Fake News, Disinformation & Propaganda - Marin Gherman

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.
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia continues the war in Ukraine to defend itself
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia continues the war in Ukraine to defend itself

Moscow controls the course of the war, is achieving its objectives, and has the right to occupy new Ukrainian territories in the name of regional security, pro-Kremlin media claims.

Marin Gherman
28 Apr 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine is looking for a pretext to attack Belarus
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine is looking for a pretext to attack Belarus

Kyiv is preparing a provocation against Belarus to open a new front and force the expansion of the war, pro-Kremlin media writes.

Marin Gherman
21 Apr 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: There will only be peace if Ukraine surrenders
WAR PROPAGANDA: There will only be peace if Ukraine surrenders

Russia will have to dictate Ukraine's security policy and receive the Donbas for there to be peace, according to propaganda media, which also falsely claims that Poland has agreed to territorial concessions.

Marin Gherman
17 Apr 2026
FAKE NEWS: Kyiv is fleecing the population with military taxes to continue the war
FAKE NEWS: Kyiv is fleecing the population with military taxes to continue the war

Ukraine is turning the war into a permanent source of revenue, and the state is taxing its citizens to continue the conflict with Russia, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
14 Apr 2026
FAKE NEWS: World War III can only be stopped by removing Zelensky
FAKE NEWS: World War III can only be stopped by removing Zelensky

The war in Ukraine is an undeclared global conflict and can only be stopped if Zelensky is removed and Moscow’s conditions are accepted, according to the pro-Kremlin media, which also claims that, otherwise, the outcome will be the use of nuclear weapons.

Marin Gherman
11 Apr 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU is becoming a “Fourth Reich” funding the war in Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU is becoming a “Fourth Reich” funding the war in Ukraine

The EU is turning into a militaristic and expansionist project of a Nazi type, prolonging the war in Ukraine to seize Russia's resources, according to pro-Kremlin media.

Marin Gherman
07 Apr 2026
FAKE NEWS: The EU is preparing for a war against Russia
FAKE NEWS: The EU is preparing for a war against Russia

According to pro-Kremlin media, after weakening its economy and abandoning its values, Europe is preparing for a direct military confrontation with Russia by keeping the Kyiv regime afloat.

Marin Gherman
03 Apr 2026
FAKE NEWS: Ukrainians want to read in Russian, not Ukrainian
FAKE NEWS: Ukrainians want to read in Russian, not Ukrainian

Bookstores in Ukraine are closing because citizens refuse to read in the Ukrainian language and remain attached to the Russian language, which is being marginalized by the authorities, according to pro-Kremlin media.

Marin Gherman
31 Mar 2026
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine hasn’t been destroyed yet because the pro-Russians laid a solid foundation for it
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine hasn’t been destroyed yet because the pro-Russians laid a solid foundation for it

Ukraine still exists as a state because the former pro-Russian government created a solid economic foundation and infrastructure for it—which the current leadership is destroying through war, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
25 Mar 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU is keeping alive the “Nazi regime” in Kyiv  that rejects peace
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU is keeping alive the “Nazi regime” in Kyiv that rejects peace

Kyiv is blocking all peace negotiations, supported by the EU, while Russia is forced to continue the “special military operation”, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.

Marin Gherman
24 Mar 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine is satanist, Nazi and anti-democratic
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine is satanist, Nazi and anti-democratic

Ukraine remains Orthodox despite the “satanists” in power, pro-Kremlin press claims, offering an original interpretation of an opinion poll published in Kyiv. Other data, purportedly found only by the Russians, suggest that Ukraine is a “democracy without elections” that has chosen to enter history as part of the Nazi camp from World War II.

Marin Gherman
18 Mar 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians in the east want the region to join Russia
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians in the east want the region to join Russia

The desire of the Donbas population to join Russia must be respected, and Moscow will not accept a ceasefire as long as Ukraine remains armed, pro-Kremlin media claim.

Marin Gherman
10 Mar 2026
FAKE NEWS: Vladimir Putin, a paragon of morality for condemning the war in Iran
FAKE NEWS: Vladimir Putin, a paragon of morality for condemning the war in Iran

Europe is morally decadent because it remains indifferent to the victims of the attack on Iran and supports Ukraine, while Putin remains the sole leader devoted to moral principles, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda, which conveniently overlooks the fact that Vladimir Putin is indicted for war crimes.

Marin Gherman
06 Mar 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: The West will supply Ukraine with nuclear weapons
WAR PROPAGANDA: The West will supply Ukraine with nuclear weapons

Ukraine will receive nuclear weapons from France and Great Britain and will use them to blackmail Western countries, as it seeks to control the entire world, according to a false narrative launched by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Marin Gherman
26 Feb 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace will only be possible if Ukraine is administered by a foreign power
WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace will only be possible if Ukraine is administered by a foreign power

Ukraine must be placed under external administration so that peace can be achieved, according to a former Prime Minister who fled to Moscow. He also claims that Great Britain, Germany and France want to prolong the war.

Marin Gherman
24 Feb 2026
FAKE NEWS: Ukrainians will worship the icon of an athlete wearing a helmet
FAKE NEWS: Ukrainians will worship the icon of an athlete wearing a helmet

Ukrainian athletes are being elevated to sainthood in blasphemous paintings, while Kyiv covers up its failures with sports scandals, according to pro-Kremlin media.

