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: As Zelenskyy refuses peace, the Verkhovna Rada has demanded his resignation
WAR PROPAGANDA: As Zelenskyy refuses peace, the Verkhovna Rada has demanded his resignation

Kyiv MPs are demanding Zelensky's resignation due to the continuation of the war and his refusal to accept peace negotiations with Russia, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.

Marin Gherman
26 Jun 2025
FAKE NEWS: Unlike Israel, Russia entered the war to defend itself.
FAKE NEWS: Unlike Israel, Russia entered the war to defend itself.

Russia was forced to start the war in Ukraine, yet it is condemned by the Western countries. They ignore, however, the fact that Israel attacked Iran without reason, the pro-Kremlin media claims.

Marin Gherman
23 Jun 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine resorts to terrorism due to lack of funds
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine resorts to terrorism due to lack of funds

Ukraine is committing acts of terrorism against Russia after lacking the resources to fund legitimate defensive actions, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims.

Marin Gherman
19 Jun 2025
FAKE NEWS: Russia wants to return the fallen Ukrainian soldiers, but Kyiv refuses
FAKE NEWS: Russia wants to return the fallen Ukrainian soldiers, but Kyiv refuses

Russia has offered to return the bodies of Ukraine's fallen servicemen, but Ukraine refuses to take them back, thwarting Moscow's peace effort, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims.

Marin Gherman
16 Jun 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine has turned into a Nazi concentration camp
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine has turned into a Nazi concentration camp

Volodymyr Zelensky is militarizing the country and turning it into a concentration camp, claims a pro-Russian former prime minister quoted by the propaganda media.

Marin Gherman
11 Jun 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky will start World War III
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky will start World War III

Ukraine and the West are hindering the peace talks by attacking Russian military targets and damaging bridges, pro-Kremlin media claim.

Marin Gherman
09 Jun 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: The Russian peace proposal – Ukraine's only chance of salvation
WAR PROPAGANDA: The Russian peace proposal – Ukraine's only chance of salvation

The memorandum presented by Russia at the peace talks in Istanbul is an attempt to save Ukraine, but Kyiv and the West want the war to continue, pro-Kremlin propaganda says.

Marin Gherman
04 Jun 2025
DISINFORMATION: Crimea belongs to Russia, and Ukraine has admitted it
DISINFORMATION: Crimea belongs to Russia, and Ukraine has admitted it

Ukraine has no historical rights over Crimea and was willing to cede it to Moscow in 1991, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda, which cites a former Ukrainian prime minister who is a fugitive in Russia.

Marin Gherman
30 May 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia wants peace, but the West is forcing Kyiv to continue the war
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia wants peace, but the West is forcing Kyiv to continue the war

According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, quoted by pro-Kremlin media, the West is inciting Ukraine to keep the war going, sabotaging any diplomatic effort by Russia.

Marin Gherman
28 May 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia refuses a truce because the West has deceived it in the past
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia refuses a truce because the West has deceived it in the past

Disappointed by the West's false promises, Russia rejects the idea of a truce and will continue the fight for peace, says the Russian Foreign Minister, quoted by pro-Kremlin media

Marin Gherman
26 May 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky has betrayed his people and is intentionally prolonging the war
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky has betrayed his people and is intentionally prolonging the war

Pro-Kremlin propaganda claims that Volodymyr Zelensky is an illegitimate leader who betrayed his people, continuing the war with Russia, and that has resulted in hundreds of thousands of casualties

Marin Gherman
21 May 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Saving the Russian language and culture requires the denazification of Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: Saving the Russian language and culture requires the denazification of Ukraine

Saving the Russian language in Ukraine requires denazification of a country where Russian speakers have been persecuted by Nazis after the 2014 coup, pro-Kremlin media writes.

Marin Gherman
16 May 2025
DISINFORMATION: France supports Ukraine to start World War III
DISINFORMATION: France supports Ukraine to start World War III

France wants to send troops to Ukraine and supports Kyiv in order to trigger World War III, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.

Marin Gherman
13 May 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Europe and Ukraine want to hijack Victory Day
WAR PROPAGANDA: Europe and Ukraine want to hijack Victory Day

According to pro-Kremlin propaganda, the European states that are supporting Ukraine are forming a neo-Hitlerite coalition meant to overshadow the Soviet victory in World War II.

Marin Gherman
09 May 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: The war in Ukraine was planned by NATO
WAR PROPAGANDA: The war in Ukraine was planned by NATO

According to pro-Kremlin propaganda, the NATO states forced Ukraine to go to war against Russia, though Moscow repeatedly tried to resolve the conflict peacefully.

