Fake News, Disinformation & Propaganda

FAKE NEWS: The EU does not support the Republic of Moldova in its efforts to overcome the energy crisis
FAKE NEWS: The EU does not support the Republic of Moldova in its efforts to overcome the energy crisis

The European Union forgot about the Republic of Moldova after the election and no longer supports it in the context of the energy crisis it is facing, according to the Smuglyanka Telegram channel.

Veridica
19 Dec 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky is a puppet in the hands of Nazis
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky is a puppet in the hands of Nazis

Ukrainians are not staging an uprising against Zelensky because they fear persecution by Nazi military groups, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
18 Dec 2024
FAKE NEWS: Iohannis has established a dictatorship in Romania
FAKE NEWS: Iohannis has established a dictatorship in Romania

With NATO's complicity, Klaus Iohannis has established a dictatorship and will start a war on Romanian territory, according to sovereigntist MP Daniel Ghiţă.

Cezar Manu
17 Dec 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine must pay in blood for joining NATO
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine must pay in blood for joining NATO

In order to be accepted into NATO, Ukraine must send more young men to the front and continue the war for two more years, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
16 Dec 2024
FAKE NEWS: Romania will lose Transylvania
FAKE NEWS: Romania will lose Transylvania

The political crisis in Romania will lead to the breakup of Transylvania from Romania, according to extremist MEP Diana Şoşoacă.

Cezar Manu
10 Dec 2024
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine's land has been sold to foreign corporations
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine's land has been sold to foreign corporations

According to Russian propaganda, Western corporations own most of Ukraine's agricultural land in exchange for support for the warring Ukrainian state.

Marin Gherman
06 Dec 2024
FAKE NEWS: The EU is preparing Romania and the Republic of Moldova for war
FAKE NEWS: The EU is preparing Romania and the Republic of Moldova for war

The Russian foreign intelligence service (SVR) says that the EU is preparing the infrastructure of the Republic of Moldova and Romania for war, and that Brussels is interfering with Moldova’s internal affairs, with devastating consequences.

Veridica
05 Dec 2024
FAKE NEWS: There are no extremist anti-Western parties in Romania
FAKE NEWS: There are no extremist anti-Western parties in Romania

There are no anti-EU, anti-NATO or far-right parties in Romania, claims Ion Cristoiu, a well-known promoter of narratives of Russian origin.

Cezar Manu
04 Dec 2024
FAKE NEWS: The EU wants to use Georgia as a military ally against Russia
FAKE NEWS: The EU wants to use Georgia as a military ally against Russia

The West supports the protests in Georgia in order to sow instability, acquire another ex-Soviet colony and have a military ally in the region, Russian propaganda writes.

Marin Gherman
03 Dec 2024
DISINFORMATION: The leniency of the authorities allowed the coup d'état in Ukraine
DISINFORMATION: The leniency of the authorities allowed the coup d'état in Ukraine

There was a coup in Ukraine because the authorities at the time did not resort to force to stop it, the pro-Kremlin press is lying 11 years after the brutal police intervention at Euromaidan.

Marin Gherman
30 Nov 2024
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu supported Lasconi in the presidential election because Soros told her to
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu supported Lasconi in the presidential election because Soros told her to

Soros asked Maia Sandu to support Elena Lasconi, said a former pro-Russian prime minister from Chisinau after the USR (Save Romania Union) candidate obtained the majority of votes in polling stations in the Republic of Moldova.

Veridica
29 Nov 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky wants to eliminate three quarters of Ukrainians
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky wants to eliminate three quarters of Ukrainians

The pro-Kremlin press writes that Zelensky wants to keep the war going until only 10 million people are left in Ukraine. The reason? The EU will accept it more easily because it will have fewer MEPs.

Marin Gherman
28 Nov 2024
FAKE NEWS: Vaccines have caused a 74% increase in mortality rates
FAKE NEWS: Vaccines have caused a 74% increase in mortality rates

Anti-Covid vaccines are responsible for the huge and sudden increase “sudden deaths” and serious illness, a conspiracy publication claims.

Cezar Manu
27 Nov 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky, an MI6 agent seeking to destroy the EU
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky, an MI6 agent seeking to destroy the EU

Zelenskyy is a foreign agent who wants to prevent Western leaders from talking to Putin, so that peace in Ukraine is not achieved, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.

Marin Gherman
26 Nov 2024
FAKE NEWS: Moldova wants to build a wall on the border with Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: Moldova wants to build a wall on the border with Ukraine

Moldova wants a wall on the border with Ukraine, similar to the one proposed by Donald Trump between the USA and Mexico, according to an obviously false item of “news” published on several websites in Russia and the Republic of Moldova.

Veridica
22 Nov 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: The Ukrainian Nazis’ Russophobic sentiments makes it impossible to end the war
WAR PROPAGANDA: The Ukrainian Nazis’ Russophobic sentiments makes it impossible to end the war

According to pro-Kremlin propaganda, Ukraine rejects Russia's peace initiatives because the authorities have adopted an anti-Russian and neo-Nazi ideology.

