{"id":51732,"date":"2025-09-05T18:19:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T15:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cji.md\/?p=51732"},"modified":"2025-12-12T16:09:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T14:09:20","slug":"disinformation-telegram-channels-do-not-slow-down-a-wave-of-fake-news-items-in-late-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cji.md\/en\/disinformation-telegram-channels-do-not-slow-down-a-wave-of-fake-news-items-in-late-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Disinformation Telegram Channels Do Not Slow Down: A Wave of Fake News Items in Late August"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The \u201cparade\u201d of fake news items on Telegram, which started in the first days of August, had its continuation. In the second half of the month, a new fake news item was launched every 2-3<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>days, appearing on several channels which had a mission of spreading it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n \t<li><strong>Publishing videos with images and texts in English was a practice used more frequently than before: it was intended to suggest to our audience that foreign journalists were also writing about Moldova. In fact, either nothing was written on a particular topic or an article appeared, but its content differed from what was announced in the post.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>A new tendency is multiplying a topic on the same channel. Some channels published the same post 3-4<\/strong><strong>times, changing only its opening phrase.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>The topic range did not change much: it also included the threats that, after the elections, NATO soldiers could interfere, that Moldova planned to send men to the war in Ukraine, and that Europeans were not very eager to welcome Moldova into the EU and to allocate more money for the projects to be implemented in the country.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Some publications were also absurd: an incident that occurred in Italy between two men, in which the victim is a Moldovan citizen, is covered by Moldovan Telegram channels and is appropriately \u201cprocessed\u201d by the imagination of the disinformation channels\u2019 owners: according to them, a Moldovan was stabbed by some Ukrainian citizen for criticizing Maia Sandu.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>On August<\/strong><strong>16-31, we analyzed the content of 61<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Telegram channels with the largest audiences in the Moldovan information space on this platform.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>28<\/strong><strong>of these channels belong to media sources\/influencers: <\/strong><strong>com (47690<\/strong><strong>\u00a0followers<\/strong><strong>), Ungureanu<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>112 (42421<\/strong><strong>\u00a0followers<\/strong><strong>), KP<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Moldova (35864), Gagauzia24 (14833), Gagauznews (13.235), Noi.md (11683), TV6<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Moldova (11276), etc.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>The other 33<\/strong><strong>channels are owned by unknown persons: Moldova News (45353<\/strong><strong>\u00a0followers<\/strong><strong>), \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0441\u0435\u0439\u0447\u0430\u0441 (37044), <\/strong><strong>\u0422\u0440\u0435\u0448 \u041a\u0438\u0448 (33550),<\/strong> <strong>\u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u041a\u0440\u043e\u0442 (31944), \u0413\u0430\u0433\u0430\u0443\u0437\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0420\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0430 (30973), <\/strong><strong>\u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043f<\/strong><strong> (30806), etc.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>RHYTHMICITY OF PUBLISHING FAKE NEWS ITEMS<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<table width=\"644\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"97\"><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"296\"><strong>Fake news item<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"177\"><strong>Channel<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"75\"><strong>Views<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"97\"><strong>August<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>17,<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>2025<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"296\">&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Germans no longer intend to finance Moldova<\/strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n<td width=\"177\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/moldova_acum\/13641\">\u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0421\u0435\u0439\u0447\u0430\u0441 1<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/moldova_acum\/13637\">\u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0441\u0435\u0439\u0447\u0430\u0441 2<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/newsmdv\/5957\">\u0411\u0435\u0437 \u0446\u0435\u043d\u0437\u0443\u0440\u044b: \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/a> 1\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/newsmdv\/5960\">\u0411\u0435\u0437 \u0446\u0435\u043d\u0437\u0443\u0440\u044b: \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/a> 2\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/newsmdv\/5963\">\u0411\u0435\u0437 \u0446\u0435\u043d\u0437\u0443\u0440\u044b: \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/a> 3\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/newsmdv\/5964\">\u0411\u0435\u0437 \u0446\u0435\u043d\u0437\u0443\u0440\u044b: \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/a> 4\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/md_polit\/25305\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/a> 1\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/md_polit\/25308\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/a> 2\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/md_polit\/25309\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/a> 