Fake News, Disinformation & Propaganda - Cezar Manu

FAKE NEWS: The West invites Russia to reconnect to the SWIFT international system of payments
FAKE NEWS: The West invites Russia to reconnect to the SWIFT international system of payments

The West concedes to Russia, admitting that the economic sanctions against Moscow are not working, according to a narrative promoted by a well-known pro-Russian website in Romania.

Cezar Manu
18 Jul 2023
FAKE NEWS: The global cabal is preparing a perpetual pandemic
FAKE NEWS: The global cabal is preparing a perpetual pandemic

Mankind will be held “hostage” into a perpetual state of emergency introduced under the guise of fictional pandemics, according to a false narrative circulating in Romania.

Cezar Manu
13 Jul 2023
FAKE NEWS: The National Road Infrastructure Company will track the movement of Romanian citizens
FAKE NEWS: The National Road Infrastructure Company will track the movement of Romanian citizens

The National Road Infrastructure Company (CNAIR) will monitor the movement of Romanian citizens, according to a false narrative promoted by TV producer Mircea Badea.

Cezar Manu
06 Jul 2023
FAKE NEWS: We won’t be able to buy food without a digital passport
FAKE NEWS: We won’t be able to buy food without a digital passport

People without a digital identity will no longer have access to food, according to a false narrative also promoted in the Romanian media space.

Cezar Manu
20 Jun 2023
FAKE NEWS: FEAR OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WILL BOOST DICTATORSHIP
FAKE NEWS: FEAR OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WILL BOOST DICTATORSHIP

The global dictatorship will tighten by inducing and exploiting the fear of Artificial Intelligence, according to a false narrative circulating in the Romanian media.

Cezar Manu
16 Jun 2023
FAKE NEWS: The universal basic income, the next step towards enslaving mankind
FAKE NEWS: The universal basic income, the next step towards enslaving mankind

The introduction of the universal income is part of the global elites’ plan to subdue mankind, according to a false narrative promoted across Romanian media.

Cezar Manu
07 Jun 2023
FAKE NEWS: The authorities have started separating children from their families
FAKE NEWS: The authorities have started separating children from their families

The conspiracy theory according to which the authorities will separate Romanian children from their families is presented as the hidden purpose of a survey organized in the context of a testing addressing 8th-graders.

Cezar Manu
31 May 2023
FAKE NEWS: Romania is being invaded by Asians
FAKE NEWS: Romania is being invaded by Asians

Asian workers are colonizing Romania, according to a false narrative circulating in the public space. In reality, foreign citizens are brought to the country to make up for the labour force shortage in Romania.

Cezar Manu
25 May 2023
FAKE NEWS: Russia is supported by 85% of the Earth’s population
FAKE NEWS: Russia is supported by 85% of the Earth’s population

Most people around the world approve of Russia's aggression against Ukraine, according to a Romanian publication that disseminated lots of false narratives in the past. The author of the article subjectively interprets statistical data that takes into account the official positions of the states, not the opinion of their populations.

Cezar Manu
17 May 2023
DISINFORMATION: The Government wants to sell Romania and take away Romanians’ children
DISINFORMATION: The Government wants to sell Romania and take away Romanians’ children

Several draft laws currently on Parliament’s agenda are expected to take away Romanians’ children in order to finalize the process of “selling Romania” to occult Western forces that will implement the “globalist dictatorship”. These false narratives were promoted during an event organized by the extremist party AUR on May 6, as well as during a rally on May 10.

Cezar Manu
10 May 2023
DISINFORMATION: Romanianism is a form of aggression against Russia
DISINFORMATION: Romanianism is a form of aggression against Russia

The rapprochement between Romania and the Republic of Moldova and “Romanianism” are elements of a hybrid attack by the West against Russia's interests, according to a false narrative published online. The narrative promotes the theses of Moldovanism in an attempt to justify Russia’s “right” to decide the Republic of Moldova’s policies.

Cezar Manu
04 May 2023
DISINFORMATION: In 2023, Romania is going to lose Transylvania
DISINFORMATION: In 2023, Romania is going to lose Transylvania

Integritatea teritorială a României este amenințată și doar o apropiere de Moscova ar putea împiedica pierderea Transilvaniei, potrivit unei narațiuni false promovate de senatoarea independentă Diana Șoșoacă. În realitate, integritatea teritorială a României e garantată de apartenența la NATO și de legislația internațională.

Cezar Manu
25 Apr 2023
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine attacked Romania with mines
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine attacked Romania with mines

Ukraine attacked Romania with mines, so NATO should wage war against Kyiv under Article 5, believes the independent senator Diana Sosoaca. But the narrative is false. The mine that the Senator refers to is actually one from WWII, and Ukraine has placed mines only to protect its own shores.

