Fake News, Disinformation & Propaganda

DISINFORMATION: Russia is more democratic than Ukraine
DISINFORMATION: Russia is more democratic than Ukraine

Russia is more democratic than Ukraine, where state institutions have lost their legitimacy, according to the Kremlin, Russian propaganda and politicians wanted by the law.

Marin Gherman
04 Jun 2024
FAKE NEWS: Germany wants to get rid of Ukrainian refugees
FAKE NEWS: Germany wants to get rid of Ukrainian refugees

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced the expulsion of over one million Ukrainian refugees, claims a false narrative, promoted by Russian propaganda and taken over in Romania.

Cezar Manu
03 Jun 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians are destroying their own cities to prevent Russia from capturing them
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians are destroying their own cities to prevent Russia from capturing them

The Ukrainian army is destroying its own cities, and the local elites want to steal everything and flee before the establishment of Russian power, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.

Marin Gherman
31 May 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Von der Leyen, criticized in the EU for supporting Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: Von der Leyen, criticized in the EU for supporting Ukraine

According to pro-Kremlin propaganda, Russia did not attack Ukraine, and the war benefits the EU leadership, which supports Kyiv financially.

Marin Gherman
30 May 2024
FAKE NEWS: Chișinău’s security partnership with the EU leads to Moldova joining NATO
FAKE NEWS: Chișinău’s security partnership with the EU leads to Moldova joining NATO

The security partnership between the EU and the Republic of Moldova aims to militarize the country and push it closer to NATO, the spokeswoman of the Russian MFA, Maria Zakharova claims.

Veridica
29 May 2024
FAKE NEWS: SBU, involved in the attempted assassination of Slovakia’s Prime Minister
FAKE NEWS: SBU, involved in the attempted assassination of Slovakia’s Prime Minister

The Ukrainian secret service is behind the attack against Robert Fico, the pro-Russian blogger Dan Diaconu claims, taking over a false narrative launched by Russian propaganda.

Cezar Manu
27 May 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine is falling apart, and Russia will liberate the Ukrainian people
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine is falling apart, and Russia will liberate the Ukrainian people

More and more Ukrainians are awaiting liberation at the hands of Russian troops, while the Ukrainian state is failing due to the Nazi rule, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.

Marin Gherman
24 May 2024
DISINFORMATION: Zelenskyy is no longer a legitimate president and his administration is illegal
DISINFORMATION: Zelenskyy is no longer a legitimate president and his administration is illegal

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is no longer a legitimate president, and his regime is illegal and led by foreigners, pro-Kremlin media write, citing a politician who fled to Russia.

Marin Gherman
22 May 2024
FAKE NEWS: Moldova’s EU integration will lead to its liquidation
FAKE NEWS: Moldova’s EU integration will lead to its liquidation

If it joins the EU, Moldova will be annexed by Romania and disappear, claims the Socialist deputy, Bogdan Tirdea, a promoter of pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Veridica
21 May 2024
FAKE NEWS: The WEF wants to legalize human-animal marriages
FAKE NEWS: The WEF wants to legalize human-animal marriages

The World Economic Forum in Davos is forcing European states to legalize marriages between humans and animals, according to a false narrative also picked up in Romania.

Cezar Manu
20 May 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: In Ukraine, Russia is fighting for traditional values
WAR PROPAGANDA: In Ukraine, Russia is fighting for traditional values

The war in Ukraine is being waged by Russia to save traditional values and the family from the debauchery and perversion of the West, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
16 May 2024
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine may attack the Republic of Moldova
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine may attack the Republic of Moldova

Ukraine will intensify its “unintentional” bombing of the territory of the Republic of Moldova if it advances further on the path of European integration, leaving Kyiv behind, according to the pro-Kremlin Telegram channel “Smuglyanka”.

Veridica
15 May 2024
FAKE NEWS: France sent the Foreign Legion to the Ukrainian front
FAKE NEWS: France sent the Foreign Legion to the Ukrainian front

Thousands of French Foreign Legion soldiers are already fighting on the Ukrainian front, according to a pro-Russian and anti-Western publication.

