July 17, 2025. Viralized topics online in the last 24 hours

Political news continues to be at the forefront of the public's social media attention, but their attention tends to gradually diversify. The findings derive from an analysis of the top 100 viral news headlines in terms of the volume of interactions generated on Facebook in the previous day and describe the news topics that have most caught the attention of internet users in Romania.

Reports about the legal situation of Călin Georgescu generated a high volume of attention on social media. News about his submission to judicial review, fines for unauthorized processing of personal data and his subsequent statements appeared simultaneously in several sources [Realitatea PLUS, Stirile PROTV, Antena 3, Mediafax, stiripesurse.ro], indicating interest in the evolution of various investigations or proceedings targeting the former candidate, but also in his public messages.

In the government field, among the most visible materials were those concerning the €100,000 retirement bonus of the former Romsilva director and his lawsuit [Digi 24, Stirile PROTV, ebihoreanul.ro], as well as comments on highway financing and the PNRR [epochtimes-romania.com, 60m.ro].

In the health area, the news about the heart transplant of a 10-year-old girl, who received the heart of the little athlete who died in the accident on the Autostrada Soarelui [ebihoreanul.ro, bihon.ro, Digi 24], the completion of a new oncology ward in the capital [ziarullumina.ro], and the information about the change in the payment system for residents after September 1 [Stirile PROTV].

ARTICLES WITH REDUCED VIRALITY

1. Călin Georgescu arrives for judicial control today. Realitatea Plus, journalistic marathon - LIVE [REALITATEA]
2. Călin Georgescu has been fined more than 50,000 lei by Data Protection. He was secretly collecting people's personal data [PROTV NEWS]
3. It's almost three months since Nicușor Dan allegedly took Romanians' children and sent them to the Ukrainian front. And we still take the information war as a joke [REPUBLICA.RO]
4. Italy refuses to buy US weapons for Ukraine and focuses on logistical support [MARIUSTUCA.RO]
5. A 10-year-old girl received the heart of Răzvan, the boy from Oradea who died after the accident on the Autostrada Soarelui [EBIHOREANUL.RO]
6. A new ward to treat cancer patients in the capital [ZIARULLUMINA.RO]
7. One heart, two stories. The heart of Răzvan, the little basketball player from Oradea, reached a 10-year-old girl [BIHON.RO]
8. Viktor Orban criticizes the EU budget: "European farmers are being wronged in favor of Ukraine" [MARIUSTUCA.RO]
9. Who are the policemen who rescued two runaway girls who arrived at night in Găești [CRONICA-GAESTIULUI.RO]
10. France will not participate in the European initiative to purchase American weapons for Ukraine [MARIUSTUCA.RO]

***** Synthesis realized with the help of 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.