the verge of doing so, claims the pro-Russian blogger Dan Diaconu.

Cezar Manu
27 Jul 2026
FAKE NEWS: The EU is pushing to eliminate cash and switch to the Digital Euro
FAKE NEWS: The EU is pushing to eliminate cash and switch to the Digital Euro

The European Union will force the public to stop using cash in order to gain total control over them, claims conspiracy theorist and lawyer Gheorghe Piperea.

Cezar Manu
20 Jul 2026
FAKE NEWS: The EU will force Romanians to share their homes with migrants
FAKE NEWS: The EU will force Romanians to share their homes with migrants

The European Union will provide migrants with living space in houses and apartments that exceed the maximum size per family, according to a false narrative promoted by Diana Șoșoacă, a Member of the European Parliament known for her Eurosceptic views and a declared supporter of Russia and Vladimir Putin.

Cezar Manu
13 Jul 2026
FAKE NEWS: The recent extreme heat has been artificially generated
FAKE NEWS: The recent extreme heat has been artificially generated

Conspiracy theories claim that the increasingly high summer temperatures are artificially induced by 5G technology, HAARP, or radar installations.

Cezar Manu
06 Jul 2026
FAKE NEWS: Medical protocols call for the intentional dislocation of the Atlas vertebra in new-borns
FAKE NEWS: Medical protocols call for the intentional dislocation of the Atlas vertebra in new-borns

The Atlas vertebra is intentionally dislocated by doctors at birth to limit people’s intellectual and physical abilities, according to a pro-Russian conspiracy theorist.

Cezar Manu
22 Jun 2026
FAKE NEWS: The Netherlands and Ukraine have conspired to destroy the port of Constanța
FAKE NEWS: The Netherlands and Ukraine have conspired to destroy the port of Constanța

NATO Secretary General and former Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte has asked Volodymyr Zelenskyy to destroy the port of Constanța, which threatens the dominance of the Dutch port of Rotterdam, according to a propaganda account, most likely using a fake identity.

Cezar Manu
15 Jun 2026
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine continues to launch drone attacks on Romania
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine continues to launch drone attacks on Romania

The maritime drone that detonated in the port of Constanța on June 5, 2026, marks another Ukrainian attack on Romanian territory, according to pro-Russian blogger Dan Diaconu. Identical or closely mirrored narratives have rapidly flooded social media platforms from a variety of sources.

Cezar Manu
05 Jun 2026
FAKE NEWS: The drone that exploded in Galați was of Ukrainian origin
FAKE NEWS: The drone that exploded in Galați was of Ukrainian origin

According to sovereignist propaganda of Russian origin, the drone that crashed and exploded on a residential building in Galați on May 29 was deliberately launched by Ukraine to force Romania, and by extension, NATO to enter the war.

Cezar Manu
29 May 2026
FAKE NEWS: Romanian students will learn Ukrainian history at the expense of their own national history
FAKE NEWS: Romanian students will learn Ukrainian history at the expense of their own national history

Romanian students are being forced to learn Ukrainian history and language at the expense of their own national history, according to Ion Cristoiu, a well-known promoter of anti-Ukrainian narratives. The journalist, a former collaborator of Ceaușescu’s Securitate, made a name for himself after the Revolution with “Evenimentul Zilei”, a newspaper that became famous for fake news stories such as the one about the hen that allegedly gave birth to live chicks.

Cezar Manu
25 May 2026
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine is taking over the Romanian industry with money taken from Romanians
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine is taking over the Romanian industry with money taken from Romanians

Ukraine is buying up Romania “piece by piece” with money given by Romanians to the government in Kyiv, according to a false narrative carried by the sovereignist media.

Cezar Manu
18 May 2026
FAKE NEWS: A hantavirus pandemic is set to be declared, caused by the COVID-19 vaccine
FAKE NEWS: A hantavirus pandemic is set to be declared, caused by the COVID-19 vaccine

The global cabal is preparing the next “plandemic,” caused by hantavirus infection, an adverse effect of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a chorus of conspiracy theorists around the world.

Cezar Manu
11 May 2026
FAKE NEWS: Green energy causes massive economic losses
FAKE NEWS: Green energy causes massive economic losses

Wind turbines are inefficient, produce expensive energy, and cause massive economic losses, according to Donald Trump and pro-Russian Călin Georgescu.

Cezar Manu
27 Apr 2026
FAKE NEWS: Diana Şoşoacă convinced Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
FAKE NEWS: Diana Şoşoacă convinced Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

MEP Diana Şoşoacă claims that her speech at the Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Istanbul convinced Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. In reality, the strait was unblocked (briefly) in the context of the U.S.- Iran negotiations mediated by Pakistan.

