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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
States and international organizations are implementing manipulation of humanity and bio-digital convergence by means of anti-COVID vaccines, a conspiracy theorist doctor claims.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
All Romanian representatives in the European Parliament voted to divert funds for education and health to arming and war, according to sovereignist propaganda.
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.
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.
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.
The capitalist system causes high rates of femicide, according to a false narrative promoted also in Romania. This narrative ignores statistical data in the field and historical realities.
The EU will orchestrate an attack on the scale of Pearl Harbor to force the United States into direct war with Russia, according to a narrative promoted by the pro-Kremlin press. The idea seems to have been stolen from a well-known Tom Clancy book, which was also made into a Hollywood movie .
The Legionary Movement was not a fascist organization and did not commit mass crimes, a fact allegedly acknowledged by the Nuremberg Tribunal, Diana Șoșoacă absurdly claims.
The war continues only because of the illegitimate regime installed in Kyiv and controlled from abroad, and peace cannot be achieved without replacing it, claims pro-Kremlin propaganda.
The closure of the Russian cultural center is evidence of the Russophobia of the Chișinău government, which wants to eliminate the autonomous unit of Găgăuzia and trade Transnistria in exchange for European integration, according to a false narrative picked up by pro-Russian media.
The West has abandoned the idea of a tribunal against victorious Russia, while Moscow is preparing to try Ukrainian nationalists, according to pro-Kremlin media.
Airplanes are spraying toxic substances into the atmosphere as part of a plan devised by the US authorities, Romanian conspiracy theorists (once again) announce.
Ukraine is said to be losing European support, including that of Romania, due to corruption, according to a false narrative launched by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) and picked up by media outlets in in Romania.
The entire political elite of Ukraine must be tried at international level for particularly serious crimes, according to pro-Kremlin media, which cites a statement by Maria Zakharova.
Continuing the war in Ukraine until Kyiv's defeat is convenient for the EU because it would solve its financial and political problems, according to the pro-Kremlin media.
The withdrawal of Moldova from several CIS agreements will lead to international isolation and deprive it of economic opportunities, according to former Prime Minister Vlad Filat – once a staunch pro-European, now quoted by pro-Kremlin media.