Online disinformation intensifies ahead of Moldovan parliamentary elections

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00:00Disinformation intensifies ahead of the Moldovan parliamentary elections.

00:07Online disinformation targeting Moldova's pro-European government is intensifying weeks

00:13before the country votes in pivotal parliamentary elections.

00:18Analysts fear that pro-Kremlin propaganda could skew the vote in favour of Moscow-friendly

00:24parties and European leaders are sounding the alarm.

00:36Our verification team has been examining some of the misleading narratives circulating

00:40on social platforms aimed at undermining President Maya Sandu and her pro-EU ruling party.

00:47AI-generated videos on TikTok allege that Moldova is occupied by European governments and will

00:54only be liberated once the ruling party is unseated.

00:58On Telegram, pro-Kremlin groups are claiming that Moldova will face the same fate as its

01:03neighbour, Ukraine, and be dragged into war if it continues on its path to become a member

01:09of the European Union.

01:11The narrative is being amplified across other platforms like TikTok, with claims that the

01:15September vote is a choice between neutrality and joining Europe and NATO in a war against

01:22Russia.

01:23The narrative spreading are false claims that as many as 800 NATO soldiers could be deployed

01:28to Moldova in the run-up to the vote to suppress protesters and provide support to the ruling

01:34PASS party if it is defeated.

01:36But the Moldovan Ministry of Defence has denied the claim, describing it as part of a campaign

01:41to instill fear and distrust ahead of the elections.

01:45A Kremlin-backed network of bots known as Matryoshka is also actively working to undermine the vote,

01:54and that its activities could intensify in the coming weeks.

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