A man and his dog protesting in front of the government headquarters in Bucharest, against the controversial corruption decrees. Dogs were ‘paid’ to demonstrate against the government, according to one Romanian news report. Photo: AFP
A man and his dog protesting in front of the government headquarters in Bucharest, against the controversial corruption decrees. Dogs were ‘paid’ to demonstrate against the government, according to one Romanian news report. Photo: AFP
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‘Dogs paid to protest’: fake news flooding Romania and fuelling euroscepticism blamed on Russia

Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 10:21pm, 2 Apr, 2017

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A man and his dog protesting in front of the government headquarters in Bucharest, against the controversial corruption decrees. Dogs were ‘paid’ to demonstrate against the government, according to one Romanian news report. Photo: AFP
A man and his dog protesting in front of the government headquarters in Bucharest, against the controversial corruption decrees. Dogs were ‘paid’ to demonstrate against the government, according to one Romanian news report. Photo: AFP
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