Fake News, Disinformation & Propaganda

FAKE NEWS: Romania has run out of gas after delivering its supplies to Ukraine and Moldova
FAKE NEWS: Romania has run out of gas after delivering its supplies to Ukraine and Moldova

Bucharest residents are suffering from the cold because Romanian gas is being sent to Ukraine and Moldova, according to a false narrative promoted by sovereigntist propaganda.

Cezar Manu
02 Feb 2026
DISINFORMATION: Close associate of Bolojan and Nicușor Dan arrested for bribery
DISINFORMATION: Close associate of Bolojan and Nicușor Dan arrested for bribery

Lawyer Adriana Georgescu, caught red-handed while taking a 60,000 Euro bribe, holds positions in the PNL and is close to Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan and President Nicușor Dan, according to a false narrative spread by the media that frequently promotes fake news and disinformation related to conspiracy theories and sovereignty.

Andreea Pavel
30 Jan 2026
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu caused power outages in Transnistria
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu caused power outages in Transnistria

Maia Sandu is allegedly to blame for the power outages in Transnistria because Chișinău no longer purchases electricity from the separatist region, according to the authors of an article published by Kremlin affiliated Russian media.

Veridica
29 Jan 2026
FAKE NEWS: Zelensky will hide in Israel, where his parents already live
FAKE NEWS: Zelensky will hide in Israel, where his parents already live

The Americans will take Volodymyr Zelensky to Israel, where his parents already live in luxury, to save him from prosecution, claims a false narrative promoted by the pro-Russian blogger Dan Diaconu.

Cezar Manu
28 Jan 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Kyiv proposes an “energy ceasefire” to avoid losing Donbas
WAR PROPAGANDA: Kyiv proposes an “energy ceasefire” to avoid losing Donbas

Ukraine wants a mutual suspension of hostilities on energy infrastructure in order to keep Donbas, but its loss is inevitable, Russian propaganda claims, also promoting the false idea that, although it was the one that first attacked Ukraine’s infrastructure, Russia is merely defending itself.

Marin Gherman
27 Jan 2026
FAKE NEWS: Physicians with inconvenient medical opinions will be banned from practicing
FAKE NEWS: Physicians with inconvenient medical opinions will be banned from practicing

The government wants to fire inconvenient physicians who do not accept the health dictatorship. The false narrative stems from a bill that provides for the sanctioning of those physicians who are conspiracy theorists, anti-vaxxers, and promote so-called "natural," pseudo-scientific treatments.

Andreea Pavel
26 Jan 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: A peace deal with Kyiv's current leadership would threaten Russia
WAR PROPAGANDA: A peace deal with Kyiv's current leadership would threaten Russia

Maintaining Kyiv's current leadership is unacceptable to Moscow, and a ceasefire agreement allowing Ukraine to rearm poses a threat to Russia, pro-Kremlin media writes.

Marin Gherman
23 Jan 2026
FAKE NEWS: European integration will lead to Moldova's disappearance
FAKE NEWS: European integration will lead to Moldova's disappearance

Moldova's rapprochement with the EU actually means its absorption, according to a false narrative launched by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and taken up by numerous media outlets in Russia and Moldova. Lavrov also repeated falsehoods about the "Moldovan" language and the Romanianization of the Republic of Moldova.

Veridica
22 Jan 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU and Ukraine are dictatorships that force Russia to continue the war
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU and Ukraine are dictatorships that force Russia to continue the war

EU Member States and Ukraine are illegitimate dictatorships, while Russia is compelled to continue the war in self defense, pro Kremlin media writes, citing a pro Russian Irish journalist detained in 2025 by the Romanian border police.

Marin Gherman
20 Jan 2026
FAKE NEWS: The EU-Mercosur agreement is an act of national betrayal
FAKE NEWS: The EU-Mercosur agreement is an act of national betrayal

The trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur will bankrupt Romanian agriculture by flooding the market with cheap products from South America, say Romanian sovereignists, but also many voices within the PSD (Social Democratic Party), including that of the Minister of Agriculture.

