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.
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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.
The Minister of the Environment has drafted a law that would imprison people for digging water wells in their own yards, according to a false narrative promoted, among others, by sovereignist MEP Claudiu Târziu.
The European Union will provide migrants with living space in houses and apartments that exceed the maximum size per family, according to a false narrative promoted by Diana Șoșoacă, a Member of the European Parliament known for her Eurosceptic views and a declared supporter of Russia and Vladimir Putin.
Viorel Pașca, who was protected by Ilie Bolojan and the former SRI deputy chief Florian Coldea, sold the organs of those who died in his care homes, according to a conspiracy theory circulated on social media, which has also been promoted by the controversial politician, commentator and businessman Cozmin Gușă.
Conspiracy theories claim that the increasingly high summer temperatures are artificially induced by 5G technology, HAARP, or radar installations.
The investigation of those who advocate anti-Semitic personalities in history actually aims to eliminate Romanian nationalism and patriotism, according to a false narrative that emerged after the authorities started enforcing the law that bans fascist, Legionnaire, racist or xenophobic organizations and symbols.
The government in Chișinău is trying to justify fascism, including by reinterpreting history and erecting monuments to Romanian World War 2 Nazi-aligned leader and war criminal Ion Antonescu, according to Russian propaganda, which quotes Vasile Tarlev, a former prime minister from the communist era.
By passing the law on unification, Romania has begun the process of annexing the Republic of Moldova, pro-Russian socialist Igor Dodon claims. In fact, the draft bill, introduced by Diana Șoșoacă's party, was advanced through a technical loophole rather than a vote, and it is highly unlikely to pass the Senate, where it lacks the necessary political backing.
The Atlas vertebra is intentionally dislocated by doctors at birth to limit people’s intellectual and physical abilities, according to a pro-Russian conspiracy theorist.
The West is artificially prolonging the war in Ukraine in order to push Russia toward a direct military confrontation with NATO, which only the defeat of Kyiv can postpone, pro-Kremlin media writes. This is a new attempt by propaganda to scare the West so that it stops supporting Ukraine.
NATO Secretary General and former Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte has asked Volodymyr Zelenskyy to destroy the port of Constanța, which threatens the dominance of the Dutch port of Rotterdam, according to a propaganda account, most likely using a fake identity.
According to pro-Kremlin media, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is feigning peace initiatives merely to deceive the West and sustain the war against Russia.
The Republic of Moldova is mortgaging its land to secure European loans and has been turned into a military training ground for NATO, the organisation that intends to open a second front against Russia on its territory, claims a Moscow MP affiliated with the fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor.
