Fake News, Disinformation & Propaganda

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.
FAKE NEWS: 70,000 NATO troops deployed to Romania to occupy Odessa
FAKE NEWS: 70,000 NATO troops deployed to Romania to occupy Odessa

According to false reports launched in Tiraspol and picked up by the propaganda media, 70,000 soldiers from 12 NATO countries have already been deployed to Romania to prepare for the occupation of Odessa.

Veridica
04 Jul 2025
DISINFORMATION: The  current economic migration is comparable to Soviet deportations
DISINFORMATION: The current economic migration is comparable to Soviet deportations

The current migration of Moldovans is comparable to the deportations of the Stalinist era, according to a false narrative designed to minimize the Soviet crimes and discredit the pro-European government in Chișinău.

Veridica
03 Jul 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia and Iran are victims of the West’s neo-colonialism and aggression
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia and Iran are victims of the West’s neo-colonialism and aggression

The EU seeks to destroy Iran based on the model of the war waged against Russia, using sanctions and unjustified criticism, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.

Marin Gherman
02 Jul 2025
FAKE NEWS: The Bolojan government has doubled the price of energy
FAKE NEWS: The Bolojan government has doubled the price of energy

The population's energy costs will double due to the economic policies adopted by the new government and President Dan, claims the sovereignist opposition.

Cezar Manu
30 Jun 2025
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: the EU is preparing to rig the elections in Moldova
FAKE NEWS: the EU is preparing to rig the elections in Moldova

The EU is preparing to rig the parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova, invoking the danger of a so-called Russian interference in the political processes in Chișinău, claims a false narrative taken up by the media in the Republic of Moldova (including in the separatist region of Transnistria) and Russia.

Veridica.ro
25 Jun 2025
FAKE NEWS: Romania will cover the costs of gas deliveries to Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: Romania will cover the costs of gas deliveries to Ukraine

Romania will lose money by agreeing to reduce prices for the transit of natural gas to Ukraine, according to a website associated with the propaganda network of AUR.

Cezar Manu
24 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: Maia Sandu forces the population to attend LGBT events
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu forces the population to attend LGBT events

Maia Sandu contributes to the moral degradation of the population by forcing them to attend events organized by the LGBT community, for the sake of European integration, according to a Russian deputy quoted by Sputnik.

Veridica
18 Jun 2025
FAKE NEWS: Romania will become a transit hub for weapons destined for Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: Romania will become a transit hub for weapons destined for Ukraine

Romania will become a logistics hub for the transit of weapons destined for Ukraine, replacing Poland, which has elected a patriotic president, conspiracy theorists claim.

Cezar Manu
17 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
FAKE NEWS: Anyone who works on July 4th is anti-American
FAKE NEWS: Anyone who works on July 4th is anti-American

The Republic of Moldova and the EU are proving their anti-Americanism by organizing a summit on US Independence Day, according to a preposterous false narrative promoted on Telegram targeting the Moldovan public.

Veridica
12 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
FAKE NEWS: Romania's political leaders do not represent the will of the people
FAKE NEWS: Romania's political leaders do not represent the will of the people

The AUR party should be in power because it ranks first in the polls, sovereignist propaganda writes.

Cezar Manu
10 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
FAKE NEWS: Moldova is using EU funds to pay off its debts
FAKE NEWS: Moldova is using EU funds to pay off its debts

The EU is helping the Republic of Moldova pay off its external debts, instead of developing its economy, actually undermining it by blocking its products, according to narratives promoted by Kremlin-linked media.

Veridica
05 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
FAKE NEWS: The number of fatalities caused by anti-covid vaccines was kept secret
FAKE NEWS: The number of fatalities caused by anti-covid vaccines was kept secret

Data linking the global increase in excess deaths to anti-Covid vaccines has been kep secret, conspiracy theorists say.

Cezar Manu
02 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
ФЕЙК: В Республике Молдова нет российской пропаганды
ФЕЙК: В Республике Молдова нет российской пропаганды

В Республике Молдова не существует российской пропаганды, а в ЕС введена цензура, согласно лживому, граничащему с нелепостью нарративу, который продвигает посол России в Кишиневе Олег Озеров.

Veridica
29 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
FAKE NEWS: Vaccination is a dangerous policy
FAKE NEWS: Vaccination is a dangerous policy

The MMR and HPV vaccines are hazardous to the health of Romania’s children, according to a vote of no-confidence filed against the Health by sovereignist parties.

Cezar Manu
27 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
FAKE NEWS: The Republic of Moldova wants territories of Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: The Republic of Moldova wants territories of Ukraine

Республика Молдова, как и другие западные соседи Украины, претендует на ряд территорий Украины, согласно ложному нарративу, распространяемому российскими СМИ.

Veridica
23 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
FAKE NEWS: France has adopted the assisted suicide law
FAKE NEWS: France has adopted the assisted suicide law

The French parliament has passed the law on assisted suicide and euthanasia, forcing the country's population to die, according to an AUR MEP.

Cezar Manu
19 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: The Transnistrian conflict, caused by Russophobia and Romanianism
DISINFORMATION: The Transnistrian conflict, caused by Russophobia and Romanianism

The war in Transnistria broke out because of Russophobia, the Russian Foreign Ministry writes, falsely claiming that Moscow tried to regulate the conflict, although in fact it fueled it.

Veridica
15 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
FAKE NEWS: Romania to annul the presidential election again
FAKE NEWS: Romania to annul the presidential election again

Romanian authorities want to annul the presidential election again, a Russian propaganda publication claims.

Cezar Manu
12 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
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