Cezar Manu
20 Apr 2026
FAKE NEWS: A Romanian general who died in 1919, labeled a Nazi criminal
FAKE NEWS: A Romanian general who died in 1919, labeled a Nazi criminal

Russian diplomacy claims that Moldova is honoring Romanian Nazi criminals from the interwar “occupation” period as “national heroes”, citing the example of a Romanian general who died before the rise of Nazism.

Cezar Manu
13 Apr 2026
FAKE NEWS: UEFA Attacks Orthodoxy
FAKE NEWS: UEFA Attacks Orthodoxy

The penalty imposed on Red Star Belgrade for a choreography performed by Serbian fans is an attack on Orthodoxy, according to ultra-religious propaganda.

Cezar Manu
06 Apr 2026
FAKE NEWS: Israel wants to “eradicate Christianity”
FAKE NEWS: Israel wants to “eradicate Christianity”

Israeli authorities have closed the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and are banning Christians from celebrating Easter, claims far-right MEP Diana Şoşoacă.

Cezar Manu
30 Mar 2026
FAKE NEWS: Romania will supply Ukraine with gas extracted from the Black Sea
FAKE NEWS: Romania will supply Ukraine with gas extracted from the Black Sea

Nicușor Dan and the governing coalition have decided to send all future gas production from the Black Sea to Ukraine, according to a false narrative promoted by the AUR Senator Petrișor Peiu.

Cezar Manu
23 Mar 2026
FAKE NEWS: The EU is drawing closer to China and Russia in response to the war in Iran
FAKE NEWS: The EU is drawing closer to China and Russia in response to the war in Iran

After the U.S. was “forced” to attack Iran, the globalists who run the EU have shown themselves to be anti-American and friends of China and Russia, AUR President George Simion confidently states.

Cezar Manu
16 Mar 2026
FAKE NEWS: The West would have attacked Iran even if an agreement had been reached
FAKE NEWS: The West would have attacked Iran even if an agreement had been reached

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.

Cezar Manu
09 Mar 2026
FAKE NEWS: Romania, forced by the EU Treaty to enter into war with Iran
FAKE NEWS: Romania, forced by the EU Treaty to enter into war with Iran

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.

Cezar Manu
02 Mar 2026
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine supplies weapons to Mexican cartels
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine supplies weapons to Mexican cartels

Ukraine sells weapons donated by Western countries to Mexican drug cartels, according to anti-Ukrainian propaganda, repeating fake news launched in the US.

Cezar Manu
03 Mar 2026
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine is building a luxury resort with Romanian taxpayers’ money
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine is building a luxury resort with Romanian taxpayers’ money

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.

Cezar Manu
23 Feb 2026
FAKE NEWS: Romania buys weapons at inflated prices to donate them to Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: Romania buys weapons at inflated prices to donate them to Ukraine

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.

Cezar Manu
16 Feb 2026
FAKE NEWS: The US Congress proves fraud in the Romanian election
FAKE NEWS: The US Congress proves fraud in the Romanian election

The US Congress has proven that the election in Romania was rigged with the complicity of the European Commission, sovereignist propaganda writes.

Cezar Manu
09 Feb 2026
FAKE NEWS: Romania has run out of gas after delivering its supplies to Ukraine and Moldova
FAKE NEWS: Romania has run out of gas after delivering its supplies to Ukraine and Moldova

Bucharest residents are suffering from the cold because Romanian gas is being sent to Ukraine and Moldova, according to a false narrative promoted by sovereigntist propaganda.

Cezar Manu
02 Feb 2026
FAKE NEWS: Zelensky will hide in Israel, where his parents already live
FAKE NEWS: Zelensky will hide in Israel, where his parents already live

The Americans will take Volodymyr Zelensky to Israel, where his parents already live in luxury, to save him from prosecution, claims a false narrative promoted by the pro-Russian blogger Dan Diaconu.

Cezar Manu
28 Jan 2026
FAKE NEWS: The EU-Mercosur agreement is an act of national betrayal
FAKE NEWS: The EU-Mercosur agreement is an act of national betrayal

The trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur will bankrupt Romanian agriculture by flooding the market with cheap products from South America, say Romanian sovereignists, but also many voices within the PSD (Social Democratic Party), including that of the Minister of Agriculture.

Cezar Manu
19 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: COVID vaccines are designed to manipulate the population
FAKE NEWS: COVID vaccines are designed to manipulate the population

States and international organizations are implementing manipulation of humanity and bio-digital convergence by means of anti-COVID vaccines, a conspiracy theorist doctor claims.

Cezar Manu
05 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
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
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