Cezar Manu
19 Jan 2026
FAKE NEWS: American experts have announced Russia's imminent victory against Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: American experts have announced Russia's imminent victory against Ukraine

A CIA expert says Russia will win the war in Ukraine and Moscow is only benevolently accepting negotiations, pro-Kremlin press writes, adding that NATO is fully aware this will be the outcome. The entire false narrative is built starting from Kremlin propaganda and the speculations of a pedophile.

Marin Gherman
16 Jan 2026
FAKE NEWS: The union of Moldova and Romania threatens Russia
FAKE NEWS: The union of Moldova and Romania threatens Russia

The unification of Moldova with Romania would pose a threat to Russia's national security, according to officials in Moscow, despite the fact that Moldova does not even share a border with Russia. The statements were made after Maia Sandu said she would vote for unification in the event of a referendum.

Veridica
15 Jan 2026
FAKE NEWS: The Vexler Law destroys national identity and bans Eminescu
FAKE NEWS: The Vexler Law destroys national identity and bans Eminescu

The Vexler Law will erase the identity and history of Romanians, banning geniuses like Eminescu and Kogălniceanu, sovereignist propaganda claims, rehashing a number of anti-Semitic, denialist and conspiracist theses on this occasion. In fact, the law merely combats Nazi-style and neo-Legionary extremism.

Andreea Pavel
14 Jan 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia used Oreshnik missile in response to Ukraine's provocations
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia used Oreshnik missile in response to Ukraine's provocations

According to pro-Kremlin media, the strike with the Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile is a legitimate response to Kyiv's provocations and a final warning that Russia may escalate at any moment, regardless of the consequences.

Marin Gherman
13 Jan 2026
DISINFORMATION: Water has a memory of its own and will respond to your prayers
DISINFORMATION: Water has a memory of its own and will respond to your prayers

Water records human emotions and thoughts, has its own memory and its structure can be modified through prayer, according to ultra-religious propaganda of Russian origin.

Cezar Manu
12 Jan 2026
FAKE NEWS: Prime Minister Bolojan increased local taxes to provide financial assistance to Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: Prime Minister Bolojan increased local taxes to provide financial assistance to Ukraine

The Romanian government increased local taxes because it needs money for Ukraine, according to a false narrative also promoted by actress Manuela Hărăbor, who does not seem to tell the difference between the local budget and the state budget.

Andreea Pavel
09 Jan 2026
FAKE NEWS: Poland prepares for the emergence of armed Ukrainian gangs
FAKE NEWS: Poland prepares for the emergence of armed Ukrainian gangs

Pro-Kremlin media claim that the Polish state is facing the risk of armed Ukrainian gangs emerging after the war, and a wave of rising crime is expected.

Marin Gherman
08 Jan 2026
FAKE NEWS: Moldova discards its Kalashnikovs as it prepares for war
FAKE NEWS: Moldova discards its Kalashnikovs as it prepares for war

The Republic of Moldova is preparing for an offensive military campaign because it is modernizing its army and discarding its Kalashnikov rifles arsenal, an antigovernment Telegram channel from Chișinău claims.

Veridica
07 Jan 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainian counterintelligence is led by a terrorist
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainian counterintelligence is led by a terrorist

A terrorist leader has been appointed head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in order to intensify the attacks against the Russian Federation, pro-Kremlin media claim.

Marin Gherman
06 Jan 2026
FAKE NEWS: COVID vaccines are designed to manipulate the population
FAKE NEWS: COVID vaccines are designed to manipulate the population

States and international organizations are implementing manipulation of humanity and bio-digital convergence by means of anti-COVID vaccines, a conspiracy theorist doctor claims.

Cezar Manu
05 Jan 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU wants to attack Russia, which will respond with devastating force
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU wants to attack Russia, which will respond with devastating force

The EU is sabotaging peace in Ukraine and preparing for war against Russia, forcing Moscow to respond with devastating force in the event of an attack, according to pro-Kremlin media.

