Este adevărat că președintele ucrainean Volodimir Zelenski le-a cerut liderilor români și mondiali să nu mai investească în infrastructură sau în alte sectoare economice din propriile țări și, în schimb, să cumpere arme pentru Ucraina? Nu, nu este adevărat: videoclipul care circulă pe rețelele de socializare este un extras dintr-un interviu „Raport special" acordat de Zelenski pentru Fox News, pe…

Are the Israeli hostages captured by Hamas and held in Gaza fake? No, that's not true: Testimonials of released hostages and family members of hostages have been published. Furthermore, videos of Hamas fighters kidnapping people filled the internet after the October 7, 2023 attack of Hamas on Israel. The claim originated from a video (archived here) on TikTok by user…

Are two Israeli teenagers, who recounted their experience of the Hamas attack on their kibbutz, paid actors? No, that's not true: Israeli-American teen Rotem Mathias is shown recounting the Hamas attack that left his parents dead while his sister, standing beside him, is trying to hold back tears, not laughing. The two were interviewed by ABC News for a report…

Does a state lose its sovereign rights and its constitution when it joins the European Union and/or NATO? No, that's not true: the European Union (EU) can only act in those areas of common interest where member countries have authorized it to do so, by authority of EU treaties. Member states maintain sovereign rights, and Romania's constitution remains the supreme…

Did the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, refer to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy when he said "Ukraine is a crime scene. The perpetrator is sitting right in this room" during a UN Security Council meeting in New York? No, that's not true: Michel's full speech and reports from the event show that he actually meant the opposite, referring…

Did Russian drones targeting the Port of Izmail in Ukraine accidentally strike Romania and land on Romanian soil? No, that's not true: parts of a drone were found in Romania following an attack against Ukraine, but the drone itself did not attack Romania accidentally or on purpose. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) published on TikTok by @marcus_pesquz…

Are Romanian reservists receiving orders by mail meant to mobilize them for war? No, that's not true: the claim is from a 2022 news report and this kind of notice is part of Romania's military standard routines, as every year reservists are called for updates on their military status. The claim originated in a video (archived here) published on TikTok…

Did Russia strike a secret NATO base hosted in a hotel in the city of Kramatorsk, Ukraine? No, that's not true: widespread media coverage and drone footage show that Russian missiles hit a crowded restaurant, leading to the death of dozens of civilians. The story appeared in a video (archived here) published on TikTok by user @pichaku.picaku on June 29,…

Did Russian soldiers recently destroy a German Leopard tank in Ukraine, proving the superiority of the Russian Army? No, that's not true: the video distributed by Romanian TikTok users is over a decade old and shows the test firing of a missile. The story originated from a video (archived here) published by user @codruta.cerva03 on TikTok, on June 16, 2023.…

Did the Ukrainian parliament approve a law in 2021 stipulating that Ukrainians, including children, can become organ donors posthumously, without their notarized consent and without relatives' consent? No, that's not true: This law amended the existing law on organ donation, adding that a written refusal of a previously agreed transplant does not require notarization in order to come into effect.…

Este adevărat că România plătește 1.000 de euro pe zi pentru soldații NATO care staționează pe teritoriul României? Nu, nu este adevărat: conform politicii de finanțare a NATO, statele membre în Alianța Nord-Atlantică detașează trupe și echipamente pe bază de voluntariat, iar Aliații contribuitori acoperă costurile asociate acestor detașări. Astfel, un grup de luptă NATO staționat în prezent în România…

Did an overnight Russian drone attack on May 13, 2023 in Khmelnytskyi, a city in the west of Ukraine, hit an ammunition storage facility that is supplied by NATO? No, that's not true: the drone attack hit infrastructure facilities. NATO stated, in an official response to the incident, that there is no ammunition storage supplied by NATO in Ukraine. The…

Este adevărat că mai multe vehicule militare și de poliție care au trecut prin Iași pe 18 mai 2023 transportau arme trimise de NATO Ucrainei? Nu, nu e adevărat: convoiul era un batalion român care se întorcea de la un exercițiu militar multinațional desfășurat în Polonia. Afirmația a apărut în mai multe videoclipuri pe TikTok, cum ar fi acesta (arhivat…

Did the Prime Minister of Romania announce that military service will become compulsory? No, that's not true: during a speech about state resilience, Romanian Prime Minister, Nicolae Ciucă, highlighted the importance of revising defense plans given the current security context, saying that small, technologically advanced armies, must return to "mass armies." He did not announce plans to reintroduce compulsory military…

Did hundreds of NATO tanks cross from Romania into Moldova, en route to the regions of Transnistria and Gagauzia, during the Orthodox Easter holiday? No, there is no evidence of that: no NATO convoys have been spotted in Moldova and a Moldovan government spokespesman denied the rumor. The claim appeared in a video published by TikTok user @ichimstefanel_vasilica03 on April…

Did Romania receive 1 billion euros from the European Commission in order to speed up arms manufacturing to arm Ukraine? No, that's not true: There is no 1 billion euros figure that was promised to Romania. The claim originates from a news article published by Active News, an online publication known for its false claims, which is the source of…

Did a Ukraine S-300 defense system hit two Romanian military aircraft - a MIG-21 fighter and an IAR 300 helicopter - in March 2022, leading to the death of eight military servicemen? No, that's not true: The official investigation is ongoing, but preliminary results and military sources indicate that technical factors most likely caused the two crashes. Romanian officials quickly…

Does a 1920 map of Romania, encompassing Moldova and parts of southern Ukraine, prove that Ukraine is an illegitimate country and that the Russian invasion was then justified? No, that's not true: European borders have changed frequently during the two World Wars and cannot be used nowadays to undermine the sovereignty of an independent state. The claim first appeared on…