Fake News, Disinformation & Propaganda

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
DISINFORMATION: Femicide is a product of capitalism
DISINFORMATION: Femicide is a product of capitalism

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.

Andreea Pavel
18 Dec 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: EU prepares new
WAR PROPAGANDA: EU prepares new "Pearl Harbor" to drag US into war with Russia

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 .

Marin Gherman
17 Dec 2025
FAKE NEWS: The Legionary Movement was not a fascist organization
FAKE NEWS: The Legionary Movement was not a fascist organization

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.

Cezar Manu
15 Dec 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace in Ukraine depends on the removal of the Zelensky regime
WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace in Ukraine depends on the removal of the Zelensky regime

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.

Marin Gherman
12 Dec 2025
FAKE NEWS: Chișinău wants trade Transnistria in exchange for European integration
FAKE NEWS: Chișinău wants trade Transnistria in exchange for European integration

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.

Veridica
11 Dec 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Moscow will try Ukrainian war criminals
WAR PROPAGANDA: Moscow will try Ukrainian war criminals

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.

Marin Gherman
10 Dec 2025
FAKE NEWS: An expert has proven the existence of chemtrails
FAKE NEWS: An expert has proven the existence of chemtrails

Airplanes are spraying toxic substances into the atmosphere as part of a plan devised by the US authorities, Romanian conspiracy theorists (once again) announce.

Cezar Manu
09 Dec 2025
FAKE NEWS: Romania reduces support for Ukraine due to corruption in Kyiv
FAKE NEWS: Romania reduces support for Ukraine due to corruption in Kyiv

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.

Andreea Pavel
08 Dec 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainian leaders will be tried by an international tribunal
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainian leaders will be tried by an international tribunal

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.

Marin Gherman
04 Dec 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine's defeat benefits the EU
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine's defeat benefits the EU

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.

Marin Gherman
03 Dec 2025
FAKE NEWS: Denouncing certain CIS agreements will plunge Moldova into international isolation
FAKE NEWS: Denouncing certain CIS agreements will plunge Moldova into international isolation

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.

Veridica
02 Dec 2025
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