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: Joining the EU means the destruction of the Orthodox Church
FAKE NEWS: Joining the EU means the destruction of the Orthodox Church

The Republic of Moldova can join the EU only at the cost of destroying the Moldovan Orthodox Church and getting involved in the war in Ukraine, according to a piece of disinformation published by noi.md, a website known for spreading false narratives.

Veridica
01 May 2026
FAKE NEWS: The Russians wanted to return Romania’s Treasure, but Romania refused
FAKE NEWS: The Russians wanted to return Romania’s Treasure, but Romania refused

Russia wanted to return the Treasure to Romania, but Mugur Isărescu refused, and the gold was sent to Amsterdam, according to a false narrative promoted by retired Colonel Mircea Dogaru, a self-proclaimed admirer of Dugin. Dogaru essentially repeated a narrative promoted by pro-Russian “sovereignists” and intended to polish Moscow’s image.

Andreea Pavel
29 Apr 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia continues the war in Ukraine to defend itself
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia continues the war in Ukraine to defend itself

Moscow controls the course of the war, is achieving its objectives, and has the right to occupy new Ukrainian territories in the name of regional security, pro-Kremlin media claims.

Marin Gherman
28 Apr 2026
FAKE NEWS: Green energy causes massive economic losses
FAKE NEWS: Green energy causes massive economic losses

Wind turbines are inefficient, produce expensive energy, and cause massive economic losses, according to Donald Trump and pro-Russian Călin Georgescu.

Cezar Manu
27 Apr 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine is looking for a pretext to attack Belarus
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine is looking for a pretext to attack Belarus

Kyiv is preparing a provocation against Belarus to open a new front and force the expansion of the war, pro-Kremlin media writes.

Marin Gherman
21 Apr 2026
FAKE NEWS: Diana Şoşoacă convinced Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
FAKE NEWS: Diana Şoşoacă convinced Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

MEP Diana Şoşoacă claims that her speech at the Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Istanbul convinced Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. In reality, the strait was unblocked (briefly) in the context of the U.S.- Iran negotiations mediated by Pakistan.

Cezar Manu
20 Apr 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: There will only be peace if Ukraine surrenders
WAR PROPAGANDA: There will only be peace if Ukraine surrenders

Russia will have to dictate Ukraine's security policy and receive the Donbas for there to be peace, according to propaganda media, which also falsely claims that Poland has agreed to territorial concessions.

Marin Gherman
17 Apr 2026
FAKE NEWS: In April 2009, the West and PAS attempted a coup in Moldova
FAKE NEWS: In April 2009, the West and PAS attempted a coup in Moldova

On April 7, 2009, PAS leaders in Moldova were involved in an attempted coup coordinated by the West, claims a Socialist MP known for spreading false narratives. Bogdan Țîrdea also says that, subsequently, the West took control of Moldova’s strategic institutions.

Veridica
16 Apr 2026
FAKE NEWS: Artemis II did not reach the Moon
FAKE NEWS: Artemis II did not reach the Moon

Artemis II did not reach the Moon, and the entire mission was staged, just as it happened with Apollo 11 in 1969, conspiracy theorists claim on social media, recycling decade-old stories.

Andreea Pavel
15 Apr 2026
FAKE NEWS: Kyiv is fleecing the population with military taxes to continue the war
FAKE NEWS: Kyiv is fleecing the population with military taxes to continue the war

Ukraine is turning the war into a permanent source of revenue, and the state is taxing its citizens to continue the conflict with Russia, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
14 Apr 2026
FAKE NEWS: A Romanian general who died in 1919, labeled a Nazi criminal
FAKE NEWS: A Romanian general who died in 1919, labeled a Nazi criminal

Russian diplomacy claims that Moldova is honoring Romanian Nazi criminals from the interwar “occupation” period as “national heroes”, citing the example of a Romanian general who died before the rise of Nazism.

