Fake News, Disinformation & Propaganda - Marin Gherman

WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU recommends Zelensky to cede territories to Russia
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU recommends Zelensky to cede territories to Russia

For a lasting peace in Ukraine, Zelensky will have to cede part of the territory to Russia, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda, which cites pro-Russian experts in the West

Marin Gherman
23 Oct 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelenskyy has lost the support of the West and Romania
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelenskyy has lost the support of the West and Romania

The president of Ukraine is no longer supported in the West, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes, calling Zelenskyy “an international beggar” and examining his visit to Bucharest.

Marin Gherman
16 Oct 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Because of the authorities, Ukraine will face a hard winter
WAR PROPAGANDA: Because of the authorities, Ukraine will face a hard winter

The Ukrainian authorities have not prepared for winter and the energy system will soon get to the brink of collapse, writes Russian propaganda to justify attacks on the energy infrastructure.

Marin Gherman
11 Oct 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: The population of Ukraine diminished because of NATO and the EU
WAR PROPAGANDA: The population of Ukraine diminished because of NATO and the EU

Kyiv’s willingness to join NATO and the EU has resulted in a demographic catastrophe, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda, which ignores the exodus caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Marin Gherman
04 Oct 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians are sending civilians from Kherson to filtration camps
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians are sending civilians from Kherson to filtration camps

Ukraine is bombing its own settlements and deports the civilian population to filtration camps, a false narrative reads. In fact, Russia itself is responsible for these crimes.

Marin Gherman
28 Sep 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Banning Russian-registered vehicles is evidence of the EU’s Nazism
WAR PROPAGANDA: Banning Russian-registered vehicles is evidence of the EU’s Nazism

The decision of EU states to ban the access of vehicles with Russian license plates is evidence of Europe’s Nazism and Russophobia, pro-Kremlin media writes.

Marin Gherman
26 Sep 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: The war has saved Russia from unemployment and poverty
WAR PROPAGANDA: The war has saved Russia from unemployment and poverty

The partial mobilization announced by Vladimir Putin a year ago has solved Russia's unemployment problem and generated global economic growth, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
21 Sep 2023
FAKE NEWS: Ukrainians don’t learn anything useful from NATO training
FAKE NEWS: Ukrainians don’t learn anything useful from NATO training

Ukraine and NATO blame each other for the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, and the training provided by NATO is ineffective, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
18 Sep 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: NATO specialists from Romania and the Netherlands, killed in Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: NATO specialists from Romania and the Netherlands, killed in Ukraine

Russia bombed Kryvyi Rih to kill the NATO specialists in Ukraine, according to propaganda claiming that missile attacks on civilians are not war crime

Marin Gherman
14 Sep 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine glorifies the killers of 1.5 million Jews
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine glorifies the killers of 1.5 million Jews

Kyiv glorifies Ukrainian nationalists who killed 1.5 million Jews during World War 2, according to a false narrative promoted by Vladimir Putin.

Marin Gherman
08 Sep 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians in Poland will be extradited and sent to the frontline
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians in Poland will be extradited and sent to the frontline

Poland will extradite eighty thousand Ukrainians who will be sent to the frontline, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes, misquoting an article carried by Polish media.

Marin Gherman
06 Sep 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine wants to massacre Russians in Crimea
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine wants to massacre Russians in Crimea

Ukraine is planning to massacre Russians in Crimea, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda, which deliberately misquotes the head of Ukraine's intelligence agency.

Marin Gherman
29 Aug 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Poland wants to attack Russia and occupy western Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: Poland wants to attack Russia and occupy western Ukraine

Poland's military strengthening is a threat to Russia and the goal is to annex western Ukraine, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims.

Marin Gherman
10 Aug 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians await rescue from Russia
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians await rescue from Russia

Ukraine is a socially, nationally and economically divided state, and its people, abandoned by the authorities, are waiting to be rescued by Russia, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
08 Aug 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia is saving Ukrainians from self-destruction
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia is saving Ukrainians from self-destruction

Western propaganda is making Ukrainians self-destruct, and Russia needs to stop them through “de-Nazification”, pro-Kremlin media writes.

Marin Gherman
04 Aug 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians want a president like Vladimir Putin
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians want a president like Vladimir Putin

Ukrainians want a president like Putin, not the West’s puppets, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda. In fact, 98 of Ukrainians hate Putin.

