A MASSIVE AND RUTHLESS DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN TARGETS MAIA SANDU
AUTHOR: ANDREI RUSU – DISINFORMATION MONITORING EXPERT, WATCHDOG.MD Between July 30 and August 4, 2025, a fake story published on a cloned version of the American website okmagazine.us was turned into a coordinated informational operation, with multi-language...
(Română) Mitul dictaturii în Republica Moldova. Republica Moldova nu este o dictatură, oricât s-ar strădui unii să convingă contrariul: acuzațiile opoziției pro-ruse ignoră realitatea democratică și servesc o agendă de manipulare electorală
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RUSSIA AND ILAN SHOR: THE ARCHITECTS OF A FACEBOOK DISINFORMATION NETWORK
AUTHOR : ANDREI RUSU CO - AUTHORS : EUGEN MURAVSCHI, ANDREI CURARARU The Kremlin has built a network of thousands of auto-generated Facebook pages to hijack public discourse through social media. The "WatchDog.MD" Community identified 146 anonymous pages affiliated...
KREMLIN AND FUGITIVE OLIGARCHS’ DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGNS ON FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE
ASSESSMENT PERIOD: MARCH 1 - MARCH 31, 2025 AUTHOR : ANDREI RUSU CO - AUTHOR : ANDREI CURĂRARU Between March 1–30, the Russian Federation, through fugitive oligarchs Ilan Shor and Veaceslav Platon, placed 329 ads on META platforms, amounting to €7,532. Just like last...
ASSESSMENT OF PROMOTION CAMPAIGNS
SPENDINGS ON META PLATFORM DURING JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 28, 2025 AUTHOR : ANDREI RUSU, WATCHDOG.MD CO - AUTHORS : ANDREI CURĂRARU, CĂTĂLINA BUDURIN Summary Between January 31 to February 28, the Russian Federation, through its fugitive oligarchs, changed its strategy...
Analysis – How much did the oligarchs spend on online ads in August 2024
Author: Andrei Rusu Co-authors: Eugen Muravschi, Andrei Curăraru In August 2024, fugitive oligarchs Ilan Șor and Veaceslav Platon, with support from the Kremlin, ramped up their online disinformation campaigns targeting Moldova's European path. The estimated cost of...
Evaluation of the promotional campaigns of Șor and Platon. Analysis of investments and tactics used in July 2024.
In just a short period of 90 days, fugitive oligarchs Ilan Șor and Veaceslav Platon spent approximately 136,000 euros on Facebook advertising. Fig. 1 - Comparison of the amounts spent by Ilan Șor and Veaceslav Platon on Facebook advertising for disinformation over a...
Evaluation of disinformation campaigns financed by Șor and Platon: impact and limited reaction of social platforms
Author: Andrei Rusu, WatchDog.MD Co-authors: Andrei Curăraru, Valeriu Pașa Fugitive oligarchs Ilan Șor and Veaceslav Platon intensified their disinformation campaigns on online platforms. Between June 1 and June 30, 2024, both spent about 55,250 euros promoting...
What are the odds of Vlad Plahotniuc’s sanctions being lifted?
Plahotniuc v Council: Prospects and challenges Vlad Plahotniuc has challenged the Council's decision to impose sanctions, including a visa ban and asset freeze, due to his alleged actions destabilizing Moldova. His challenge is based on two main arguments: first,...