Cezar Manu
14 May 2024
FAKE NEWS: Chișinău marks Europe Day in order to divide society
FAKE NEWS: Chișinău marks Europe Day in order to divide society

The Government in Chișinău is marking Europe Day on May 9 instead of Victory Day in order to divide Moldovan society, pro-Kremlin media writes, labeling “revanchist” those who refuse to celebrate the Soviet Union’s victory against Nazi Germany.

Veridica
10 May 2024
War Propaganda: In 1945 Russia defeated the collective West for the first time
War Propaganda: In 1945 Russia defeated the collective West for the first time

Russia defended itself against the invasion of collective Europe in World War II and can do it again now, in the context of the war in Ukraine, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
09 May 2024
FAKE NEWS: Israeli authorities want to ban the Christian faith
FAKE NEWS: Israeli authorities want to ban the Christian faith

Israel will outlaw the Christian faith, according to an anti-Semitic publication in Romania.

Cezar Manu
08 May 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia is liberating territories from Ukrainian occupation
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia is liberating territories from Ukrainian occupation

Ukrainians are not an indigenous population, but rather the occupiers of Ukraine, and Russia is liberating its historical provinces, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims.

Marin Gherman
07 May 2024
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine forbids Orthodox Christians from attending the Easter Vigil
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine forbids Orthodox Christians from attending the Easter Vigil

Kyiv is using the war against Russia to forbid citizens from coming to church on Easter ad to attack Orthodox traditional values, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.

FAKE NEWS: Bucharest fears Moldovans might renounce the Union of 1859
FAKE NEWS: Bucharest fears Moldovans might renounce the Union of 1859

Moldovans in Romania might renounce the Union of Romanian Principalities of 1859, due to the aggressive Romanianization policy promoted by Bucharest in the Republic of Moldova, a so-called political theorist from Transnistria says.

Veridica
30 Apr 2024
FAKE NEWS: Saharan dust is an artificial poisonous powder
FAKE NEWS: Saharan dust is an artificial poisonous powder

The clouds of Saharan dust that reached Romania these days are a synthetic product designed to poison the population, a well-known conspiracy website writes.

Cezar Manu
29 Apr 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine, a Russian invention now run by non-Ukrainians
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine, a Russian invention now run by non-Ukrainians

According to pro-Kremlin propaganda, Ukraine cannot exist without Russia, and the political elites in Kyiv are made up of non-Ukrainians who want to destroy the country.

Marin Gherman
26 Apr 2024
FAKE NEWS: The WHO will trump citizens’ rights and freedoms
FAKE NEWS: The WHO will trump citizens’ rights and freedoms

The new Pandemic Treaty will empower the WHO with unlimited prerogatives, nullifying the sovereignty of states and the principle of self-determination, a pro-Russian extremist party claims.

Cezar Manu
24 Apr 2024
DISINFORMATION: The US military package for Ukraine will only bring destruction and casualties
DISINFORMATION: The US military package for Ukraine will only bring destruction and casualties

The US aid to Ukraine only means destruction, bloodshed and increasing Kyiv's debt, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
23 Apr 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: NATO might occupy Ukraine, and Russia is defending its sovereignty
WAR PROPAGANDA: NATO might occupy Ukraine, and Russia is defending its sovereignty

Whereas Ukrainian politicians need the war to stay in power, Russia contributes to preserving the sovereignty of Ukraine in the face of threats caused by NATO.

Marin Gherman
19 Apr 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Kyiv is using a possible nuclear disaster to blackmail the West
WAR PROPAGANDA: Kyiv is using a possible nuclear disaster to blackmail the West

Ukraine is blackmailing the West to cause a nuclear disaster in Europe, unless it receives support for its war effort, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
17 Apr 2024
FAKE NEWS: Private banks do not give loans to Romanians
FAKE NEWS: Private banks do not give loans to Romanians

Private banks make money at the expense of Romanians, whom they refuse to help by giving them loans, claims a publication owned by a sovereignist, extremism-oriented party.

Cezar Manu
15 Apr 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: The West wants to concede Ukrainian territories to Russia
WAR PROPAGANDA: The West wants to concede Ukrainian territories to Russia

The West is pressing Ukraine to concede certain territories to Russia, but this is a ruse, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes, adding that Zelenskyy will be put on trial for war crimes.

Marin Gherman
11 Apr 2024
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
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