Fake News, Disinformation & Propaganda

WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainian soldiers kidnap children in Donbas
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainian soldiers kidnap children in Donbas

According to Russian propaganda, citing a self-proclaimed leader in Donetsk, civilians in eastern Ukraine are hiding their children to avoid being kidnapped by the Ukrainian soldiers.

Marin Gherman
17 Sep 2024
FAKE NEWS: Children in Romania are not allowed to go to church
FAKE NEWS: Children in Romania are not allowed to go to church

The Ministry of Education violates school children’s constitutional right to freedom of religion by refusing to schedule a school break during Holy Week, conservative media claims.

Cezar Manu
16 Sep 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia is bombing only Ukraine's military infrastructure
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia is bombing only Ukraine's military infrastructure

Russia attacks only those Ukrainian energy facilities that supply military targets, according to a false narrative promoted by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Marin Gherman
13 Sep 2024
FAKE NEWS: A teacher was arrested for his religious beliefs
FAKE NEWS: A teacher was arrested for his religious beliefs

An Irish teacher has been jailed for refusing to bow to transgender pressure from the school where he taught, according to conservative propaganda.

Cezar Manu
12 Sep 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace is possible only if Ukraine surrenders
WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace is possible only if Ukraine surrenders

The West is arming Ukraine because it wants a prolonged war, so only Kyiv’s surrender can bring peace, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims.

Marin Gherman
04 Sep 2024
FAKE NEWS: Mark Zuckerberg knew that anti-Covid vaccines are harmful
FAKE NEWS: Mark Zuckerberg knew that anti-Covid vaccines are harmful

The Meta leadership knew about the negative effects of the anti-Covid vaccines and concealed the truth, conspiracy theorists claim.

Cezar Manu
02 Sep 2024
DISINFORMATION: Ukrainian bioweapons transit Romania and the Republic of Moldova
DISINFORMATION: Ukrainian bioweapons transit Romania and the Republic of Moldova

After the launch of the special military operation, weapons and biological samples from Ukraine are transported to the USA via Romania and the Republic of Moldova, Russian propaganda claims.

Marin Gherman
30 Aug 2024
FAKE NEWS: Moldova wants to hand over to Ukraine a Russian weapons depot in Transnistria
FAKE NEWS: Moldova wants to hand over to Ukraine a Russian weapons depot in Transnistria

Chișinău and Kyiv negotiated a territory swap so that the Cobasna arms and ammunition depot would be transferred to Ukraine, a new false narrative reads. The depot in question is guarded by Russian soldiers.

Veridica
29 Aug 2024
FAKE NEWS: Japan admits anti-Covid vaccines are harmful
FAKE NEWS: Japan admits anti-Covid vaccines are harmful

The Japanese government has declared a state of emergency due to the devastating effects of anti-Covid vaccines, a Romanian conspiracy publication claims.

Cezar Manu
28 Aug 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU will fund the war against Russia until all Ukrainians are dead
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU will fund the war against Russia until all Ukrainians are dead

The EU will finance the slaughter of Russians by the Ukrainians even if the US no longer supports Kiev in the future, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
27 Aug 2024
FAKE NEWS: Germany will relocate migrants to Moldova
FAKE NEWS: Germany will relocate migrants to Moldova

Maia Sandu and Olaf Scholz are preparing an agreement based on which migrants from Germany would be relocated to Moldova before being deported, according to a false narrative that emerged in the context of Scholz's visit to Chișinău.

Veridica
24 Aug 2024
FAKE NEWS: An American investment fund owns half of Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: An American investment fund owns half of Ukraine

The BlackRock American investment fund owns half of Ukraine and refuses to bury servicemen killed in action, (pro)Russian propaganda writes.

Cezar Manu
21 Aug 2024
FAKE NEWS: The WHO wants to declare a new pandemic
FAKE NEWS: The WHO wants to declare a new pandemic

The WHO is forcing states to report new cases of monkeypox, in order to declare a new pandemic, MEP Gheorghe Piperea claims.

Cezar Manu
19 Aug 2024
FAKE NEWS: The Olympics closing ceremony was a satanic show
FAKE NEWS: The Olympics closing ceremony was a satanic show

The closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris heralded the coming of the Antichrist and the subjugation of Christianity and Earth, Romanian conspiracy mongers claim.

Cezar Manu
13 Aug 2024
FAKE NEWS: US justice says anti-Covid sera are not vaccines
FAKE NEWS: US justice says anti-Covid sera are not vaccines

The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that anti-Covid vaccines are not vaccines, claims a narrative picked up by Romanian conspiracy theorists.

Cezar Manu
12 Aug 2024
FAKE NEWS: Romania is to blame for the famine in Soviet Moldavia in 1946-47
FAKE NEWS: Romania is to blame for the famine in Soviet Moldavia in 1946-47

The statement belongs to the former Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, currently one of the most virulent voices of Moscow's propaganda. He reacted to a proposal that the famine be declared genocide.

Veridica
09 Aug 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians are against the world war pursued by Zelenskyy
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians are against the world war pursued by Zelenskyy

A civic movement in Ukraine calls on the international community to prevent the outbreak of World War III, pursued by Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s administration, pro-Kremlin media writes.