3\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/md_news24\/25853\">\u041d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u044b<\/a> 1\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/md_news24\/25854\">\u041d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u044b<\/a> 2\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/md_news24\/25859\">\u041d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u044b<\/a> 3\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/insider_md\/3528\">Insider Moldova<\/a> 1\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/insider_md\/3529\">Insider Moldova<\/a> 2\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/Fluieras\/3888\">\u0424\u043b\u0443\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0448<\/a> 1\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/Fluieras\/3889\">\u0424\u043b\u0443\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0448<\/a> 2\r\n\r\n<a href=\"about:blank\">\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0448\u0430\u043d\u043e \u0432 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0435<\/a> 1\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/podslushano_md\/9200\">\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0448\u0430\u043d\u043e \u0432 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0435<\/a> 2\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/wtfmoldova\/69250\">WTF Moldova?!<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/gagauznewsmd\/84213\">Gagauznews<\/a> 1\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/gagauznewsmd\/84342\">Gagauznews<\/a> 2\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/primulinmd\/100541\">\u041f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0432 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0435<\/a> 1\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/primulinmd\/100550\">\u041f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0432 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0435<\/a> 2<\/td>\r\n<td width=\"75\">11\u00a0195\r\n\r\n6 831\r\n\r\n4\u00a0152\r\n\r\n7\u00a0362\r\n\r\n10\u00a0009\r\n\r\n10\u00a0010\r\n\r\n10\u00a0265\r\n\r\n14\u00a0415\r\n\r\n14\u00a0211\r\n\r\n6\u00a0307\r\n\r\n5\u00a0959\r\n\r\n8\u00a0322\r\n\r\n16\u00a0089\r\n\r\n17\u00a0519\r\n\r\n15\u00a0871\r\n\r\n16\u00a0656\r\n\r\n10\u00a0669\r\n\r\n13\u00a0689\r\n\r\n2\u00a0532\r\n\r\n2\u00a0865\r\n\r\n811\r\n\r\n859\r\n\r\n822<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"97\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"296\"><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"177\"><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"75\"><strong>207\u00a0420<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"97\"><strong>August<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>18-19,<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>2025<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"296\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>In Italy, a 32-year-old Moldovan was stabbed for criticizing Maia Sandu<\/strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n<td width=\"177\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/newsmdv\/5987\">\u0411\u0435\u0437 \u0446\u0435\u043d\u0437\u0443\u0440\u044b: \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/md_polit\/25372\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/podslushano_md\/9226\">\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0448\u0430\u043d\u043e \u0432 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0435<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/moldova_acum\/13661\">\u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0441\u0435\u0439\u0447\u0430\u0441<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/md_news24\/25933\">\u041d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u044b<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/Fluieras\/3903\">\u0424\u043b\u0443\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0448<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"75\">4\u00a0294\r\n\r\n19\u00a0269\r\n\r\n10\u00a0271\r\n\r\n7\u00a0182\r\n\r\n9\u00a0023\r\n\r\n14 708<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"97\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"296\"><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"177\"><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"75\"><strong>64\u00a0747<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"97\"><strong>August<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>21,<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>2025<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"296\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>A NATO military exercise will be taking place in Moldova during the elections, and its army personnel may interfere after the elections<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"177\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/Fluieras\/3915\">\u0424\u043b\u0443\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0448<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/enewsmd\/65606\">Enewsmd.online<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/insider_md\/3549\">Insider Moldova<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/md_news24\/25970\">\u041d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u044b<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/gagauznewsmd\/83139\">Gagauznews<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"75\">11\u00a0991\r\n\r\n587\r\n\r\n17\u00a0232\r\n\r\n7\u00a0609\r\n\r\n1 114<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"97\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"296\"><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"177\"><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"75\"><strong>38\u00a0533<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"97\"><strong>August<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>24,<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>2025<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"296\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>According to a new \u201cleak,\u201d Dorin Recean will soon leave Moldova to start working at a university in