Berichte, wonach das kleine osteuropäische Land Moldau als möglicher Standort für Migrantenlager in Betracht gezogen wird, haben eine Welle von Fehlinformationen ausgelöst.
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00:00Calls for migrants deportation centers outside EU territory have triggered a wave of misinformation.
00:11Last week, EU leaders mulled the idea of establishing offshore centers to house irregular migrants who attempt to reach the European Union.
00:20The return hubs have been discussed. There are open questions. How long can people be there? What are you doing, for example, if a return is not possible?
00:30The idea, which has not yet been fully endorsed at EU level, has triggered a wave of misleading reports on traditional and social media with potentially serious consequences for the bloc.
00:42This article published by British newspaper The Times in early October said the European Union will set up deportation camps in neighboring countries such as Serbia, Albania and Moldova.
00:55Now, Italy has already struck a deal with Albania to house asylum seekers on its soil. But there are no confirmed reports of Serbia or Moldova being potential sites.
01:08But this news report from Canal 5 Moldova cites the Times article and claims Brussels is planning to create detention camps in EU candidate countries including Moldova.
01:20The news rapidly multiplied on these Russian language outlets and social media. It forced the Moldovan government to scramble to debunk the reports.
01:31Here is a telegram post from government spokesperson Daniel Voda saying that the government is not discussing such a proposal and will not accept such ideas.
01:42The misinformation spread widely in the days leading up to Moldova's referendum on EU membership on Sunday. That vote went down to the wire with yes to EU membership scraping through by a razor thin margin.
02:01To be continued