Fake News, Disinformation & Propaganda

FAKE NEWS: The US and the West do not provide real support to the Republic of Moldova
FAKE NEWS: The US and the West do not provide real support to the Republic of Moldova

The United States and the West do not really provide financial support to the Republic of Moldova, but rather use its human capital, according to a narrative carried by the pro-Russian media in Chisinau.

Veridica
10 Apr 2024
FAKE NEWS: The Jews suppress freedom of expression in the USA
FAKE NEWS: The Jews suppress freedom of expression in the USA

A draft law in California protecting the victims of anti-Semitism will infringe on freedom of expression in the USA, according to conspiracy propaganda.

Cezar Manu
04 Apr 2024
DISINFORMATION: The Republic of Moldova renounces Transnistria
DISINFORMATION: The Republic of Moldova renounces Transnistria

By organizing the referendum on EU integration, Chișinău renounces Transnistria, says the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov. He basically reiterates the thesis on the disintegration of the Republic of Moldova, promoted in Transnistria and Găgăuzia.

Veridica
03 Apr 2024
FAKE NEWS: People vaccinated against Covid cannot donate blood
FAKE NEWS: People vaccinated against Covid cannot donate blood

Japanese researchers say blood transfusions from people vaccinated against Covid should be banned, claim some Romanian conspiracy-peddling publications.

Cezar Manu
02 Apr 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians and Russians are one and the same people and Russia is fighting a holy war
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians and Russians are one and the same people and Russia is fighting a holy war

Ukrainians and Russians are one and the same people and Russia is waging a holy war in Ukraine, reads a false narrative promoted by the Russian Orthodox Church.

Marin Gherman
01 Apr 2024
DISINFORMATION: Easter Sunday has become Transgender Day
DISINFORMATION: Easter Sunday has become Transgender Day

US President Joe Biden declared Catholic Easter the International Transgender Day of Visibility, according to a disinformation narrative also picked up in Romania.

Cezar Manu
31 Mar 2024
FAKE NEWS: The Chisinau Government imposes the European integration of Moldova
FAKE NEWS: The Chisinau Government imposes the European integration of Moldova

The government is forcing Moldova’s European integration on its citizens, according to a false narrative promoted by the fugitive criminal Ilan Shor and picked up by the pro-Kremlin media

Veridica
28 Mar 2024
FAKE NEWS: Electric cars are more polluting than the classic ones
FAKE NEWS: Electric cars are more polluting than the classic ones

Electric cars are more polluting than the classic ones, announces part of the Romanian press, citing a study that compares engine and tire emissions.

Cezar Manu
26 Mar 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia, superior to the West in technological and military terms
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia, superior to the West in technological and military terms

The West cannot defeat Russia because it is inferior in technological and military terms, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes, trying to minimize Western support for Ukraine.

Marin Gherman
25 Mar 2024
FAKE NEWS: Moldova calls on Russia to evacuate Russians from Transnistria
FAKE NEWS: Moldova calls on Russia to evacuate Russians from Transnistria

Moldova is calling on Russia to remove hundreds of thousands of people from Transnistria, which means the majority of the population, according to pro-Kremlin media. In reality, Chisinau only wants the withdrawal of the Russian army.

Veridica
22 Mar 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia needs a buffer-zone to protect itself from Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia needs a buffer-zone to protect itself from Ukraine

Russia will create a buffer zone on Ukrainian territory to protect its civilians from Kyiv's bombings, according to pro-Kremlin media developing an idea voiced by the Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Marin Gherman
20 Mar 2024
FAKE NEWS: Writer arrested in Switzerland for manipulating public opinion
FAKE NEWS: Writer arrested in Switzerland for manipulating public opinion

A writer was arrested in Switzerland for manipulating public opinion, reads a false narrative picked up in Romania by a publication spreading xenophobic, racist and anti-Semitic themes.

Cezar Manu
19 Mar 2024
FAKE NEWS: Moldova will deploy troops in Ukraine under French flag
FAKE NEWS: Moldova will deploy troops in Ukraine under French flag

Moldovan servicemen might fight in Ukraine under French flag, the Russian media writes, commenting on the signing of a French-Moldovan security agreement.

Veridica
18 Mar 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace, achievable only by annexing Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace, achievable only by annexing Ukraine

The capitulation of Ukraine and its reunification with Russia is the only viable peace plan, says former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, cited by the pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
15 Mar 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine’s government in exile and the West’s war against Russia
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine’s government in exile and the West’s war against Russia

Following Russia’s victory against Ukraine, the government in Kyiv will operate out of exile, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda, which also states the West will launch a war against Russia.

Marin Gherman
12 Mar 2024
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine is selling its land to Poland
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine is selling its land to Poland

The Kyiv regime is literally selling the land of the country, says pro-Russian blogger Dan Diaconu, taking over fake news that circulated last year in the ex-Soviet space.

Cezar Manu
11 Mar 2024
DISINFORMATION: EU sanctions for Moldovans, reminiscent of Stalinist deportations
DISINFORMATION: EU sanctions for Moldovans, reminiscent of Stalinist deportations

The sanctions the EU imposed against Moldovan citizens are reminiscent of Stalinist deportations, and lawmakers endorsing this decision resemble local collaborators of the NKVD, a pro-Russian news portal writes. The article also tries to promote the idea that Moldova’s EU accession allegedly violates the Constitution since it would be tantamount to promoting a certain ideology.

