Le notizie secondo cui la Moldova sarebbe stata presa in considerazione per la creazione di nuovi hub europei per richiedenti asilo ha scatenato un'ondata di fake news
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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?
00:26What 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.
00:55Italy 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.
01:07But 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's a telegram post from government spokesperson Daniel Voda, saying that the government is not discussing such a proposal and will not accept such ideas.
01:43The misinformation spread widely in the days leading up to Moldova's referendum on EU membership on Sunday.
01:50That vote went down to the wire with yes to EU membership scraping through by a razor-thin margin.