Marin Gherman
01 Aug 2023
Kondratyuk: the EU has allowed Ukraine to violate the rights of Russian speakers
Kondratyuk: the EU has allowed Ukraine to violate the rights of Russian speakers

The EU has agreed to Ukraine violating the rights of Russian speakers, reads a pro-Kremlin propaganda article, misquoting a Ukrainian official

Marin Gherman
27 Jul 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians are sentenced to prison for talking to their relatives in Russia
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians are sentenced to prison for talking to their relatives in Russia

Ukrainian citizens are sentenced to prison for corresponding with their relatives in Russia, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
24 Jul 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Interpol will search for Ukrainians who fled the mobilization
WAR PROPAGANDA: Interpol will search for Ukrainians who fled the mobilization

At the request of the Ukrainian authorities, Interpol will search for the men who fled the mobilization, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
21 Jul 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine will become part of Poland in order to join NATO and the EU
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine will become part of Poland in order to join NATO and the EU

To become part of the EU and NATO, Ukraine will accept being annexed to Poland, reads a Russian propaganda narrative, deliberately misinterpreting a series of recent political and diplomatic developments.

Marin Gherman
14 Jul 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia’s peace plan rallies growing support from the EU
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia’s peace plan rallies growing support from the EU

The European Parliament has greenlit Russia’s peace plan, Kremlin-linked media writes, in fact quoting a single MEP, known for his close ties with Moscow.

Marin Gherman
11 Jul 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainian cemeteries are overwhelmed by the increasing number of military casualties
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainian cemeteries are overwhelmed by the increasing number of military casualties

Ukraine has sustained such great losses on the battlefield, that the relatives of fallen servicemen have taken to the streets to demand the construction of new cemeteries, Russian propaganda writes. In fact, the rally called for the opening of a National Military Memorial.

Marin Gherman
04 Jul 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians want Russian citizenship to protect their children from the EU
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians want Russian citizenship to protect their children from the EU

Ukrainian refugees will ask for Russian citizenship so that the EU cannot take their children, the pro-Kremlin press writes. In reality, it is Moscow that has kidnapped and deported Ukrainian children.

Marin Gherman
03 Jul 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: The UN has accused Ukraine of torturing civilians
WAR PROPAGANDA: The UN has accused Ukraine of torturing civilians

The United Nations accused Ukraine of torturing civilians, pro-Kremlin media writes. In fact, the UN report blames Russia for the suffering of civilians.

Marin Gherman
29 Jun 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: The Sea of Azov is an internal sea of Russia
WAR PROPAGANDA: The Sea of Azov is an internal sea of Russia

Moscow has blocked the process of setting-up foreign military bases in the Sea of ​​Azov after it legally became an inland sea of ​​Russia, according to pro-Kremlin media.

Marin Gherman
21 Jun 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Romanians have understood that they should not support Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: Romanians have understood that they should not support Ukraine

Romania should not support Ukraine because its borders are not recognized, according to Senator Diana Sosoaca. This false narrative has been widely distributed by the Russian media.

Marin Gherman
19 Jun 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: The conflict in Ukraine is a civil war designed to restore Great Russia
WAR PROPAGANDA: The conflict in Ukraine is a civil war designed to restore Great Russia

The war in Ukraine is a post-Soviet civil war for the restoration of Great Russia, which the West wants to prevent by forcing Ukrainians to fight and die, the Russian propaganda claims.

Marin Gherman
15 Jun 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Moral principles prevent Russia from ending the war
WAR PROPAGANDA: Moral principles prevent Russia from ending the war

Russia is fighting this war for ethical reasons, which is why it will keep fighting until it wins, Moscow propaganda argues. In fact, Russian troops have committed numerous war crimes.

Marin Gherman
31 May 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Andrzej Duda says that Russia will win the war
WAR PROPAGANDA: Andrzej Duda says that Russia will win the war

The president of Poland has stated that Russia will win the war in Ukraine, writes the Russian propaganda press. In fact, the press distorted an interview given by Andzej Duda.

Marin Gherman
02 Jun 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: NATO supports Ukraine in order to trigger a world war
WAR PROPAGANDA: NATO supports Ukraine in order to trigger a world war

NATO is delivering weapons to Ukraine in order to trigger a world war, according to Russian propaganda. In fact, NATO is providing assistance to Kyiv to help this country fend off the Russian military aggression.

Marin Gherman
29 May 2023
DISINFORMATION: Ukraine is an invention of the Soviet Union
DISINFORMATION: Ukraine is an invention of the Soviet Union

Ukraine did not exist prior to the creation of the USSR, Russian media writes, quoting Vladimir Putin. The false narrative ignores a number of major chapters in the history of Ukraine.

Marin Gherman
27 May 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: The West believes Ukraine will lose the war
WAR PROPAGANDA: The West believes Ukraine will lose the war

A former NATO general claims the West believes Ukraine will lose the war and might thus cancel its counteroffensive, pro-Kremlin media writes. The statement of General Ben Hodges was in fact edited.

Marin Gherman
24 May 2023
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