Mihaela Tănase
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- 2025
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- Apr 2026
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1 report- Alliance4EuropeApr 2026X/Twitter
Overloading the Moldovan Elections
A September 2025 visit by Western media figures, facilitated by the Russian Orthodox Church, produced content alleging religious persecution in Moldova that was then amplified by Russian FIMI operations to discourage support for the pro-EU government ahead of parliamentary elections.
Misinformation & DisinformationElection IntegrityBy Maria Voltsichina, Lumi Sarvela, Mihaela Tănase, Sophie Sacilotto and Ewan Casandjian
2025
1 report- Alliance4EuropeSept 2025X/TwitterTelegramMeta
Still marching on(line): How R-FBI Targets Moldova’s Elections
Detailed how the Russian operation Storm-1516 (linked to the sanctioned R-FBI) used fabricated news sites, AI-generated content and impersonated journalists to push 17 false narratives against President Sandu and the PAS party during Moldova’s 2025 elections, accumulating roughly 45 million views via authentic influencers and inauthentic accounts.
Misinformation & DisinformationElection IntegrityBy Saman Nazari, Eto Buziashvili, Sophie Sacilotto, Ania Logvynova, Hannah Schimmele, Thomas Smelter, Ewan Casandjian, Mihaela Tănase, Vasile Popa, Deniz Dirisu, Matteo Pugliese, Christian Haag, Joel Haglund, Larissa Doroshenko and Andrea Nicolai