Propaganda russa inunda a Moldova antes das eleições

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Propaganda russa inunda a Moldova antes das eleições  A posição geográfica e a composição política da Moldova fazem dela um alvo privilegiado para a desinformação pró-russa e anti-UE.  LEIA MAIS : http://pt.euronews.com/2025/07/25/propaganda-russa-inunda-a-moldova-antes-das-eleicoes  Subscreva, euronews está disponível em 12 línguas.

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00:00Russian Propaganda Swamps Moldova Ahead Of Elections

00:03The sophisticated pro-Russian disinformation campaign, dubbed Matryoshka,

00:12has ramped up its efforts to spread propaganda in Moldova.

00:15According to a study, it aims to try and discredit its pro-EU government

00:19as parliamentary elections loom.

00:22Newsguards said that the operation promoted false claims

00:25that President Maya Sandhu embezzled $24 million, about 20 million euros,

00:30and that she's addicted to psychotropic drugs.

00:33It's said that one campaign alone targeted Moldova with 39 made-up stories

00:37in three months since the elections were called in April,

00:40compared to zero the year before.

00:42The Matryoshka campaign is a coordinated pro-Russian operation,

00:46known among fact-checkers for spreading false news reports

00:49in the style of legitimate media outlets.

00:51EuroVerify has previously debunked false videos produced using Euronews' logo

00:57and graphics, which targeted Moldova's handling of sexual health,

01:00corruption, and illegal immigration.

01:03A Moscow-based influence network called Pravda has also boosted Matryoshka's exposure,

01:08using its different language services to report on the fake videos.

01:12For example, the Romanian Language Service published an article

01:15about President Maya Sandhu's alleged drug addiction,

01:18using a logo of the American Psychological Association

01:21to try and feign legitimacy.

01:23NewsGuard also found that AI chatbot ChatGPT

01:26used these Pravda network articles as evidence.

01:29When asked about the false reporting stating that Sandhu rigs her election

01:33using absentee votes, ChatGPT referred to outdated voter lists

01:37and fraud risks in absentee voting,

01:40citing a Pravda article that contained a fake BBC video.

01:43As its elections approach, EU candidate country Moldova

01:46continues to be a prime target for pro-Russian disinformation

01:50due to its position between Eastern and Western European spheres of influence

01:54and domestic tensions between pro-European and pro-Russian factions.

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