Fake News, Disinformation & Propaganda

WAR PROPAGANDA: The Russian forces received a warm welcome in Avdiivka
WAR PROPAGANDA: The Russian forces received a warm welcome in Avdiivka

Civilians in Avdiivka received the Russian liberators with arms wide open, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes. In fact, the city was destroyed by the Russians and the civilian population fled their advance.

Marin Gherman
04 Mar 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelenskyi repeats Hitler’s mistakes
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelenskyi repeats Hitler’s mistakes

The Ukrainians and the West are making the same mistakes on the front as Hitler did and, just like him, will lose the war, writes the pro-Kremlin propaganda, resuming several false narratives promoted in the past.

Marin Gherman
01 Mar 2024
FAKE NEWS: The EU has taken control of Moldova’s banking system
FAKE NEWS: The EU has taken control of Moldova’s banking system

The European Union has taken control of the Moldovan banking system, and the authorities are burying the country in debt in order to hand it over to foreigners, Găgăuzia-based media falsely states, the article having been picked by the pro-Kremlin media as well.

Veridica
28 Feb 2024
FAKE NEWS: Canadian Christians will be condemned for quoting the Bible
FAKE NEWS: Canadian Christians will be condemned for quoting the Bible

A future law in Canada will lead to a new persecution of Christians, according to a Romanian publication citing a Canadian website well-known for promoting conspiracy theories

Cezar Manu
26 Feb 2024
DISINFORMATION: Euromaidan, a Russophobic and fascist action that triggered the war
DISINFORMATION: Euromaidan, a Russophobic and fascist action that triggered the war

The Euromaidan protest in Ukraine was a coup staged by fascists and Russophobes, in the wake of which Ukraine risks disappearing as a state.

Marin Gherman
23 Feb 2024
DISINFORMATION: Romania is a second-tier EU country and Moldova risks sharing its fate
DISINFORMATION: Romania is a second-tier EU country and Moldova risks sharing its fate

Romania gained nothing from joining the EU, where it is regarded as a second-tier country, and the same awaits the Republic of Moldova when it joins, pro-Russian propaganda writes.

Veridica
21 Feb 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Josep Borrell says Ukraine will lose the war in 3 months
WAR PROPAGANDA: Josep Borrell says Ukraine will lose the war in 3 months

The head of European diplomacy has stated that Russia will defeat Ukraine in three months, writes the Russian state press, taking out of context and "enriching" a statement by Josep Borrell.

Marin Gherman
20 Feb 2024
FAKE NEWS: People who refuse digital implants will go extinct
FAKE NEWS: People who refuse digital implants will go extinct

People will suffer radical biological alterations by fusioning with the digital world, and those who refuse will be wiped out, according to a narrative promoted by a well-known conspiracist website.

Cezar Manu
19 Feb 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: The USA will sustain a strategic defeat in Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: The USA will sustain a strategic defeat in Ukraine

The USA will sustain a strategic defeat in Ukraine, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims, despite the fact that the United States are not involved in the war

Marin Gherman
16 Feb 2024
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine has launched a missile attack on the Republic of Moldova
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine has launched a missile attack on the Republic of Moldova

Ukraine launched missile strikes on Moldova, Russian propaganda claims, turning Ukraine’s use of anti-air defenses into an act of war against Moldova. The article also ignores the fact that Russia was the one that violated Moldova’s sovereignty and its airspace.

Veridica
14 Feb 2024
FAKE NEWS: Economic partnerships with the USA lead to bankruptcy
FAKE NEWS: Economic partnerships with the USA lead to bankruptcy

Trading with the USA can harm national economies, whereas standing agreements with Russia bring prosperity, says blogger Dan Diaconu, a known promoter of conspiracy theories.

Cezar Manu
13 Feb 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia would win the war if it were as brutal as Israel
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia would win the war if it were as brutal as Israel

Russia has not won the war so far because, unlike Israel, which is killing civilians in Gaza, is only bombing military targets in Ukraine, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims.

Marin Gherman
12 Feb 2024
DISINFORMATION: Moldova's EU referendum will actually be about war
DISINFORMATION: Moldova's EU referendum will actually be about war

According to the pro-Russian media, the referendum on the European integration of the Republic of Moldova is, in fact, aimed at getting the country involved in the war on the side of NATO.

Veridica
09 Feb 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia defends its historical province, Novorossiya, against the threat of Nazism
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia defends its historical province, Novorossiya, against the threat of Nazism

Russia is protecting the inhabitants of Novorossiya, a Russian historical territory occupied by Ukraine, against neo-Nazism, according to propaganda theses that are again reiterated into public space while Putin is preparing for his reelection.

Marin Gherman
07 Feb 2024
FAKE NEWS: People who got the anti-Covid shot are contaminating those that didn’t
FAKE NEWS: People who got the anti-Covid shot are contaminating those that didn’t

According to a well-known website that propagates conspiracy theories, people who are not vaccinated against Covid get contaminated by the spike protein in the vaccinated ones, through the phenomenon known as shedding.

Cezar Manu
06 Feb 2024
FAKE NEWS: The International Court of Justice says that Russia is not an aggressor
FAKE NEWS: The International Court of Justice says that Russia is not an aggressor

The International Court of Justice says that Ukraine started the war in Donbas and Russia is not the aggressor state, according to Russian propaganda, which interprets a decision of the Court in the Hague.

