April 25, 2025. Viralized topics on the net in the last 24 hours

The legal debates on the annulment of the presidential elections came back to the forefront with the decision of the Ploiești Court of Appeal, of great interest for the public who got informed yesterday from the social networks, as well as the topic of the promotion of George Simion in the USA. The conclusions are based on the top 100 viral headlines in terms of volume of interactions generated on Facebook the previous day.

A central theme on Thursday was the decision by a judge at the Ploloiești Court of Appeal on Thursday to suspend the Constitutional Court's ruling on the annulment of the December 2024 presidential elections. The topic was covered by multiple media sources, and the polarized narrative contributed to the extent of viralization. On the one hand, headlines in sources such as [luju.ro], [activenews] and [Realitatea] have raised the chances of a re-run of the second round. On the other hand, media sources such as [HotNews.ro], [biziday.ro], [Digi24], [epochtimes-romania.com] or [Stirile PROTV] reported the event in a legal-institutional key, emphasizing the controversial and potentially abusive nature of the decision of the Ploiesti court, citing official reactions of lawyers such as Cristi Danileț or Augustin Zegrean, but also the position of the Minister of Justice, who emphasized the legal impossibility of such an intervention.

Controversy over the contract that the GOLD party is accused of having signed with a US lobbying firm was another viral topic of the day, covered by sources such as [HotNews.ro], [biziday.ro] and [News on sources]. The reactions of George Simion, who rejected the accusations, were visible, as well as the reaction of the AEP, which announced the launch of a control to verify the respect of the electoral legislation. There was speculation about the value of the contract and the firm's possible connections with controversial figures such as the Tate brothers.

In the background, the war in Ukraine and Russia's posturing remained recurring themes, especially in the context of Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities [biziday.ro] and Russian rhetoric against Romania [HotNews.ro, Stirile PROTV].

In parallel with these political themes, media consumption also turned to entertainment, with the final of the show Survivor Romania 2025 capturing the attention of many internet users. The victory of Uwe Dai, described as "the gladiator from Alba Iulia", was widely commented, especially in regional sources such as [alba24.ro] and [ziarulunirea.ro].

ARTICLES WITH REDUCED VIRALITY

1. HELLO!
2. When asked by HotNews, the company mentioned in the 1.5 million dollar contract of AUR in the US [HOTNEWS.RO]
3. AEP triggers probe into AUR to check presidential election campaign funding. A document on the website of the US Department of Justice shows that the party concluded a $1.5 million contract with a lobbying firm for the support of George Simion by MAGA personalities [BIZIDAY.RO]
4. VIDEO: Uwe Dai, the gladiator from Alba Iulia, WON the Survivor 2025 trophy and 100,000 euros [ALBA24.RO]
5. MASSIVE Russian army attack with missiles and drones on major Ukrainian cities after Zelenski rejects Trump's demands to recognize Russia's annexation of occupied territories and Crimea [BIZIDAY.RO]
6. Crucial day in Călin Georgescu's case. Liderul mișcarea suveraniste, citat la Parchet: ce se întâmplă cu măsura control judiciar [REALITATEA]
7. The Ploiești Court of Appeal decided to suspend the December 2024 CCR ruling on the annulment of the elections. The decision is not final, and the High Court has already rejected, definitively, Călin Georgescu's request for the second round of the presidential election to be rerun [BIZIDAY.RO]
8. VIDEO Uwe Dai, WINNER of Survivor Romania 2025: The hero of the Pro TV show returns with the big trophy and 100,000 euros to Alba Iulia [ZIARULULUNIREA.RO]
9. Ana Blandiana has decided who she's voting for: an intellectual of integrity and outspokenness on whom waves of hatred are pouring [EPOCHTIMES-ROMANIA.COM]
10. PHOTO Accusations: Public money to smear Romania in US. AUR allegedly gave $1.5 million to a firm with ties to the Tate brothers / AUR retort [NEWS SOURCES]

***** Synthesis compiled using a monitoring feed provided by the NewsVibe Romania, team based on multiple 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.