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title: "Fake News Alert: French Troops Not Coming to Moldova"
url: https://moldova1.md/p/30408/fake-news-alert-french-troops-not-coming-to-moldova
published: 2024-06-13T11:22:39Z
language: en
author: "Ecaterina Arvintii"
section: "Social"
source: moldova1.md
---

# Fake News Alert: French Troops Not Coming to Moldova

> The Ministry of Defense refuted information circulating online that cites a French magazine as claiming 500 French soldiers are being deployed to the Republic of Moldova.

The Ministry of Defense refuted information circulating online that cites a French magazine as claiming 500 French soldiers are being deployed to the Republic of Moldova.

![](https://storage.moldova1.md/images/7805ab40-07d0-487f-980c-363d1aa96e96.jpg)

The Ministry denounced the message as *"provocative and manipulative disinformation"* and urged citizens to seek information only from reliable sources.

In a press release issued on June 13, the Ministry stated that *"a new fake news story"* is being spread on Telegram channels, alleging the deployment of French soldiers. The Ministry emphasised that this is *"provocative and manipulative disinformation."* 

The Ministry concluded its statement by urging citizens to *"get their information only from official and credible sources."*

Translation by **Iurie Tataru**

![Ministry of Defense](https://storage.moldova1.md/images/efc63094-5469-4266-a312-8aa4df049a8f.jpg)

*Sursa: Ministry of Defense*