Ahead of the parliamentary elections in Moldova on September 28, false claims were spread in Georgian and Russian-language sources to discredit the leader of the ruling pro-European party and the country’s president, Maia Sandu.
During the pre-election period, Myth Detector fact-checked the following claims about Maia Sandu:
Video fabrication in which Maia Sandu allegedly calls Georgia a Russian colony
On September 28 and 29, Georgian and Russian-language sources circulated claims that Maia Sandu had referred to Georgia as “a Russian colony” during her pre-election address. Some posts and articles included a video of Sandu speaking in Romanian, with Russian subtitles added to the footage. In the segment mentioning Georgia, the subtitles read: “We see before our eyes how Georgia, by trampling on European values, has once again become a Russian colony. The Georgian authorities have deprived the people of the chance for a developed future in the European Union.”
Analysis by Myth Detector and an audiovisual examination using various tools revealed that the video had been manipulated using artificial intelligence. The search for the original source led to suspicious Telegram channels and...
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