Marin Gherman
08 Aug 2024
FAKE NEWS: Pro-Russian Ukrainians sabotage Romania
FAKE NEWS: Pro-Russian Ukrainians sabotage Romania

A pro-Russian resistance movement, consisting of Ukrainians, is operating on the territory of Romania in support of peace, Russian propaganda media in Romania claims

Cezar Manu
06 Aug 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU is trying to use Ukraine to destroy Russia
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU is trying to use Ukraine to destroy Russia

The West triggered the war in Ukraine in order to destroy Russia, but Russia will defend itself fiercely, according to Russian propaganda, quoting the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.

Marin Gherman
06 Aug 2024
FAKE NEWS: Samsung condemns the “woke agenda” of the Paris Olympics
FAKE NEWS: Samsung condemns the “woke agenda” of the Paris Olympics

The South Korean corporation has withdrawn its one-billion-dollar sponsorship of the Olympic Games, dissatisfied with the promotion of the “woke agenda”, according to a false narrative also picked up in Romania.

Cezar Manu
05 Aug 2024
FAKE NEWS: Ukrainian pilots trained in Romania are incompetent drunkards
FAKE NEWS: Ukrainian pilots trained in Romania are incompetent drunkards

The Ukrainian pilots trained in Romania to fly F16 planes are stupid and stinky drunkards, according to a fake document that the pro-Russian blogger Dan Diaconu claims was drawn up by the Ministry of Defense.

Cezar Manu
02 Aug 2024
FAKE NEWS: The Russian troops in Transnistria are defending Romania’s and Ukraine’s interests
FAKE NEWS: The Russian troops in Transnistria are defending Romania’s and Ukraine’s interests

The Russian peacekeeping mission in Transnistria is in the interest of both Romania and Ukraine, says a so-called expert from Tiraspol.

Veridica
01 Aug 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelenskyy is responsible for the destruction of Ukraine's economy, not the Russian military aggressor
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelenskyy is responsible for the destruction of Ukraine's economy, not the Russian military aggressor

Unlike previous governments, especially pro-Russian ones, president Zelenskyy is making rash decisions and destroying the country's economy, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.

Marin Gherman
31 Jul 2024
FAKE NEWS: One of the children taken in by British social workers has died
FAKE NEWS: One of the children taken in by British social workers has died

The children of a Romanian family were taken in emergency care by the British social services and that was reason enough for the pro-Russian MEP Diana Şoşoacă to launch several false narratives

Cezar Manu
30 Jul 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: The West finances the Ukrainian Army to attack Belarus and Transnistria
WAR PROPAGANDA: The West finances the Ukrainian Army to attack Belarus and Transnistria

The West is putting pressure on Ukraine to mount another counteroffensive, so the Ukrainian army might attack Belarus and Transnistria, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
29 Jul 2024
FAKE NEWS: NATO wants to build a military logistics terminal in the Republic of Moldova and use it to deliver weapons to Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: NATO wants to build a military logistics terminal in the Republic of Moldova and use it to deliver weapons to Ukraine

NATO intends to build a military hub in the Republic of Moldova, according to the fugitive pro-Russian politician Ilan Shor.

Veridica
26 Jul 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: The Ukrainian leadership is fascist and involved in human trafficking, Pentagon officials say
WAR PROPAGANDA: The Ukrainian leadership is fascist and involved in human trafficking, Pentagon officials say

The Zelenskyy administration is fascist and supports organized crime and human trafficking, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
25 Jul 2024
FAKE NEWS: Big Pharma keeps a cancer treatment secret 
FAKE NEWS: Big Pharma keeps a cancer treatment secret 

According to a well-known pro-Russian conspiracy website, Big Pharma is making humanity sick while denying them access to cancer treatments.

Cezar Manu
23 Jul 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Dozens of war crimes have been committed by French mercenaries and Ukrainian military in the Kharkiv region
WAR PROPAGANDA: Dozens of war crimes have been committed by French mercenaries and Ukrainian military in the Kharkiv region

According to pro-Kremlin propaganda, Ukrainian military and foreign mercenaries raped women and robbed civilians in the Kharkiv region.

Marin Gherman
22 Jul 2024
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu is to blame for the increase in crime rate in the Republic of Moldova
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu is to blame for the increase in crime rate in the Republic of Moldova

Maia Sandu bears personal responsibility for the killing of a Turkish criminal in Chisinau and for the increase in crime rate, according to the Telegram channel Smugleanka. In reality, the crime rate has decreased and fighting crime is not the responsibility of the president of the state.

Veridica
18 Jul 2024
FAKE NEWS: Zelenskyy’s regime is as repressive as Hitler's
FAKE NEWS: Zelenskyy’s regime is as repressive as Hitler's

Ukraine is increasingly persecuting its citizens, and Kyiv is becoming a copy of Hitler’s Germany, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.

Marin Gherman
16 Jul 2024
FAKE NEWS: Ukrainian transporters are no longer subject to border checks
FAKE NEWS: Ukrainian transporters are no longer subject to border checks

At the behest of the EU, Ukrainian transporters receive full immunity from the law, according to a sovereigntist publication.

Cezar Manu
15 Jul 2024
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