Did Bill Gates and Chief of World Economic Forum (WEF), Klaus Schwab, discuss during the 2008 WEF creating diseases, in order to reduce world's population? No, that's not true: Gates talked about his desire of limiting the effects of diseases, like AIDS and malaria, through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in order to reduce mortality rates due to preventable…
Is there any proof to indicate that the Titan submersible's implosion in mid-June, 2023 was actually a cover-up to distract the public's attention from other events or to murder the well-off passengers of the submarine? No, that's not true: there is no evidence, as of the time of writing, that Titan's implosion was anything other than an accident. The claim…
Sunt medicii români și membrii celor două partide de guvernare, social-democrații (PSD) și național-liberalii (PNL), responsabili pentru uciderea pacienților cu COVID-19 în spitale în timpul pandemiei? Nu, nu este adevărat: narațiunea a fost răspândită de partide de extremă dreapta anti-vaccin, precum AUR și S.O.S. România, și reciclată în contextul viitoarelor alegeri din 2024: prezidențiale, parlamentare, locale și europarlamentare. Afirmația a…
Did the World Economic Forum (WEF) decide to ban the current Bible and have a new, unique global Bible written by artificial intelligence? No, that's not true: author and WEF contributor Yuval Noah Harari recently discussed AI's potential to generate original religious scripture, and his comments are misinterpreted by social media users. The claim appeared in a video published on…
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 World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union (EU) announce the introduction of a newly mandated worldwide vaccine certificate? No, that's not true: The two organizations announced the launch of a digital health partnership, aimed at establishing a global system that will help facilitate global mobility and protect citizens across the world from ongoing and future health threats.…
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…
Is the World Health Organization (WHO) attempting to limit citizens' freedom of movement by introducing a version of the EU Digital COVID Certificate that includes additional "mandatory" vaccines? No, that's not true: According to WHO, the purpose of the new certificate is to "facilitate global mobility and protect citizens across the world from ongoing and future health threats, including pandemics."…
Has the UN decided to put official LGBTQ+ flags outside its headquarters as a sign that this will be the "new normal" and that national flags are being replaced everywhere, including Romania? No, that's not true: while the UN supports the LGBT+ community, the flags that appear in several viral TikTok clips are at Rockefeller Center in New York. It…
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…
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