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In the first part of August, monitoring the Moldovan information space on Facebook demonstrates that disinformation campaigns and manipulative discourse keep intensifying. The messages aim to shatter citizens’ trust in the state authorities, to undermine the election process, and to amplify social polarization by means of using sensitive topics. On 83Facebook pages and public groups monitored by us, it is observed that the prevailing narratives are from a well-known propaganda arsenal adapted to...

The most important event discussed within the Gagauz information space was the fact that Evghenia Gutul, the head of the autonomy, was sentenced to prison; her case was related to the illegal financing of the former Sor Party. The topic has been covered by various sources in the context of several disinformation narratives. A narrative appealing to emotions and national identity is that the arrest of the head of the region is an attack against Gagauzia’s autonomy. In a news item published by Can...

In the first half of August, one fake news item was published on the Telegram channels in the Moldovan information space “specialized” in anti-EU and anti-government content every two days. The rhythm of their publication demonstrates an unprecedented intensification of disinformation activity, which is most probably related to the upcoming parliamentary elections. The fakes were intended to supplement “traditional” disinformation narratives addressed to Moldovans: the LGBTQ+ “threat,” Russophob...

In the second half of July, the Moldovan TikTok information space abounded in a mixture of recurrent and emerging disinformation narratives relevant in the pre-election context, which aimed to undermine the public’s trust in the authorities, to instill fears about involving the Republic of Moldova into the war, to question European integration issues, and to de-legitimize the elections.  Monitoring 46channels which belong to a number of politicians, bloggers/influencers, and media sources, or ar...

In the second half of July, the amount of disinformation and manipulation messages published on Facebook in the pre-election context increased compared to the first two weeks monitored by us previously. In spite of the fact that the main narratives remain the same, the accents change and depend on the political agenda and current events. On the 83public Facebook pages and groups monitored by us, it is observed that most of the narratives come from the opposition parties and leaders, and are publ...

In the 2025-2026 academic year, the Program on Integrating Media Education Content into Core Subjects will be implemented in other 10 educational institutions in the Republic of Moldova. In five of these schools, the program will be implemented in Romanian lessons for 6 grade, while in the other five it will be delivered in English lessons for 10 grade. The initiative, implemented the third consecutive year, is supported by the Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Moldova (MER)...

At least 5 Telegram channels known for spreading disinformation and pro-Russian content in Moldova have been identified as having the same control center, which periodically provides them with texts, and identical posts are placed simultaneously. Such a practice, characteristic of troll factories, was fixed during the monitoring of 59 Telegram channels from July 15 to 31.  Based on a set of keywords, we watched how the 59 channels – either anonymous or belonging to some media sources – dealt wit...

In May 2025, video-sharing platforms (hereinafter “VSPs”)—seen even within the media community as a relatively new field—became a prominent subject of discussion following proposed amendments to Moldova’s Audiovisual Media Services Code[1] (AMSC). Among other objectives, these legislative updates aim to transpose European regulations concerning these platforms into national law. An Overview of Video-Sharing Platforms and… The post Amendments Concerning Video-Sharing Platforms: What Do Moldova’s Recent Audiovisual Legislation Updates Actually Entail? first appeared on IJC.

In the pre-election period, numerous Facebook pages and groups in the Moldovan information space are showing a concerted stepping-up of recurring misinformation narratives, adapted to the local context and emotionally calibrated to influence public opinion. A monitoring of 73 pages and public groups from July 1 to July 15 showed that they often use emotional and alarmist… The post Pre-election misinformation narratives on Facebook: “dictatorship”, “fraud”, “war” and other recurring topics first appeared on IJC.

Many TikTok channels in the Moldovan information space publish daily videos with manipulative, false, or distorted content, using emotional language, irony, deepfakes, and conspiracy theories to promote recurring disinformation narratives against the EU and NATO, the current government, or the war in Ukraine.  The monitoring of 51 channels belonging to various politicians, bloggers/influencers, media sources,… The post Disinformation narratives on TikTok in pre-electoral context: Conspiratorial propaganda, anti-Western rhetoric, and state delegitimization first appeared on IJC.