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DISINFORMATION: The EU won’t let Romania help Syria, a country strongly affected by the February 6 quake
DISINFORMATION: The EU won’t let Romania help Syria, a country strongly affected by the February 6 quake

Europe’s embargo prevents the delivery of assistance to Syria, a country also devastated by the earthquake, and out of subservience to its Western masters, Romania too has refused to help the troubled Syrian people, according to a piece of disinformation promoted by on online publication that also spread false narratives over the years, many of which are specific to Russian propaganda. The disinformation was promoted by former Foreign Minister Adrian Severin, an ex-criminal convict with a strong pro-Moscow rhetoric. In fact, both the EU and Romania have provided help to Syria.

Cezar Manu
09 Feb 2023
FAKE NEWS: The global cabal wants to use digital currencies to enslave mankind
FAKE NEWS: The global cabal wants to use digital currencies to enslave mankind

Digital currencies will be used to turn the world population into slaves, preventing people from owning properties, travelling or buying whatever they want, reads a false narrative reiterated after the publication of an announcement regarding the appointment of the head of the digital currency at the British Treasury. In fact, digital currencies are traditional currencies stored or exchanged on digital systems.

Cezar Manu
01 Feb 2023
FAKE NEWS: The West and Romania will go to war on the side of Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: The West and Romania will go to war on the side of Ukraine

A multinational coalition other than NATO will go to war on the side of Ukraine, thus confirming that Moscow is, in fact, fighting the West, which is perpetuating the fratricidal Russian-Ukrainian conflict in order to achieve global economic supremacy. The false narrative was launched by journalist Ion Cristoiu. In reality, Cristoiu interprets facts and statements in a personal note, without providing any evidence to support his claims.

Cezar Manu
19 Jan 2023
FAKE NEWS: European Union products will contain cricket flour, which is allergenic and leads to anaphylactic shock
FAKE NEWS: European Union products will contain cricket flour, which is allergenic and leads to anaphylactic shock

The EU imposes the use of cricket flour, which can even kill some consumers, according to fake news circulated in Romania. This resumes the false narrative that the EU will force its citizens to eat insects. In reality, Brussels has only approved the entry of a new cricket flour producer on the EU market, but the use of its products is not mandatory. Similarly, the purchase of products containing insect-based ingredients remains a consumer’s personal choice.

Cezar Manu
16 Jan 2023
FAKE NEWS: Eco-dictatorship will push humanity towards a feudal social system, with people “tied to the land and totally dependent on a master”.
FAKE NEWS: Eco-dictatorship will push humanity towards a feudal social system, with people “tied to the land and totally dependent on a master”.

In the name of combating climate change, people will be forbidden to move freely, and in Oxford the implementation of this system has already begun, according to a false narrative that also appeared in Romania. This narrative, just like others, pertains to climate denialism and conspiracy theories according to which global warming is an invention intended to justify the establishment of a so-called eco-dictatorship.

Cezar Manu
03 Jan 2023
FAKE NEWS: In Great Britain, a woman was arrested on suspicion of silently praying
FAKE NEWS: In Great Britain, a woman was arrested on suspicion of silently praying

Dozens of international conservative organizations and supporting media around the world have condemned in recent days the arrest by British police of a woman for the “crime” of saying a prayer to herself on a street in Birmingham. In reality, the woman was unlawfully in an area where she shouldn’t have been, according to a protection order, thus breaching a local council decision.

Cezar Manu
27 Dec 2022
DISINFORMATION: Just like Andrei Marga, Henry Kissinger claims that Ukraine must cede territories to Russia in exchange for peace
DISINFORMATION: Just like Andrei Marga, Henry Kissinger claims that Ukraine must cede territories to Russia in exchange for peace

A subjective interpretation of an editorial signed by the renowned American diplomat Henry Kissinger, recalling the narrative line promoted by Vladimir Putin prior to the start of the aggression against Ukraine, aims to justify the speech of the former Romanian Foreign Minister Andrei Marga, from mid-September, in which he says that Ukraine must cede territories to Russia, Romania, Hungary and Poland in order to obtain peace in the war with Russia. In reality, Kissinger detailed a diplomatic scenario imagined by him in spring, meant to provide a solution to reach peace following the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Cezar Manu
20 Dec 2022
DISINFORMATION: Sanctions do not affect Russia, but will cause a severe economic crisis in the West
DISINFORMATION: Sanctions do not affect Russia, but will cause a severe economic crisis in the West

The economic sanctions imposed on Moscow, including the capping of oil prices, do not affect the Russian economy but cause a major economic crisis in the West, according to a false narrative spread in Romania. In fact, sanctions are being felt in Russia on a wider scale, and even though economic growth in the western world has slowed down a bit, it has not stopped.

Cezar Manu
13 Dec 2022
FAKE NEWS: Romania has sent thousands of servicemen to fight in Ukraine, according to a government deal
FAKE NEWS: Romania has sent thousands of servicemen to fight in Ukraine, according to a government deal

Thousands of Polish and Romanian servicemen are fighting against Russia wearing the Ukrainian military uniform, according to a former American intelligence officer, quoted by activenews.ro. In fact, no country has sent regular troops to Ukraine, and the support and assistance provided to help Ukraine resist the Russian invasion consist in weapons and equipment only. The ex-officer in question, Scott Ritter, is known for spreading fake news and was handed a prison sentence for corruption of minors.

Cezar Manu
09 Dec 2022
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