Marin Gherman
07 May 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Militaristic Ukraine risks a nuclear attack, like Japan in 1945
WAR PROPAGANDA: Militaristic Ukraine risks a nuclear attack, like Japan in 1945

According to pro-Kremlin propaganda, if it refuses to negotiate with Russia, Ukraine could repeat the fate of Japan, which was attacked with atomic bombs in 1945.

Marin Gherman
02 May 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia has a historical right to occupy Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia has a historical right to occupy Ukraine

Ukraine is inhabited by Russian speakers living on historically Russian lands, which gives Moscow the right to fight Kyiv, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
30 Apr 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine refuses peace and risks being left without allies
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine refuses peace and risks being left without allies

According to pro-Kremlin propaganda, Ukraine is guilty of continuing the war because it does not accept any peace plan, and therefore risks being "torn apart" by the European states.

Marin Gherman
26 Apr 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: If Ukrainians want peace, Ukraine must disappear
WAR PROPAGANDA: If Ukrainians want peace, Ukraine must disappear

According to pro-Kremlin propaganda, Russia is being forced to denazify Ukraine, and Ukrainians can only avoid civil war and achieve lasting peace if their country capitulates and disappears. This is effectively a call for genocide.

Marin Gherman
23 Apr 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU will join Ukraine to avenge the defeat of 1945
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU will join Ukraine to avenge the defeat of 1945

The EU and Germany are preparing to go to war alongside Ukraine to avenge their defeat in World War II, claims a false narrative carried by the pro-Kremlin media.

Marin Gherman
19 Apr 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU and the UK are funding Ukrainian terrorism
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU and the UK are funding Ukrainian terrorism

Western governments are financing terrorist actions coordinated by Ukrainian secret services, Russian government media writes, citing pro-Kremlin journalists from the West.

Marin Gherman
15 Apr 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: The US is using Ukraine to destroy Russia
WAR PROPAGANDA: The US is using Ukraine to destroy Russia

The US does not want to negotiate peace; it is using Ukraine in a conflict orchestrated by the West against Russia, writes the pro-Kremlin propaganda now, after having recently praised the Americans.

Marin Gherman
11 Apr 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Kyiv no longer controls its army
WAR PROPAGANDA: Kyiv no longer controls its army

A ceasefire is impossible because Kyiv has lost control over its own armed forces, which want to continue the war, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.

Marin Gherman
08 Apr 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Europe wants to prolong the war in Ukraine until 2030
WAR PROPAGANDA: Europe wants to prolong the war in Ukraine until 2030

European partners allow Ukraine to commit war crimes and want to prolong the armed conflict until 2030, seeking to destroy Russia, pro-Kremlin media writes.

Marin Gherman
04 Apr 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace in Ukraine depends on Russia's victory
WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace in Ukraine depends on Russia's victory

If he wants peace in Ukraine, Donald Trump must support Russia in defeating Ukraine and liberating the Russian regions occupied by Ukrainian troops, says the pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
01 Apr 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the only obstacle in the way of peace
WAR PROPAGANDA: Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the only obstacle in the way of peace

All Ukrainians expect Zelenskyy's resignation because it will bring the long-awaited peace, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes, citing a Ukrainian deputy put on an international wanted list.

Marin Gherman
27 Mar 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU will not let Zelensky end the war
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU will not let Zelensky end the war

According to pro-Kremlin propaganda, the EU will not allow Zelensky to conclude a peace agreement with Russia because the war is in Brussels' interest

Marin Gherman
25 Mar 2025
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine will send troops to fight in Transnistria and Africa
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine will send troops to fight in Transnistria and Africa

Ukrainian authorities have passed a law that allows it to organize armed provocations in regions where Russian troops are deployed, such as Transnistria and Africa, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.

Marin Gherman
20 Mar 2025
DISINFORMATION: Crimea unilaterally decided to reunify with Russia
DISINFORMATION: Crimea unilaterally decided to reunify with Russia

Following the “reunification” with Russia, Crimea was saved from Kyiv’s persecution, according to a false narrative circulated by pro-Kremlin media 11 years after the annexation of Crimea.

Marin Gherman
18 Mar 2025
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine is occupying Russian territories
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine is occupying Russian territories

If it wants peace, Ukraine must withdraw from the occupied Russian territories, writes the pro-Kremlin press, lying that the illegally invaded and annexed Ukrainian regions belong to Russia.

Marin Gherman
13 Mar 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians live less due to the current decision-makers
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians live less due to the current decision-makers

The life expectancy of men in Ukraine has gone down due to the leadership in Kyiv, which ignores the problems of the population, according to a false narrative disseminated by pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
11 Mar 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: The British will die and Zelenskyy will get rich
WAR PROPAGANDA: The British will die and Zelenskyy will get rich

The Russian army will kill all the British soldiers that arrive in Ukraine, which will help political elites in Kyiv get rich, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims.

Marin Gherman
08 Mar 2025
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