Cezar Manu
19 Apr 2023
FAKE NEWS: The future Polish-Ukrainian state is negotiating the territorial division of Romania
FAKE NEWS: The future Polish-Ukrainian state is negotiating the territorial division of Romania

According to the Romanian Senator Diana Șoșoacă, Ukraine will break into pieces and lose territories but, at the same time, it will form a state alongside Poland and contribute to the dismantling of Romania. The narratives are similar to those promoted by Russia, especially the meta-narrative regarding the artificial nature of the Ukrainian state.

Cezar Manu
11 Apr 2023
FAKE NEWS: Romanians’ freedom of movement will be limited
FAKE NEWS: Romanians’ freedom of movement will be limited

Romanians will have their freedom of movement restricted in the name of combating climate change, according to a false narrative that pertains to climate denialism and global warming conspiracy theories.

Cezar Manu
07 Apr 2023
FAKE NEWS: Green energy, promoted by the West to obtain mineral resources
FAKE NEWS: Green energy, promoted by the West to obtain mineral resources

The promotion of energy from renewable sources aims to take over by force and deception the available resources from countries not aligned with Western politics. The false narrative appears in a text published in Romania, which also contains elements of war propaganda promoted by Moscow.

Cezar Manu
30 Mar 2023
FAKE NEWS: The USA is dictating Romania’s policy-making and waging a war against Russia
FAKE NEWS: The USA is dictating Romania’s policy-making and waging a war against Russia

The USA is dictating Romanian policy, it seeks to destroy the EU and is waging a war against Russia, according to a number of false narratives promoted by the former Foreign Minister of Romania, Adrian Severin, a former convicted criminal. The narratives have emerged from an open letter the politician turned criminal has conveyed to the new Ambassador of the USA in Romania, Kathleen Kavalec.

Cezar Manu
23 Mar 2023
FAKE NEWS: Children in Romania will no longer know what their sex is and what species they belong to
FAKE NEWS: Children in Romania will no longer know what their sex is and what species they belong to

A project run by the University of Bucharest, aimed to raise awareness of gender inequalities in Romanian schools, is presented in an obviously erroneous way by an NGO claiming to represent parents in Romania as an attack on children's education, which will cause serious dysfunctions in their further development.

Cezar Manu
14 Mar 2023
FAKE NEWS: Romania is preparing to join the war
FAKE NEWS: Romania is preparing to join the war

At the behest of President Klaus Iohannis and with Parliament’s complicity, Romania will bring troops into the war in Ukraine in the near future, a controversial Romanian deputy claims. The truth is that the president’s information regarding the country’s armed forces, in joint session of the two chambers of the Romanian Parliament, is a rather formal procedure, which takes place every year.

Cezar Manu
08 Mar 2023
FAKE NEWS: Students in Romania are forced to watch films that promote suicide and homosexuality
FAKE NEWS: Students in Romania are forced to watch films that promote suicide and homosexuality

Romanian students are taught that accepting sexual advances is a moral obligation, and suicide a way to solve one’s issues, claims an association that campaigns for “defending, promoting and strengthening the rights of parents in Romania”. It all started when the students of the “Scoala Centrala” National College in Bucharest, as part of an extracurricular activity developed in partnership with the French Institute, watched a film that focuses on the friendship between two teenagers faced with age-specific challenges.

Cezar Manu
03 Mar 2023
FAKE NEWS: In the future, people will have to pay in order to be able to breathe
FAKE NEWS: In the future, people will have to pay in order to be able to breathe

The future of humanity becomes questionable because of the new restrictive measures that will be implemented in the near future, under which people will have to pay in order to be able to breathe. This unbelievable statement belongs to the lawyer Gheorghe Piperea, known for promoting several false narratives in the public space, and is based on Tarom's decision to print, on the boarding pass, the level of carbon dioxide emissions of the flight, per passenger.

Cezar Manu
21 Feb 2023
DISINFORMATION: Romanians will regain the country's wealth if they isolate themselves from the West, like Japan did
DISINFORMATION: Romanians will regain the country's wealth if they isolate themselves from the West, like Japan did

Romania's assets have been confiscated by foreigners, and Romanians can only get them back if they isolate themselves from the West, according to a false narrative typical of the sovereignist trend. Romanians are urged to stop buying Western products, to stop working in corporations and to stop participating in the democratic process, as Japan did in order to become an economic power after World War II. But the Japan example is simply bogus. The catastrophic results of sovereignty and isolationism are evident if we look how the states that have chosen this path have failed.

Cezar Manu
10 Feb 2023
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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