August 21, 2025. Viralized topics online in the last 24 hours

President Nicușor Dan's vacation activities, developments on the situation in Ukraine, but also the controversy related to the statements of MP Dan Tanasă about foreign couriers were among the topics of interest for Internet users who were informed on social media yesterday. The findings relate to the top 100 viral headlines in terms of volume of interactions generated on Facebook the previous day.

Many of the articles visible on social media centered on the public appearances of Nicușor Dan. One of the most viral materials featured his declaration that he drank milk "milked directly from the cow" during a visit to Roșia Montană, associating the experience with childhood memories [Adevărul]. Another headline concerned his attendance at a wedding, where he danced with his family [a1.ro]. Statements about a possible visit to the United States were also in the limelight, without giving a clear date, but mentioning preparatory stages [Stirile PROTV, Stiri pe surse, Realitatea, Mediafax].

A series of viral headlines focused on the cancellation of the elections, starting with CCR judge Iulia Scântei's statement that "it was not people's vote that was sanctioned, but the actions of a competitor" [4media.info]. AUR MEP Adrian Axinia called for the resignation of the CCR judges [60m.ro], and another headline speculated that Romania had been excluded from the Visa Waiver program because of these decisions [60m.ro].

The Ukraine issue was present in articles that covered several dimensions: a Ukrainian sniper reportedly shot down two Russian soldiers from 4 km [Stirile PROTV], the Russian media reportedly reported almost two million Ukrainian soldiers dead or missing since the beginning of the war [Digi24], and ten European countries are reportedly preparing to send troops to Ukraine [mariustuca.ro, epochtimes-romania.com]. Another headline mentioned the application of a 10% trade surcharge on arms sold by the US to Europe [mariustuca.ro].

In internally, there was interest in a headline critical of Ilie Bolojan [Gândul]. Other articles reported on the rejection of the (older) special pensions bill in the Senate [Stirile PROTV] and on a statement by the prime minister on the conditions under which he might resign from office [suceavatimes.ro].

Dan Tănasă has been mentioned in several articles for his call to boycott foreign couriers, for the CNCD's reaction to these allegations [Stirile PROTV], and for his response to those who criticized him [epochtimes-romania.com].

Education was present through articles related to the announcement of some students threatening to boycott the university year [Digi24], as well as the opinions of some teachers about the completion of the norm in other schools [edupedu.ro].

ARTICLES WITH REDUCED VIRALITY

1. Nicușor Dan drank milk milked directly from the cow at Rosia Montana: "They reminded me of my childhood, when I was at my grandmother's" [ADEVARUL]
2. Sorina Matei: Americans condemn CCR and rightly penalize all of Romania because 9 people canceled Romanians' vote on demand [60M.RO]
3. Dan Tanasă, to those who criticized him for calling for boycott of foreign couriers: Pseudo-emotional amoeba, hashtag-ists [EPOCHTIMES-ROMANIA.COM]
4. Papahagi: For our "sovereignists", Meloni has suddenly become "a globalist prostitute". It remains for Trump to become a "Sorosist" [EPOCHCHTIMES-ROMANIA.COM]
5. The hypocrisy of AUSTERITY! 1 million euros for a concert in Oradea. Alte milioane aruncate pe evenimente, în super-anul electoral care l-a adus pe Bolojan la București [GANDUL]
6. "Gendarmes with vending machines in the metro" - Vadim Tudor's face is all the rage on the internet after he accused a mass "intimidation operation" [EPOCHTIMES-ROMANIA.COM]
7. Nicușor Dan: Probably early next year I will make a visit to the US, if everything goes according to plan [PROTV NEWS]
8. A Ukrainian sniper took out two Russian soldiers from a distance of 4 kilometers. How he achieved the new world record VIDEO [PROTV NEWS]
9. Nicușor Dan and his family put on a show on the dance floor at a wedding near Bucharest. How the president was surprised [A1.RO]
10. About 2 million Ukrainian soldiers are believed to have been killed or missing since the start of the war, Moscow media claim [DIGI 24]

***** Synthesis compiled using a monitoring feed provided by the NewsVibe Romania, team based on several online monitoring software. The top viral links are measured based on the number of interactions generated on Facebook by topics from the Romanian online press. Virality is measured by the cumulative number of likes, comments and shares obtained by various links over the course of a day.

We can observe, every time, that the virality of a link is not directly proportional to the overall impact of an online source. Often, links coming from local sources, or niche pages can get significantly more interactions than traditional media sources.

The analysis, data and images presented have been enhanced using Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence tools.