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.…

Is the U.K. government, through the Bank of England, about to substitute digital currency aimed at monitoring people for physical money? No, that's not true: The Bank of England, like many central banks, is considering the use of a digital currency, but the idea is still in development. It is not intended to replace physical money, and it is not…

Este adevărat că mai mulți piloți protestează împotriva răspândirii de către avioane a substanțelor chimice mortale în atmosferă, ținând în mâini postere pe care scrie „chemtrails"? Nu, nu este adevărat: o imagine distribuită pe TikTok și alte platforme a fost modificată digital pentru a înlocui conținutul original al unor postere afișate de piloți în timpul unui protest din New York…

Was Romanian president Klaus Iohannis involved in a child trafficking ring in the early 1990s responsible for selling three Romanian siblings to a Canadian organ bank? No, that's not true: Iohannis and his wife intermediated an adoption for a Canadian family in 1990, but the three children were not murdered for their organs and they are alive and well. The…

Did the Romanian government change the law during the teachers' strike to suspend their work contracts? No, that's not true: by law, during strike action, people's work contracts are suspended, if they chose to go on strike, apart from health allowance. The government changed the law during the teachers' strike to affect teachers' seniority, not their work contracts. The claim…

Este adevărat că noua Lege a Educației pentru școlile și liceele din România instituie cursuri de „educație LGBT" sau „educație de gen", obligatorii conform UE? Nu, nu e adevărat: proiectul de lege inițial menționa că profesorii au obligația de a promova diversitatea și interzicea toate formele de discriminare, inclusiv cea bazată pe orientare sexuală. Textul final al legii a înlocuit…

Did a school in Bucharest, Romania, impose new prison-like security measures to abide by regulations of the "15-minute city" concept? No, that's not true: a middle school in Bucharest's District 3 had been recently modernized to European Union standards with secure entries that use facial recognition technology and has nothing to do with the so-called 15 Minute City concept of…

Was doctor Rashid Buttar, a controversial medical figure who spoke out against COVID-19 vaccines, murdered because of his activism and beliefs? While still unclear, it is highly unlikely: Buttar had previously announced that he was suffering from heart condition and spent time in intensive care before passing away. The cause of death was not made public, but there is no…

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…

Do mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 create blood clots, which lead to thrombosis? No, that's not true: mRNA COVID vaccines have not been linked by scientific evidence to causing blood clots. The claim appeared in videos such as this one (archived here), published on TikTok in May 2023. It shows Romanian politician and member of the European Parliament Cristian Terheș speaking…