Amidst the European refugee crisis, not only European leaders were capitalising on the people’s Arabophobia. During the 2016 presidential elections in Moldova, mass disinformation was spread across the local media as well as on social media. Particularly viral was the fake news that Maia Sandu, then an opposition leader who had entered the final election round, made a deal with Angela Merkel and would allow 30 000 Syrian refugees to enter Moldova. Many locals believe that it helped Igor Dodon win the elections.
One face is 3×3cm, the cliché contains 625 faces, which, reproduced 48 times, makes 300×900cm big of a lie. Since hospitality is considered an important part of the Moldovan identity, the text BINE AȚI VENIT (eng. WELCOME) is encoded with magenta ink.