Marin Gherman
21 Nov 2024
FAKE NEWS: Reservoirs in Romania will be handed over to foreign entities
FAKE NEWS: Reservoirs in Romania will be handed over to foreign entities

Reservoirs will be conceded to foreign entities, in addition not other resources of Romania, according to a sovereigntist publication.

Cezar Manu
20 Nov 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky will cause a civil or nuclear war
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky will cause a civil or nuclear war

According to pro-Kremlin media, the Kyiv Parliament is accusing Volodymyr Zelensky of provoking a civil war or a nuclear conflict just to stay in power.

Marin Gherman
19 Nov 2024
FAKE NEWS: The Republic of Moldova is ready to introduce a visa regime for Russians
FAKE NEWS: The Republic of Moldova is ready to introduce a visa regime for Russians

At the West’s bidding, Moldova is ready to further worsen relations with Russia and introduce visas for Russian citizens, according to a false narrative launched in Tiraspol.

Veridica
18 Nov 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Volodymyr Zelensky is a terrorist leader who is killing his own people
WAR PROPAGANDA: Volodymyr Zelensky is a terrorist leader who is killing his own people

Ukraine's attacks on Russian territory show the terrorist nature of the Zelensky regime, according to pro-Kremlin media, citing Maria Zakharova.

Marin Gherman
13 Nov 2024
DISINFORMATION: Ukrainians live on the historical territory of Russia
DISINFORMATION: Ukrainians live on the historical territory of Russia

The territories of modern Ukraine are historically Russian, and Ukrainians and Russians are the same people, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
12 Nov 2024
DISINFORMATION: Russia has invaded Romania just once
DISINFORMATION: Russia has invaded Romania just once

The only moment in history when Russia invaded Romanian territory was in 1944, claims Ion Cristoiu, a known promoter of Russian-born narratives

Cezar Manu
11 Nov 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU has ruined Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU has ruined Ukraine

The EU is destroying Ukraine by funding the war, it has done nothing to help and has ruined its economy, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.

Marin Gherman
07 Nov 2024
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu is only the president of the diaspora
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu is only the president of the diaspora

Maia Sandu lost the elections in Moldova, so she is only the president of the diaspora, writes the pro-Kremlin media, pushing this conclusion through disinformation and manipulation and misinterpretation of facts.

Veridica
06 Nov 2024
FAKE NEWS: CO2 has no impact on global warming
FAKE NEWS: CO2 has no impact on global warming

Carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere has no impact on climate change, a well-known conspiracy website claims.

Cezar Manu
05 Nov 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace in Ukraine depends on the West
WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace in Ukraine depends on the West

According to Russian propaganda, peace in Ukraine depends on stopping Western military aid to the terrorist regime in Kyiv.

Marin Gherman
04 Nov 2024
FAKE NEWS: The referendum in Moldova enables the discarding of neutrality and the unification with Romania
FAKE NEWS: The referendum in Moldova enables the discarding of neutrality and the unification with Romania

The election and the referendum took place in an undemocratic climate, and now Parliament can decide, by a simple majority vote, to discard neutrality and unite with Romania, Russian propaganda claims.

Veridica
31 Oct 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelenskyy prolongs the war at the West’s behest
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelenskyy prolongs the war at the West’s behest

The war in Ukraine is not ending because of Zelensky, who extended martial law at the behest of Western leaders, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
30 Oct 2024
FAKE NEWS: An Israeli policeman strangled a Palestinian boy
FAKE NEWS: An Israeli policeman strangled a Palestinian boy

A Jewish policeman killed a Palestinian boy during protests in Jerusalem, Romanian conspiracy theorists claim.

Cezar Manu
29 Oct 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians want to kill the UN Secretary General
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians want to kill the UN Secretary General

According to pro-Kremlin propaganda, after meeting with Putin in Russia, the UN Secretary General, who is on a terrorist “black list”, will be killed by Ukraine .

Marin Gherman
28 Oct 2024
DISINFORMATION: Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova – Western colonies led by dictatorial regimes
DISINFORMATION: Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova – Western colonies led by dictatorial regimes

Запад контролирует Украину и Молдову как свои колонии, поддерживая диктаторские режимы Санду и Зеленского, утверждает прокремлевская пропаганда.

Marin Gherman
25 Oct 2024
FAKE NEWS: The political fight in the Republic of Moldova is between
FAKE NEWS: The political fight in the Republic of Moldova is between "pro-Romanians" and "pro-Moldovans"

According to a narrative that appeared in Russia in the context of the presidential elections in the Republic of Moldova, Moldovan politicians are not divided into pro-Russians and pro-Europeans, they are either pro-Moldovan or pro-Romanian.

Veridica
23 Oct 2024
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