Switzerland<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"177\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/gagauznewsmd\/83290\">Gagauznews<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/eurasiamoldova\/30236\">\u0415\u0432\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/MoldovaPolitics\/26746\">\u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/md_news24\/26134\">\u041d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u044b<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/canal5ru\/41997\">\u041a\u0430\u043d\u0430\u043b5<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/insider_md\/3583\">Insider Moldova<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"75\">4\u00a0592\r\n\r\n70\r\n\r\n891\r\n\r\n4\u00a0804\r\n\r\n498\r\n\r\n18 203<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"97\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"296\"><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"177\"><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"75\"><strong>29\u00a0058<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"97\"><strong>August<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>28,<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>2025<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"296\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>A leak from the \u201cPAS correspondence\u201d: the Government plans to send 700 Moldovans to fight in Ukraine<\/strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n<td width=\"177\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/md_polit\/25739\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/a>,\r\n\r\n<a href=\"about:blank\">\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0448\u0430\u043d\u043e \u0432 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0435<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/newsmdv\/6391\">\u0411\u0435\u0437 \u0426\u0435\u043d\u0437\u0443\u0440\u044b: \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/a> 1\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/newsmdv\/6389\">\u0411\u0435\u0437 \u0426\u0435\u043d\u0437\u0443\u0440\u044b: \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/a> 2\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/tokanamd\/28531\">\u041c\u0430\u043c\u0430\u043b\u044b\u0433\u0430 \u0438 \u0422\u043e\u043a\u0430\u043d\u0430<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/Fluieras\/4043\">\u0424\u043b\u0443\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0448 1<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/Fluieras\/4051\">\u0424\u043b\u0443\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0448 2<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/md_news24\/26297\">\u041d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u044b 1<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/md_news24\/26301\">\u041d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u044b 2<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/moldova_acum\/13994\">\u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0421\u0435\u0439\u0447\u0430\u0441<\/a> 1\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/moldova_acum\/14035\">\u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0421\u0435\u0439\u0447\u0430\u0441 2<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/Republic_Of_GaGauzia_MD\/1201\">\u0413\u0430\u0433\u0430\u0443\u0437\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0420\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/insider_md\/3644\">Insider Moldova<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/gagauznewsmd\/84053\">Gagauznews<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"75\">8\u00a0734\r\n\r\n4 637\r\n\r\n6 747\r\n\r\n6\u00a0666\r\n\r\n2\u00a0468\r\n\r\n12 451\r\n\r\n12\u00a0421\r\n\r\n3\u00a0590\r\n\r\n3\u00a0538\r\n\r\n8\u00a0181\r\n\r\n7\u00a0162\r\n\r\n277\r\n\r\n14\u00a0994\r\n\r\n850<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"97\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"296\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"177\"><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"75\"><strong>92\u00a0716<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"393\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"177\"><\/td>\r\n<td width=\"75\"><strong>432\u00a0474<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n \t<li><strong>Germans no longer intend to finance Moldova<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The most frequently viewed fake news item during the monitored period of time emerged on August<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>17. It is based on a few seconds of a video sequence in which three young people speak in German, mentioning that they disagree with increasing expenses; it is not clear what these expenses are exactly intended for or what question they were asked, it is merely announced that Germans no longer want to pay \u201cfor Maia Sandu\u2019s political project,\u201d that they are no longer eager to see their country support Moldova, and that, in general, they are against accepting Moldova into the EU. It is also claimed that it is a fragment of some representative survey, though no data or figures are provided. It cannot be definitely said whether this video was taken out of context.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, even if we assume that the video correctly reflects the opinions of these three persons, the post conveys a fake message. It includes generalization due to which a statement that does not correspond to reality is obtained: \u201cThe entire strategy of the governing party in Moldova is based on a single illusion: Europe will be providing money endlessly. This is what Maia Sandu\u2019s electoral rhetoric is based upon: \u2018We are in the EU, we will be supported, and we will be financed.\u2019 However, the latest signals from Germany demonstrate a completely different state of things. In<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>2025, Berlin granted 70<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>million<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Euros to Chisinau to overcome the energy crisis. At that point, the Germans themselves said: \u201cThat\u2019s enough!