Cezar Manu
13 Apr 2026
FAKE NEWS: World War III can only be stopped by removing Zelensky
FAKE NEWS: World War III can only be stopped by removing Zelensky

The war in Ukraine is an undeclared global conflict and can only be stopped if Zelensky is removed and Moscow’s conditions are accepted, according to the pro-Kremlin media, which also claims that, otherwise, the outcome will be the use of nuclear weapons.

Marin Gherman
11 Apr 2026
FAKE NEWS: Mircea Lucescu died from the COVID-19 vaccine
FAKE NEWS: Mircea Lucescu died from the COVID-19 vaccine

According to a false narrative promoted online, Mircea Lucescu died because he had taken the COVID-19 vaccine. Narratives of this type have become commonplace in recent years. Conspiracy theorists seek to spread their theories by taking advantage of the notoriety of public figures and the increased public interest shown when they pass away.

Andreea Pavel
10 Apr 2026
FAKE NEWS: Moldova is being pushed toward a war with Transnistria
FAKE NEWS: Moldova is being pushed toward a war with Transnistria

Ukraine has mined the border with Transnistria, which is proof that the Republic of Moldova is being pushed from outside toward military action, according to an illogical narrative promoted by the pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Veridica
09 Apr 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU is becoming a “Fourth Reich” funding the war in Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU is becoming a “Fourth Reich” funding the war in Ukraine

The EU is turning into a militaristic and expansionist project of a Nazi type, prolonging the war in Ukraine to seize Russia's resources, according to pro-Kremlin media.

Marin Gherman
07 Apr 2026
FAKE NEWS: UEFA Attacks Orthodoxy
FAKE NEWS: UEFA Attacks Orthodoxy

The penalty imposed on Red Star Belgrade for a choreography performed by Serbian fans is an attack on Orthodoxy, according to ultra-religious propaganda.

Cezar Manu
06 Apr 2026
FAKE NEWS: The EU is preparing for a war against Russia
FAKE NEWS: The EU is preparing for a war against Russia

According to pro-Kremlin media, after weakening its economy and abandoning its values, Europe is preparing for a direct military confrontation with Russia by keeping the Kyiv regime afloat.

Marin Gherman
03 Apr 2026
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu is to blame for rising fuel prices in the Republic of Moldova
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu is to blame for rising fuel prices in the Republic of Moldova

With fuel prices going up worldwide due to the war in the Middle East, pro-Russian propaganda claims that, in fact, prices in Moldova have risen because of Maia Sandu.

Veridica
02 Apr 2026
FAKE NEWS: The West Wants to Assassinate Călin Georgescu
FAKE NEWS: The West Wants to Assassinate Călin Georgescu

Călin Georgescu strikes back with a new piece of fake news that borders on the ridiculous: Western forces are plotting his physical elimination.

Andreea Pavel
01 Apr 2026
FAKE NEWS: Ukrainians want to read in Russian, not Ukrainian
FAKE NEWS: Ukrainians want to read in Russian, not Ukrainian

Bookstores in Ukraine are closing because citizens refuse to read in the Ukrainian language and remain attached to the Russian language, which is being marginalized by the authorities, according to pro-Kremlin media.

Marin Gherman
31 Mar 2026
FAKE NEWS: Israel wants to “eradicate Christianity”
FAKE NEWS: Israel wants to “eradicate Christianity”

Israeli authorities have closed the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and are banning Christians from celebrating Easter, claims far-right MEP Diana Şoşoacă.

Cezar Manu
30 Mar 2026
FAKE NEWS: 800 wounded American soldiers were brought to the Kogălniceanu base
FAKE NEWS: 800 wounded American soldiers were brought to the Kogălniceanu base

The USA is sustaining huge losses in the war in Iran, and hundreds of wounded American soldiers have been brought to the 57th Air Base at Mihail Kogălniceanu, according to a fake news report promoted by former intelligence officers, supporters of the pro-Russian Călin Georgescu.

