Fake Euronews Telegram channel spreads false claims about Romanian and Moldovan leaders

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00:00A fake Euronews Telegram account takes aim at Romania and Moldova's leaders.

00:08A bogus Euronews Romania channel has emerged on Telegram,

00:13claiming to be an official source of Euronews reporting.

00:17It fraudulently copies Euronews' branding

00:19and systematically scrapes our articles in a bid to look authentic.

00:25But the channel is not the work of Euronews or its journalists.

00:28Our colleagues in Bucharest say it's a continuation of a sustained disinformation campaign

00:34targeted at Romania during the recent presidential elections.

00:39The channel spreads false claims about the recently elected president of Romania,

00:44Nico Sjordan, and his Moldovan counterpart, Maya Sandu.

00:48This post claims the Romanian president shared his experiences in limiting the opposition press

00:54with Sandu when he visited Kisinau on Tuesday.

00:58We analysed both Dan and Sandu's statements during the Kisinau visit

01:03and found no evidence to suggest they had discussed

01:07any methods of limiting opposition-supporting media.

01:11The reporting falsely attributed to Euronews

01:14has also been mirrored in Russian state-controlled media, including Pravda.

01:19This comes amid an uptick in false videos attributed to Euronews

01:24on pro-Russian telegram channels.

01:27These initially targeted Romania, but their focus now seems to be shifting to Moldova,

01:32where parliamentary elections are set to be held in September

01:34and where President Sandu's pro-European PASS party

01:39is facing a growing challenge from opposition forces.

01:42Votes in Moldova have in the past been overshadowed by Russian interference,

01:47including alleged vote-buying.

01:49Authorities there are bracing for further interference in the September ballot.

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