A fost România privată de 2 miliarde de euro din Planul Național de Redresare și Reziliență (PNRR) din cauza refuzului oficialilor de a renunța la pensiile speciale? Nu, nu este adevărat: fondurile PNRR nu au nicio legătură cu sistemul de pensii. România nu a ratat fondurile; a devenit ineligibilă să le primească de la UE din cauza creșterii economice neprevăzute…

Did Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to discuss enforcing a vaccination campaign? No, that's not true: Ciolacu met von der Leyen to discuss increasing Romania's budget deficit, the top priority of the visit, Romania's role in helping Ukraine, and the EU's resilience and recovery plan for Romania. According to official statements, there…

Este adevărat că Uniunea Europeană tocmai a impus o campanie de vaccinare pentru un nou vaccin Pfizer împotriva COVID-19? Nu, nu este adevărat: Comisia Europeană a autorizat recent vaccinul adaptat împotriva COVID-19 care vizează subvarianta Omicron XBB.1.5, dezvoltat de Pfizer. Vaccinarea cu el nu este obligatorie, deoarece UE nu poate impune acest lucru statelor membre independente ale Uniunii. Afirmația a…

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 hospitals using the latest surge in COVID-19 to ban relatives from seeing coronavirus patients so they could kill them? No, that's not true: These are normal restictions. One county hospital in Buzau banned visits to four of its departments and limited visiting hours to two per day in all others, due to the fact that it became the…

Au percheziționat procurorii anticorupție biroul lui Raed Arafat, șeful Departamentului pentru Situații de Urgență? Nu, nu este adevărat: procurorii de la Direcția Națională Anticorupție (DNA) au declanșat două anchete privind modul în care o stație GPL din județul Dâmbovița a putut funcționa fără licență de la serviciile de urgență, ceea ce a dus la patru explozii mortale pe 26 august…

Is the recent approval of lab-made meat by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) related to a recent study by two universities stating that the next pandemic might originate in the United States? No, that's not true: The video discussing this is misleading. Even though the speaker does not directly link the two events, her framing of it leads…

Is the fast publication of the book 'Fire and Fury: The Story of the 2023 Maui Fire and Its Implications for Climate Change' proof that it was written before the wildfires started, and that the fires must have been planned to reduce the population? No, that's not true: The author's background indicates that this is rather a work of fiction.…

Is a clip from 'The Simpsons' showing fires caused by beams of light proof the TV show predicted the use of directed energy weapons in the Maui wildfires? No, that's not true: The respective episode shows fires triggered by sunlight reflecting off a statue. Lead Stories has previously debunked the claim that DEWs caused the Hawaii wildfires that started on…

Is the EU going to block bank accounts in Europe if people don't spend at least a certain amount of money, set by Brussels? No, that's not true: The EU does not have the authority to block bank accounts. There are various projects and initiatives in the works, such as the digital Europe programme and the digital identity, aimed at…