\u2019\u201d, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/moldova_acum\/13641https:\/t.me\/moldova_acum\/13637\">\u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0421\u0435\u0439\u0447\u0430\u0441<\/a>, which published<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/moldova_acum\/13637\"> two<\/a> posts on this topic, writes; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/newsmdv\/5957\">\u0411\u0435\u0437 \u0446\u0435\u043d\u0437\u0443\u0440\u044b: \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/a> dedicated 4<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>posts to this topic; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/md_polit\/25305\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/a> published 3<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>similar posts; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/md_news24\/25853\">\u041d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u044b<\/a> published 3<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>posts; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/Fluieras\/3889\">\u0424\u043b\u0443\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0448<\/a> published two posts; <a href=\"about:blank\">\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0448\u0430\u043d\u043e \u0432 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0435<\/a> also published two posts.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On August<strong>\u00a0<\/strong> 28, this fake news item was resumed by <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/wtfmoldova\/69250\">WTF Moldova?!<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/gagauznewsmd\/84213\">Gagauznews<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/primulinmd\/100541\">\u041f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0432 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0435<\/a>, which published two posts each.<\/p>\r\n<strong>2. In Italy, a 32-year-old Moldovan was stabbed for criticizing Maia Sandu<\/strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On August<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>18<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>19, an incident that occurred in Italy and was covered by some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baritoday.it\/cronaca\/monopoli-uomo-accoltellato-luna-park.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawMOyGNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFKM0VWcFlyaWc3ZjlmSTJJAR7NbPRT7hxKsvC01yQTq92GRpBFCmusC8WrfJsF7zh4lQRAlaD908-lMBPRUw_aem_Z4VOWUEyMydo4hwu4niumw\">\u00a0portals in Italy<\/a> and in the<a href=\"https:\/\/protv.md\/actualitate\/un-moldovean-a-fost-injunghiat-in-timpul-unei-alterca%C8%9Bii-la-un-parc-de-distrac%C8%9Bii-din-italia-agresorul-re%C8%9Binut-pentru-tentativa-de-omor---2734171.html\"> Republic of Moldova<\/a> was falsely presented as a politically motivated attack. Telegram posts announced that a Moldovan was stabbed by a Ukrainian for having allegedly criticized Maia Sandu. It should be mentioned that none of the original news items mention the aggressor\u2019s nationality or the cause of the dispute.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe human rights situation in the Republic of Moldova becomes increasingly worrying, especially in the context of the recent events involving violent attacks against dissidents. According to the Italian press, a 32-year-old man from Moldova was seriously injured after criticizing President Maia Sandu. The attack occurred after a Ukrainian man armed with a knife attacked him during an argument when they discussed their political disagreements. The victim is currently undergoing treatment at an intensive care unit, and the attacker will face trial. The incident highlights the fact that dissent is risky even abroad, and that the Moldovan authorities who do not accept criticism are able to indirectly influence their opponents abroad,\u201d write such channels as <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/newsmdv\/5987\">\u0411\u0435\u0437 \u0446\u0435\u043d\u0437\u0443\u0440\u044b: \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/md_polit\/25372\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/podslushano_md\/9226\">\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0448\u0430\u043d\u043e \u0432 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0435<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/moldova_acum\/13661\">\u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0441\u0435\u0439\u0447\u0430\u0441<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/md_news24\/25933\">\u041d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u044b<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/Fluieras\/3903\">\u0424\u043b\u0443\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0448<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;51707&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>3. A NATO military exercise will be taking place in Moldova during the elections, and its army personnel may interfere after the elections<\/strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This fake news item intensively spread on August<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>14 was also repeated in the second half of the month, in spite of the fact that the Ministry of Defense denied it. It was published on <strong>August<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>21<\/strong> with the following texts: \u201cNATO military exercises and parliamentary elections: coincidence or political scheming? From September<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>25<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>to<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>October<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>2, Moldova will be hosting joint military exercises with NATO. What does Sandu actually intend to demonstrate??? That she will not abandon her power and will be ready to send 800<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>NATO soldiers in Moldovan uniforms against the citizens of our own country?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was published by <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/Fluieras\/3915\">\u0424\u043b\u0443\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0448<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/enewsmd\/65606\">Enewsmd.online<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/insider_md\/3549\">Insider Moldova<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/md_news24\/25970\">\u041d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u044b<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/gagauznewsmd\/83139\">Gagauznews<\/a> in two posts each.