Marin Gherman
02 Jan 2026
Romania 2025: Top fake news & disinformation narratives debunked by Veridica
Romania 2025: Top fake news & disinformation narratives debunked by Veridica

In certain cases, the false narratives in question originated in Romania, but most often it was a matter of taking over and/or adapting disinformation theses to local narratives that have external actors as their source, especially Russia, certain political currents from the West (the alt-right area, the radical left) or conspiracist circles.

Cezar Manu
02 Jan 2026
WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace in Ukraine will only be possible if Russia achieves its objectives
WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace in Ukraine will only be possible if Russia achieves its objectives

A peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine is possible only if the objectives of the Russian invasion are achieved, pro-Kremlin media writes, citing Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson.

Marin Gherman
31 Dec 2025
FAKE NEWS: Russia has destroyed European transport by closing its airspace
FAKE NEWS: Russia has destroyed European transport by closing its airspace

According to pro-Russian propaganda, the European economy is collapsing as a result of Russia's decision to close its airspace to commercial flights from countries supporting Ukraine.

Cezar Manu
30 Dec 2025
Ukraine 2025: Top PROPAGANDA, FAKE NEWS, and DISINFORMATION narratives debunked by Veridica
Ukraine 2025: Top PROPAGANDA, FAKE NEWS, and DISINFORMATION narratives debunked by Veridica

Russia was constantly presented as a defensive, pacifist, or mediating actor, while Ukraine was described as an illegitimate, Nazi state, dependent on external support and guilty of prolonging the armed conflict.

Marin Gherman
29 Dec 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelenskyy rejects peace because he is a prisoner of the Nazis
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelenskyy rejects peace because he is a prisoner of the Nazis

Volodymyr Zelenskyy cannot stop the war because he is being blackmailed by Nazis in Ukraine and by the West, which is sabotaging the peace proposed by Moscow, pro-Kremlin media writes.

Veridica.ro
26 Dec 2025
FAKE NEWS: Russia’s conquest of Odesa will ensure gas security for Transnistria
FAKE NEWS: Russia’s conquest of Odesa will ensure gas security for Transnistria

Moldova and Romania/the EU have caused the energy blockade of Transnistria, and a Russian conquest of Odesa will solve the problem of the separatist region, according to a new narrative promoted by Russian propaganda.

Veridica
24 Dec 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia kills people because of Ukraine and the West
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia kills people because of Ukraine and the West

Russia is a peaceful country, and people are being killed in Ukraine because of Kyiv and the West, which started the war, Vladimir Putin cynically stated, widely quoted by propaganda media.

Marin Gherman
23 Dec 2025
FAKE NEWS: Romanian MEPs voted for arming and war
FAKE NEWS: Romanian MEPs voted for arming and war

All Romanian representatives in the European Parliament voted to divert funds for education and health to arming and war, according to sovereignist propaganda.

Cezar Manu
22 Dec 2025
Republic of Moldova 2025: Top FAKE NEWS & DISINFORMATION debunked by Veridica
Republic of Moldova 2025: Top FAKE NEWS & DISINFORMATION debunked by Veridica

False narratives targeted the EU's role in the energy and economic crisis, the alleged militarization of the community bloc, NATO's involvement in the region, as well as allegations of “dictatorship”, “Russophobia” and political persecution, all aimed at influencing voter choices, undermining support for European integration and maintaining informational control over vulnerable regions, especially Transnistria and Găgăuzia.

Veridica
22 Dec 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine is a dictatorship and cannot hold free elections
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine is a dictatorship and cannot hold free elections

Zelensky lies when he talks about democratic elections, leading an illegal regime that has suspended human rights and the will of the people, the pro-Kremlin media claim.

Marin Gherman
21 Dec 2025
FAKE NEWS: The Republic of Moldova is putting its economy on a war footing
FAKE NEWS: The Republic of Moldova is putting its economy on a war footing

The Republic of Moldova is preparing a militarized budget with a huge increase in defense spending, with the aim of attacking Transnistria, claims a false narrative launched by a Moscow deputy.

Veridica
19 Dec 2025
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