Veridica
08 Mar 2024
ВОЕННАЯ ПРОПАГАНДА: Посылаемые на смерть, украинские военнослужащие просят гражданских протестовать
ВОЕННАЯ ПРОПАГАНДА: Посылаемые на смерть, украинские военнослужащие просят гражданских протестовать

Kyiv is sending its soldiers to certain death, and they are calling on civilians to stage protests in the country's capital to stop the war, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
06 Mar 2024
FAKE NEWS: The EU will ban repairs on vehicles older than 15 years
FAKE NEWS: The EU will ban repairs on vehicles older than 15 years

Vehicles older than 15 years will no longer be repaired, according to a false narrative picked up by a number of Romanian publications.

Cezar Manu
05 Mar 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: The Russian forces received a warm welcome in Avdiivka
WAR PROPAGANDA: The Russian forces received a warm welcome in Avdiivka

Civilians in Avdiivka received the Russian liberators with arms wide open, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes. In fact, the city was destroyed by the Russians and the civilian population fled their advance.

Marin Gherman
04 Mar 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelenskyi repeats Hitler’s mistakes
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelenskyi repeats Hitler’s mistakes

The Ukrainians and the West are making the same mistakes on the front as Hitler did and, just like him, will lose the war, writes the pro-Kremlin propaganda, resuming several false narratives promoted in the past.

Marin Gherman
01 Mar 2024
FAKE NEWS: The EU has taken control of Moldova’s banking system
FAKE NEWS: The EU has taken control of Moldova’s banking system

The European Union has taken control of the Moldovan banking system, and the authorities are burying the country in debt in order to hand it over to foreigners, Găgăuzia-based media falsely states, the article having been picked by the pro-Kremlin media as well.

Veridica
28 Feb 2024
FAKE NEWS: Canadian Christians will be condemned for quoting the Bible
FAKE NEWS: Canadian Christians will be condemned for quoting the Bible

A future law in Canada will lead to a new persecution of Christians, according to a Romanian publication citing a Canadian website well-known for promoting conspiracy theories

Cezar Manu
26 Feb 2024
DISINFORMATION: Euromaidan, a Russophobic and fascist action that triggered the war
DISINFORMATION: Euromaidan, a Russophobic and fascist action that triggered the war

The Euromaidan protest in Ukraine was a coup staged by fascists and Russophobes, in the wake of which Ukraine risks disappearing as a state.

Marin Gherman
23 Feb 2024
DISINFORMATION: Romania is a second-tier EU country and Moldova risks sharing its fate
DISINFORMATION: Romania is a second-tier EU country and Moldova risks sharing its fate

Romania gained nothing from joining the EU, where it is regarded as a second-tier country, and the same awaits the Republic of Moldova when it joins, pro-Russian propaganda writes.

Veridica
21 Feb 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Josep Borrell says Ukraine will lose the war in 3 months
WAR PROPAGANDA: Josep Borrell says Ukraine will lose the war in 3 months

The head of European diplomacy has stated that Russia will defeat Ukraine in three months, writes the Russian state press, taking out of context and "enriching" a statement by Josep Borrell.

Marin Gherman
20 Feb 2024
FAKE NEWS: People who refuse digital implants will go extinct
FAKE NEWS: People who refuse digital implants will go extinct

People will suffer radical biological alterations by fusioning with the digital world, and those who refuse will be wiped out, according to a narrative promoted by a well-known conspiracist website.

Cezar Manu
19 Feb 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: The USA will sustain a strategic defeat in Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: The USA will sustain a strategic defeat in Ukraine

The USA will sustain a strategic defeat in Ukraine, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims, despite the fact that the United States are not involved in the war

Marin Gherman
16 Feb 2024
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine has launched a missile attack on the Republic of Moldova
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine has launched a missile attack on the Republic of Moldova

Ukraine launched missile strikes on Moldova, Russian propaganda claims, turning Ukraine’s use of anti-air defenses into an act of war against Moldova. The article also ignores the fact that Russia was the one that violated Moldova’s sovereignty and its airspace.

Veridica
14 Feb 2024
FAKE NEWS: Economic partnerships with the USA lead to bankruptcy
FAKE NEWS: Economic partnerships with the USA lead to bankruptcy

Trading with the USA can harm national economies, whereas standing agreements with Russia bring prosperity, says blogger Dan Diaconu, a known promoter of conspiracy theories.

Cezar Manu
13 Feb 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia would win the war if it were as brutal as Israel
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia would win the war if it were as brutal as Israel

Russia has not won the war so far because, unlike Israel, which is killing civilians in Gaza, is only bombing military targets in Ukraine, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims.

Marin Gherman
12 Feb 2024
DISINFORMATION: Moldova's EU referendum will actually be about war
DISINFORMATION: Moldova's EU referendum will actually be about war

According to the pro-Russian media, the referendum on the European integration of the Republic of Moldova is, in fact, aimed at getting the country involved in the war on the side of NATO.

Veridica
09 Feb 2024
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