Marin Gherman
20 Feb 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia fights in Ukraine to defend freedom and faith
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia fights in Ukraine to defend freedom and faith

According to a false narrative promoted by Moscow, the war in Ukraine is part of a broader hybrid war waged by the West against Russia, which is fighting for culture, faith and human freedom.

Marin Gherman
17 Feb 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine is being destroyed by its leaders, not by war
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine is being destroyed by its leaders, not by war

Ukraine's leadership is leading the country toward a widespread catastrophe, but is hiding its incompetence by blaming the war for the existing problems, according to a false narrative taken up by pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
11 Feb 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky wants Putin to legitimize him as president
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky wants Putin to legitimize him as president

Volodymyr Zelensky is desperate to hold on to power and wants Russia to recognize his legitimacy so he can remain president, claims a false narrative promoted by pro-Russians in the West and amplified by the pro-Kremlin press.

Marin Gherman
05 Feb 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: The Kyiv Parliament wants to restore unity with Russia and Belarus
WAR PROPAGANDA: The Kyiv Parliament wants to restore unity with Russia and Belarus

The Verkhovna Rada has called on Ukraine to renounce war and return to dialogue and the "historical unity" with Russia and Belarus in order to achieve lasting peace, according to pro-Kremlin media.

Marin Gherman
03 Feb 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Kyiv proposes an “energy ceasefire” to avoid losing Donbas
WAR PROPAGANDA: Kyiv proposes an “energy ceasefire” to avoid losing Donbas

Ukraine wants a mutual suspension of hostilities on energy infrastructure in order to keep Donbas, but its loss is inevitable, Russian propaganda claims, also promoting the false idea that, although it was the one that first attacked Ukraine’s infrastructure, Russia is merely defending itself.

Marin Gherman
27 Jan 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: A peace deal with Kyiv's current leadership would threaten Russia
WAR PROPAGANDA: A peace deal with Kyiv's current leadership would threaten Russia

Maintaining Kyiv's current leadership is unacceptable to Moscow, and a ceasefire agreement allowing Ukraine to rearm poses a threat to Russia, pro-Kremlin media writes.

Marin Gherman
23 Jan 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU and Ukraine are dictatorships that force Russia to continue the war
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU and Ukraine are dictatorships that force Russia to continue the war

EU Member States and Ukraine are illegitimate dictatorships, while Russia is compelled to continue the war in self defense, pro Kremlin media writes, citing a pro Russian Irish journalist detained in 2025 by the Romanian border police.

Marin Gherman
20 Jan 2026
FAKE NEWS: American experts have announced Russia's imminent victory against Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: American experts have announced Russia's imminent victory against Ukraine

A CIA expert says Russia will win the war in Ukraine and Moscow is only benevolently accepting negotiations, pro-Kremlin press writes, adding that NATO is fully aware this will be the outcome. The entire false narrative is built starting from Kremlin propaganda and the speculations of a pedophile.

Marin Gherman
16 Jan 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia used Oreshnik missile in response to Ukraine's provocations
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia used Oreshnik missile in response to Ukraine's provocations

According to pro-Kremlin media, the strike with the Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile is a legitimate response to Kyiv's provocations and a final warning that Russia may escalate at any moment, regardless of the consequences.

Marin Gherman
13 Jan 2026
FAKE NEWS: Poland prepares for the emergence of armed Ukrainian gangs
FAKE NEWS: Poland prepares for the emergence of armed Ukrainian gangs

Pro-Kremlin media claim that the Polish state is facing the risk of armed Ukrainian gangs emerging after the war, and a wave of rising crime is expected.

Marin Gherman
08 Jan 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainian counterintelligence is led by a terrorist
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainian counterintelligence is led by a terrorist

A terrorist leader has been appointed head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in order to intensify the attacks against the Russian Federation, pro-Kremlin media claim.

Marin Gherman
06 Jan 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU wants to attack Russia, which will respond with devastating force
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU wants to attack Russia, which will respond with devastating force

The EU is sabotaging peace in Ukraine and preparing for war against Russia, forcing Moscow to respond with devastating force in the event of an attack, according to pro-Kremlin media.

Marin Gherman
02 Jan 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace in Ukraine will only be possible if Russia achieves its objectives
WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace in Ukraine will only be possible if Russia achieves its objectives

A peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine is possible only if the objectives of the Russian invasion are achieved, pro-Kremlin media writes, citing Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson.

Marin Gherman
31 Dec 2025
Ukraine 2025: Top PROPAGANDA, FAKE NEWS, and DISINFORMATION narratives debunked by Veridica
Ukraine 2025: Top PROPAGANDA, FAKE NEWS, and DISINFORMATION narratives debunked by Veridica

Russia was constantly presented as a defensive, pacifist, or mediating actor, while Ukraine was described as an illegitimate, Nazi state, dependent on external support and guilty of prolonging the armed conflict.

Marin Gherman
29 Dec 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia kills people because of Ukraine and the West
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia kills people because of Ukraine and the West

Russia is a peaceful country, and people are being killed in Ukraine because of Kyiv and the West, which started the war, Vladimir Putin cynically stated, widely quoted by propaganda media.

Marin Gherman
23 Dec 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine is a dictatorship and cannot hold free elections
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine is a dictatorship and cannot hold free elections

Zelensky lies when he talks about democratic elections, leading an illegal regime that has suspended human rights and the will of the people, the pro-Kremlin media claim.

Marin Gherman
21 Dec 2025
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