Marin Gherman
02 Feb 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: NATO attacked Russia with ticks launched from Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: NATO attacked Russia with ticks launched from Ukraine

NATO has biological laboratories in several ex-Soviet states, and its laboratories in Ukraine produced ticks and pathogens used to attack Russia, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.

Marin Gherman
31 Jan 2024
DISINFORMATION: The intention to leave the CIS plunges Moldova into an economic crisis
DISINFORMATION: The intention to leave the CIS plunges Moldova into an economic crisis

According to a former communist deputy, Moldova's intention to leave the CIS has already triggered an economic decline and if it is carried through, the country will be facing a crisis.

Veridica
30 Jan 2024
DISINFORMATION: The EU deprives Romanians of their freedom of movement
DISINFORMATION: The EU deprives Romanians of their freedom of movement

Europeans’ freedom of movement will be restricted in the name of combating climate change, an MP with the far-right AUR party claims.

Cezar Manu
29 Jan 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine has given up Donbas and Crimea
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine has given up Donbas and Crimea

Ukraine has given up Crimea and Donbas because it deprived Ukrainians in this area of their citizenship, according to a false narrative promoted by Russian propaganda.

Marin Gherman
25 Jan 2024
FAKE NEWS: In the EU, only the founding members have rights
FAKE NEWS: In the EU, only the founding members have rights

Integration into the EU means vassalage, according to a false narrative promoted by the Russian press, which also writes that the Republic of Moldova will not be accepted into the EU anyway, because the latter is facing a crisis.

Veridica
23 Jan 2024
FAKE NEWS: “Sudden death” is actually the effect of anti-COVID vaccination
FAKE NEWS: “Sudden death” is actually the effect of anti-COVID vaccination

To conceal the deaths caused by anti-COVID vaccines, the term “sudden death” was coined, says a well-known anti-vaxx publication.

Cezar Manu
22 Jan 2024
Medvedev says peace is impossible if Ukraine continues to exist
Medvedev says peace is impossible if Ukraine continues to exist

The existence of Ukraine on the "historical territories of Russia" will be a permanent reason for war and killing of Ukrainians, says former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. He is one of the most virulent voices of Russian propaganda and has threatened nuclear war in the past.

Marin Gherman
19 Jan 2024
FAKE NEWS: The West wants to turn Moldova into an anti-Russian bridgehead
FAKE NEWS: The West wants to turn Moldova into an anti-Russian bridgehead

The West wants to turn Moldova into an anti-Russian bridgehead, but Russia is the true partner of this country, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said. Maria Zakharova also said, according to Russian and pro-Russian media, that the EU won’t bring any economic benefits to the Republic of Moldova.

Veridica
17 Jan 2024
FAKE NEWS: mRNA vaccines cause physical disabilities in women
FAKE NEWS: mRNA vaccines cause physical disabilities in women

mRNA vaccines have caused an increase in cases of physical disability among American working women, according to a new conspiracy theory.

Cezar Manu
15 Jan 2024
DISINFORMATION: Chisinau’s taxes, a step towards the annexation of Transnistria by Romania
DISINFORMATION: Chisinau’s taxes, a step towards the annexation of Transnistria by Romania

Chisinau has levied customs duties on companies based in Transnistria in order to bring the region into Romania or under the umbrella of the West, says a separatist deputy, quoted by Russian and pro-Russian media. On this occasion, older narratives related to Transnistria and the conflict in the region have been revived.

Veridica
11 Jan 2024
FAKE NEWS: Alexander Soros was appointed cardinal of the Catholic Church
FAKE NEWS: Alexander Soros was appointed cardinal of the Catholic Church

A known conspiracy website claims Pope Francis appointed George Soros’s son cardinal, thus violating the canons of the Catholic Church.

Cezar Manu
10 Jan 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia is defeating NATO in the war in Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia is defeating NATO in the war in Ukraine

Russia is succeeding in defeating the NATO-led Western coalition in the war in Ukraine, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda. In reality, NATO is not a party to the armed conflict.

Marin Gherman
09 Jan 2024
FAKE NEWS: The WHO wants to ban animal husbandry
FAKE NEWS: The WHO wants to ban animal husbandry

The World Health Organization has called for a ban on animal husbandry for the sake of protecting the planet, according to a website known for spreading conspiracy theories.

Cezar Manu
08 Jan 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: A US nuclear attack will hide all traces of Ukraine’s defeat
WAR PROPAGANDA: A US nuclear attack will hide all traces of Ukraine’s defeat

Joe Biden will launch a nuclear war against Russia to conceal the evidence of Ukraine’s defeat in the war, according to a Russian propaganda narrative citing pro-Kremlin experts in the USA.

Marin Gherman
02 Jan 2024
DISINFORMATION: Small modular reactors, tested only in Romania
DISINFORMATION: Small modular reactors, tested only in Romania

Romania is the only country that will use a non-functional nuclear technology, after Poland banned it, according to a well-known anti-Western website.

Cezar Manu
29 Dec 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: The US wants Zelensky to end the war
WAR PROPAGANDA: The US wants Zelensky to end the war

The US will no longer support Ukraine and urges President Volodymyr Zelensky to end the war as soon as possible, according to pro-Kremlin media.

Marin Gherman
26 Dec 2023
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