Andreea Pavel
28 Mar 2026
FAKE NEWS: Moldova accuses Ukraine of arms smuggling but wants to send troops to support it
FAKE NEWS: Moldova accuses Ukraine of arms smuggling but wants to send troops to support it

Kremlin propaganda falsely claims that President Maia Sandu said Ukraine is a source of arms smuggling and that Moldova will send troops to that country.

Veridica
26 Mar 2026
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine hasn’t been destroyed yet because the pro-Russians laid a solid foundation for it
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine hasn’t been destroyed yet because the pro-Russians laid a solid foundation for it

Ukraine still exists as a state because the former pro-Russian government created a solid economic foundation and infrastructure for it—which the current leadership is destroying through war, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
25 Mar 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU is keeping alive the “Nazi regime” in Kyiv  that rejects peace
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU is keeping alive the “Nazi regime” in Kyiv that rejects peace

Kyiv is blocking all peace negotiations, supported by the EU, while Russia is forced to continue the “special military operation”, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.

Marin Gherman
24 Mar 2026
FAKE NEWS: Romania will supply Ukraine with gas extracted from the Black Sea
FAKE NEWS: Romania will supply Ukraine with gas extracted from the Black Sea

Nicușor Dan and the governing coalition have decided to send all future gas production from the Black Sea to Ukraine, according to a false narrative promoted by the AUR Senator Petrișor Peiu.

Cezar Manu
23 Mar 2026
FAKE NEWS: The COVID-19 vaccine causes aortic dissection and sudden death
FAKE NEWS: The COVID-19 vaccine causes aortic dissection and sudden death

A young woman who died suddenly while waiting for her child outside a kindergarten was suffering from an aortic dissection allegedly caused by the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a false narrative promoted by the conspiracy website activenews.ro.

Andreea Pavel
20 Mar 2026
FAKE NEWS: If Moldova leaves the CIS, it will no longer recognize the dissolution of the USSR
FAKE NEWS: If Moldova leaves the CIS, it will no longer recognize the dissolution of the USSR

If Moldova leaves the CIS, it means that it no longer recognizes the dissolution of the USSR and, consequently, its territorial integrity no longer needs to be recognized by other CIS states, including Russia, according to a stunningly illogical narrative put forward by pro-Kremlin propaganda. As for the threat to territorial integrity, history shows that CIS membership has not saved member states from Russian territorial grabs.

Veridica
19 Mar 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine is satanist, Nazi and anti-democratic
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine is satanist, Nazi and anti-democratic

Ukraine remains Orthodox despite the “satanists” in power, pro-Kremlin press claims, offering an original interpretation of an opinion poll published in Kyiv. Other data, purportedly found only by the Russians, suggest that Ukraine is a “democracy without elections” that has chosen to enter history as part of the Nazi camp from World War II.

Marin Gherman
18 Mar 2026
FAKE NEWS: The EU is drawing closer to China and Russia in response to the war in Iran
FAKE NEWS: The EU is drawing closer to China and Russia in response to the war in Iran

After the U.S. was “forced” to attack Iran, the globalists who run the EU have shown themselves to be anti-American and friends of China and Russia, AUR President George Simion confidently states.

Cezar Manu
16 Mar 2026
FAKE NEWS: Zelensky asked Romania to attack Iran and Russia
FAKE NEWS: Zelensky asked Romania to attack Iran and Russia

Volodymyr Zelenskyy came to Bucharest to demand that Romania attack Iran and Russia, according to a false narrative launched by pro-Russian politician Diana Șoșoacă, the leader of SOS Romania. The narrative was questioned even by the Russian propaganda television station Russia Today.

Andreea Pavel
14 Mar 2026
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu went to Vilnius to demonize Russia and the USSR
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu went to Vilnius to demonize Russia and the USSR

Governments in ex-Soviet states have a strategy of demonizing Russia and promoting Russophobia, and Maia Sandu's recent visit to Vilnius fits into this context, according to Russian propaganda. Maia Sandu actually went to Vilnius to mark the anniversary of Lithuania's independence.

Veridica
13 Mar 2026
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