TV channel Jurnal TV - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: TV channel Jurnal TV, Journalists

Incident date: July 8, 2021

Attack type:

Defamation, spreading libel about a media worker or media outlet

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Location: Moldova, Chisinau

Additional information:

To discredit the Jurnal TV channel, parliamentary candidate Gheorghe Cavcaliuc published a fake video accusing journalists of preparing material by order of another candidate, Renato Usatii.

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