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130 articles of type "Fake News, Disinformation & Propaganda" - Veridica :
FAKE NEWS: The EU integration referendum in Moldova is, in fact, an LGBT referendum
FAKE NEWS: The EU integration referendum in Moldova is, in fact, an LGBT referendum

The success of the referendum regarding the European integration of the Republic of Moldova “may lead to the loss of traditional family values”, according to a false narrative promoted by the party of wanted oligarch Ilan Shor.

Veridica
02 Oct 2024
FAKE NEWS: The referendum in the Republic of Moldova seeks to eliminate the opposition
FAKE NEWS: The referendum in the Republic of Moldova seeks to eliminate the opposition

The referendum on EU membership is actually hosted to remove from Parliament opponents of European integration, according to a new false narrative promoted by Russian media.

Veridica
27 Sep 2024
FAKE NEWS: The European Union imposes censorship and the LGBT agenda
FAKE NEWS: The European Union imposes censorship and the LGBT agenda

The European Union imposes censorship and the LGBT agenda, the representatives of the Bulgarian extremist party “Revival” told their like-minded colleagues from the Republic of Moldova.

Veridica
18 Sep 2024
FAKE NEWS: Moldova wants to hand over to Ukraine a Russian weapons depot in Transnistria
FAKE NEWS: Moldova wants to hand over to Ukraine a Russian weapons depot in Transnistria

Chișinău and Kyiv negotiated a territory swap so that the Cobasna arms and ammunition depot would be transferred to Ukraine, a new false narrative reads. The depot in question is guarded by Russian soldiers.

Veridica
29 Aug 2024
FAKE NEWS: Germany will relocate migrants to Moldova
FAKE NEWS: Germany will relocate migrants to Moldova

Maia Sandu and Olaf Scholz are preparing an agreement based on which migrants from Germany would be relocated to Moldova before being deported, according to a false narrative that emerged in the context of Scholz's visit to Chișinău.

Veridica
24 Aug 2024
FAKE NEWS: Romania is to blame for the famine in Soviet Moldavia in 1946-47
FAKE NEWS: Romania is to blame for the famine in Soviet Moldavia in 1946-47

The statement belongs to the former Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, currently one of the most virulent voices of Moscow's propaganda. He reacted to a proposal that the famine be declared genocide.

Veridica
09 Aug 2024
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13 articles of type "Opinions" - Veridica :
(Pro)Russian disinformation narratives regarding Romania’s Defense Law
(Pro)Russian disinformation narratives regarding Romania’s Defense Law

The proposed amendments to Romania's National Defense Law gave rise to disinformation narratives fostered by Russian propaganda and pro-Russians in the Republic of Moldova.

Veridica
21 Apr 2024
(Pro)Russian fearmongering: Moldova’s
(Pro)Russian fearmongering: Moldova’s "Great Reset"

Russian propaganda, alongside politicians, publicists and clerics from the Republic of Moldova, has been promoting for years narratives regarding the threats to the identity and even the existence of Moldova and Moldovans.

Veridica
10 Apr 2024
The Republic of Moldova in 2023: Top FAKE NEWS & DISINFORMATION narratives debunked by Veridica
The Republic of Moldova in 2023: Top FAKE NEWS & DISINFORMATION narratives debunked by Veridica

The narratives were launched / amplified by Moscow and pro-Russians, and the theses included Moldova’s involvement in the war in Ukraine, an attack on Transnistria and EU rapprochement.

Veridica
29 Dec 2023
The EU greenlights accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova. Hungary continues to oppose the move
The EU greenlights accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova. Hungary continues to oppose the move

The European Council has greenlit EU accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova despite Hungary’s opposition. Veridica has examined Budapest’s counterarguments and the way the announcement was received in Kyiv and Chișinău.

Veridica
15 Dec 2023
Separatist movements in pro-Russian Gagauzia
Separatist movements in pro-Russian Gagauzia

The separatist discourse has reemerged in Gagauzia, part of an effort to block Moldova's European path. The moment coincides with the winning of the elections by one of Ilan Shor’s representatives.

Veridica
19 Jun 2023
The candidates supported by Dodon and Shor are contesting the leadership of Gagauzia
The candidates supported by Dodon and Shor are contesting the leadership of Gagauzia

The candidates supported by the former president Igor Dodon, and the fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor respectively, got the largest number of votes in the first round of the elections for the office of Governor of Gagauzia. The campaign was marked by the promotion of Russian propaganda narratives, the involvement of some Russian politicians and artists, but also by a diplomatic scandal between the Republic of Moldova and Russia.

Veridica
01 May 2023
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