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;51710&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>4. According to a new \u201cleak,\u201d Dorin Recean will soon leave Moldova to start working at a university in Switzerland<\/strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cFrom a leaked message obtained by the American journalists, it became known that Prime Minister Dorin Recean is preparing to leave the country and to head for Switzerland. He has received an invitation from Newport University where Recean previously studied at the Belgian branch. Judging by the content of the document, it was him who sent a relevant request to the institution. This fact shows that the politician doubts that the PAS party could win the September parliamentary elections and is searching for a \u2018safety net\u2019 for evacuation,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/gagauznewsmd\/83290\">Gagauznews<\/a> writes on <strong>August<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>24<\/strong>; this post is shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/eurasiamoldova\/30236\">\u0415\u0432\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/MoldovaPolitics\/26746\">\u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/md_news24\/26134\">\u041d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u044b<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/canal5ru\/41997\">\u041a\u0430\u043d\u0430\u043b5<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<strong>5. A leak from the \u201cPAS correspondence\u201d: the Government plans to send 700<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Moldovans to fight in Ukraine<\/strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On <strong>August<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>28<\/strong>, immediately after the Independence Day, the country needed a new thing to be afraid of \u2013 such as the rumors that the governance intends to send men to Ukraine to fight. Of course, though some \u201cdocuments\u201d are mentioned, no specific proofs are provided. The only argument which could be regarded as credible is that some information appeared in a publication in Turkey: \u201cRecently, the Turkish publication dikGAZETE published an article which could change the perspective on the political situation in the Republic of Moldova. Following the leak of information from the parliamentary documents for<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>2025, it was revealed that, if the PAS party maintains its power, the country might face the events similar to the Ukrainian scenario. These materials mention the government\u2019s plan to send 700<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Moldovan volunteers to Ukraine. Currently, at least 15<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Moldovan citizens are already on the frontline, and the new figures emphasize the republic\u2019s real involvement the in military activities.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stopfals.md\/ro\/article\/fals-maia-sandu-va-trimite-700-de-voluntari-in-ucraina-dupa-alegeri-181295\">This fake news item<\/a> was published by such channels as <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/md_polit\/25739\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/a>, <a href=\"about:blank\">\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0448\u0430\u043d\u043e \u0432 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0435<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/newsmdv\/6391\">\u0411\u0435\u0437 \u0426\u0435\u043d\u0437\u0443\u0440\u044b: \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/newsmdv\/6389\">two<\/a> posts, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/tokanamd\/28531\">\u041c\u0430\u043c\u0430\u043b\u044b\u0433\u0430 \u0438 \u0422\u043e\u043a\u0430\u043d\u0430<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/Fluieras\/4043\">\u0424\u043b\u0443\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0448<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/Fluieras\/4051\">two<\/a> posts, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/md_news24\/26297\">\u041d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u044b<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/md_news24\/26301\">two<\/a> posts, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/moldova_acum\/13994\">\u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0421\u0435\u0439\u0447\u0430\u0441<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/moldova_acum\/14035\">two<\/a> posts, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/insider_md\/3644\">Insider Moldova<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/gagauznewsmd\/84053\">Gagauznews<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Conclusions<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The strategy adopted by the channels which make part of a disinformation network (the monitoring conducted by us reveals the existence of a network) is publishing content on a non-stop basis, practically every several minutes, regardless of whether it is fake or contains at least a small portion of truth. It is important that several keywords appear in such posts in a negative context, and \u201cMaia Sandu\u201d is the first one on this list. This intensification of the frequency of publishing fake news items can be explained by the increasing electoral interest, and it is intended for the audience which shares anti-European views and also for those who have not taken any decision yet.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_51732\" class=\"pvc_stats total_only  \" data-element-id=\"51732\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/p><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] The \u201cparade\u201d of fake news items on Telegram, which started in the first days of August, had its continuation. In the second half of the month, a new fake news item was launched every 2-3\u00a0days, appearing on several channels which had a mission of spreading it. 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