• Research Assistant, Moldova

Victoria Olari

Victoria Olari is a research assistant for Moldova with the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab.

Prior to joining the DFRLab, she served as program coordinator at the Institute for Strategic Initiatives, where she directed programs in the field of conflict resolution and confidence building, with a particular emphasis on the Transnistrian region. She also has expertise in fact checking and has contributed to Disinfo Lab projects in different Moldovan regions. Olari has a strong understanding of the social and political environment in Moldova, having served as a policy advisor in the Moldovan parliament for four years.

June 2024

Another battlefield: Telegram as a digital front in Russia’s war against Ukraine

In this new report, the DFRLab investigates the role of Telegram in Russia since the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine
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May 2024

Websites of Moldovan politicians linked to local pro-Russia news outlets

by Valentin Châtelet, Victoria Olari

Website infrastructure links Moldovan pro-Russia news outlets to far-left political parties
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April 2024

Moldova in the digital crosshairs of anonymous, pro-Russian Telegram channels

by Givi Gigitashvili, Victoria Olari

Anonymous Telegram channels attempt to discredit Moldova’s pro-European government and amplify pro-Russian narratives
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