На границата с войната: противодействие на дезинформацията в Република Молдова
On the Border with War: Countering Disinformation in the Republic of Moldova

Author(s): Olga Kolar
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies
Published by: Факултет по журналистика и масова комуникация, Софийски университет „Св. Кл. Охридски”
Keywords: disinformation; propaganda; war; mass media; social media; law; Republic of Moldova
Summary/Abstract: The report deals with the problem of countering and fighting disinformation, the scale of which has significantly increased in recent years. The author focuses on the changes that have taken place in this area in the Republic of Moldova since the start of the so-called special military operation of Russia on the territory of Ukraine in February 2022. The material analyzes the disseminated disinformation narratives in the context of the war and migration crisis that arose against this background, examines the specifics of the communication policy of the Moldovan authorities, as well as the reaction to disinformation by official state institutions and professional mass media organizations and journalism community. Particular attention is paid to legislative changes and important processes are underway in the field of information verification and improving journalists’ professional competencies and responsibility. The country’s only fact-checking platform, StopFals, certified by the independent International Fact-Checking Network Poynter, has entered into a partnership with META to combat disinformation and misinformation on Facebook and Instagram.

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