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…
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…
Este statul român ilegitim din punct de vedere juridic pentru că tranziția de la comunism la democrație nu a fost făcută printr-o lege specială? Nu, nu e adevărat: un stat nu dispare pentru că își schimbă regimul politic, iar forma de guvernare, suveranitatea și denumirea oficială ale României sunt stabilite prin Constituție. Afirmația a apărut într-un videoclip (arhivat aici) postat…
Did Romanian authorities, loyal to "globalists," prevent the Romanian diaspora from voting in the 2019 presidential election by defrauding the postal voting process? No, there's no evidence of that: Romanian citizens were able to vote by correspondence in 2019, but only around 41,000 people opted to do so, out of almost 6 million members of the diaspora. The claim appeared…
A votat Parlamentul României o lege care le interzice cetățenilor să-și reproducă porcii în gospodăriile proprii și să-i hrănească cu resturi de mâncare? Nu, nu e adevărat: legea cuprinde măsuri care trebuie să fie luate în cazul unei epidemii de pestă porcină africană și interzice hrănirea porcinelor sălbatice. Afirmația a apărut în acest videoclip (arhivat aici) publicat de utilizatorul TikTok…
Did the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) recently rule that Romania must legalize same-sex marriage? No, that's not true: the court found that Romania breached the European Convention on Human Rights and that it had a duty to provide legal recognition and protection for same-sex relationships. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) published on TikTok on May…
Este adevărat că o propunere de Regulament al Consiliului din partea Comisiei Europene, numită COM/2022/0695, cere ca România să legalizeze adopția pentru cuplurile de același sex? Nu, nu e adevărat: propunerea are scopul de a întări recunoașterea legală a calității de părinte (filiație) între statele membre UE, inclusiv în cazul copiilor cu părinți de același sex, dar nu are efect…
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…
Did the Romanian Parliament pass a law practically banning cash in order to reinstall totalitarianism? No, that's not true: PL-x 29/2023 is a draft law seeking to ensure that all Romanian workers have bank accounts and receive their salaries in them, to discourage illegal work. The claim originated from a video (archived here) published on TikTok by user @pichaku.picaku under…
Did former Israeli president Shimon Peres reveal that Israel has bought countries like Romania, Hungary, and Poland, in addition to Manhattan? No, that's not true: in a 2007 speech, Peres talked about how Israeli businesspeople are buying properties all over the world and thriving, using an unfortunate choice of words that was subsequently taken out of context. The claim originated…
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…
Este adevărat că vaccinarea este obligatorie în România pentru copii și adulți și că părinții care nu se vor conforma planului de vaccinare a copiilor își vor pierde drepturile asupra lor? Nu, nu e adevărat: vaccinarea nu este obligatorie în România, doar recomandată și nu există repercusiuni pentru părinții care refuză să-și vaccineze copiii. Subiectul a fost discutat în 2021…
Is the Romanian Parliament preparing to pass a law aimed at confiscating people's private property because Romania has too many homeowners? No, that's not true: there is no such law being debated or about to be passed by the Romanian Parliament. The claim originated in a video published by TikTok user @adrian.bucuresti (archived here) on May 17, 2023, with the…
Did a COVID-19 safety update published by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) say that 8,368 people died in 2022 in the EU because of taking the Pfizer COVID vaccine? No, that's not true: the report contains data from EudraVigilance, an open database where anyone can file a report for suspected adverse reactions to the vaccine (and any drug), even if…
Did politician Dan Barna say, in a 2021 interview, that Romanians who did not follow COVID-19 restrictions would soon be locked out of their homes? No, that's not true: Barna, who back then was serving as Romania's deputy prime minister, was referring to bar and restaurant owners who were not following restrictions for public indoor spaces, and said they would…
Does the 217/2015 law allow for people to be jailed if they mention the name of former Communist dictator, Nicolae Ceaușescu? No, that's not true: the 2015 amendment expanded a 2002 law on hate speech to effectively criminalize the promotion of the Legionary movement and Holocaust denial. The claim appared in a video on TikTok (archived here) published on March…
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