The Romanian public is being targeted by a social media campaign claiming that “Russia is our friend, not our enemy”. In reality, Russia is waging a hybrid war against Romania, which it has officially designated an “unfriendly state”, while the past two centuries have seen numerous hostile acts by the Russians against Romanians and Romanian territories.
The knife attack at a school in Bistrița, in which a teacher and a student were injured, was allegedly a staged operation orchestrated by the intelligence services in order to justify restricting minors’ access to social media, according to conspiracy-driven propaganda circulating in Romania.
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Ukrainian refugees joined the unrest in France and ransacked a Paris restaurant for serving ‘Russian’ borscht, which they insist is Ukrainian, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims. In reality, the Ukrainian ‘vandalism’ amounts to negative reviews posted online by people the owner suspects are Ukrainian.
European countries are arming themselves in order to attack Russia, seize its resources and save their economies, while Poland, Finland, Sweden and the Baltic States seek to provoke Moscow, counting on a conflict that would increase their international influence, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.
According to a false narrative promoted by openly pro-Russian Member of the European Parliament Diana Șoșoacă, the global balance of power has shifted, and Romania has fallen into Russia's sphere of influence. She also claims that Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have decided that Romania will become a member of BRICS, an organization that presents itself as an alternative to Western-dominated international institutions.
Former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu is being persecuted by the regime in Bucharest, on orders from the European Commission, for calling for peace and a return to faith, his wife Cristela claims in a bizarre conversation with American conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
The Ukrainian authorities are deliberately delaying the restoration of internet access in Kyiv to prevent protests against President Zelensky, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims. In reality, telecommunications infrastructure was severely damaged by Russian attacks, and operators immediately began work to restore services.
According to pro-Kremlin media, an international tribunal has proved that the Bucha massacre was orchestrated by Ukraine and NATO. In fact, the so-called “international” tribunal is Russian and has proven nothing. The evidence clearly shows that the massacre was committed by Russian forces.
The seizure order against Călin Georgescu’s house, issued by DIICOT, violates his right to be presumed innocent, according to supporters of the former presidential candidate.
Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, ordered Nicușor Dan to arrest Călin Georgescu because the latter poses a real threat to the Zionist influence in Romania, according to nationalist Orthodox propaganda.
The Republic of Moldova plans to give up exports to Russia and Belarus “in order to please Brussels”, writes the pro-Kremlin media, misquoting a statement by the Minister of Agriculture in Chișinău.
The war in Ukraine would have ended in 2025 had the US not abandoned, under pressure from Europe, the agreements reached by Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Anchorage, according to a false narrative promoted by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Shepherds and citizens who joined them to protest peacefully in Bucharest were gassed and beaten by gendarmes attempting to suppress the demonstration, according to a false narrative promoted in Romania across diaspora groups, as well as (via MEP Diana Șoșoacă) at the European Parliament and on a Russian propaganda channel.
Vladimir Putin has allegedly demanded that the US extradite Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci, who are accused in Russia of “bioterrorism” and “crimes against humanity”, with their handover purportedly representing a “non-negotiable” condition for ending the war in Ukraine, according to anti-vaccine/pro-Russian propaganda in Romania.
Pro-Kremlin propaganda claims that the UN General Assembly has recognized Crimea as part of Russia by adopting a resolution on a new world map projection.
Romania is an annex of Germany because, following an attempted act of sabotage in Leipzig, it summoned Moscow’s ambassador in Bucharest for explanations, according to a false narrative promoted by a Romanian online publication and the Russian Embassy in Bucharest. The narrative is part of the “Western colony” thesis and is accompanied by a series of other recurring themes of Russian propaganda.
The German Chancellor is turning Russia into an external enemy in an effort to boost his popularity and is attempting to exploit the threat of war by following Ukraine’s example, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda, which compares the German media to the propaganda machine orchestrated by Goebbels.
According to Oleg Ozerov, Russia’s unaccredited ambassador to Chișinău, the West is preparing the Republic of Moldova for a military confrontation with Russia, a country that, unlike the West, observes the rights of its neighbors.
Pro-Kremlin propaganda claims the West wants to sacrifice the Baltic States, occupy Kaliningrad and use it as a bargaining chip for Ukraine.
Most UN member states, including the US and China, refused to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a false narrative promoted by pro-Kremlin propaganda, which misrepresents a joint statement as a vote that actually did not take place.
The nomination of Claudiu Năsui as Minister of Economy in the Chișinău government is a stepping stone towards Romania’s annexation of the Republic of Moldova, pro-Russian Socialist Igor Dodon claims in statements echoed across Russian propaganda outlets.
Ukraine is not an independent state and has become a devastated country, controlled by a Nazi leadership that is sacrificing its own population to prolong the war, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.
Călin Georgescu's “Food, Water, Energy” platform supposedly foresaw the crisis triggered by the drop in Danube’s water levels and the shutdown of the Cernavodă nuclear plant, and now famine is right around the corner. That, at least, is the false narrative currently making the rounds in sovereignist and conspiracy circles.
The EU is forcing the conversion of agricultural land into solar and wind farms, jeopardising Romania’s food security, claims a well-known conservative publication with a sovereignist and anti-European stance.
The closure of Unit 2 of the Cernavodă power plant will lead to a nuclear disaster like Chernobyl or Fukushima, according to a false narrative viralized in Romania by sovereignists and conspiracy theorists.
Romania’s entire transport infrastructure, including the port of Constanța, is being handed over to Ukraine at the expense of Romanian economic interests, at the behest of the EU, according to sovereignist propaganda.
The Republic of Moldova is violating its citizens' right to speak Russian, claims Moscow, which has lodged a complaint with the UN on the matter. In fact, Russian enjoys the same status as other minority languages, but Russia is seeking a privileged status for it as part of its neo-imperial agenda.
The closure of the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Station was caused by the dredging of the Ukrainian Bystroye Canal, which ‘steals’ water from the Danube and is causing a severe energy crisis in Romania, according to sovereignist propaganda.
Ukraine is launching false-flag attacks on Romania using drones designed to look like Russian ones. This false narrative is being pushed with aggressive and abusive language by former AUR MP Dumitru Focșa, who expressed deep outrage over Bucharest’s response to Russian infringements into Romanian airspace.
Romania has already gone to war with Russia or is on the verge of doing so, claims the pro-Russian blogger Dan Diaconu.
The EU has banned the Republic of Moldova from purchasing Russian gas, only to sell it back through third parties at higher prices, according to a false narrative launched by pro-Kremlin politician Victoria Furtună, picked up by Russian media outlets.
The European Union will force the public to stop using cash in order to gain total control over them, claims conspiracy theorist and lawyer Gheorghe Piperea.
