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.
01:45The Moldova would say a Kremlin-backed network of bots known as Matryoshka is also actively working
01:52to undermine the vote and that its activities could intensify in the coming weeks.
01:57the Moldova in the run-up to the PASS party.
01:58The Moldova would say a Kremlin-backed network of bots known as the Moldova in the world is
02:00a Kremlin-backed network of bots known as the Moldova in the world.
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