September 18, 2025. Viral topics on the net in the last 24 hours

The developments regarding Călin Georgescu have once again captured the public's attention, which has been informed through social media, showing interest in his messages as well as those of AUR leader George Simion. The conclusions refer to the first 100 viral press titles based on the volume of interactions generated on Facebook the previous day.

A large volume of engagement was concentrated around Călin Georgescu's case. His statements about "truth" paid even with the "price of a bullet" were picked up in several visible titles on social media, with variations in emphasis such as the comparison to Donald Trump's case or references to the "globalist-Soros oligarchy" [Realitatea; g4media.ro; EuropaFM; Adevarul; aktual24.ro; Stirile PROTV; 60m.ro]. Other materials with engagement on Facebook presented hypotheses regarding illegal interceptions within the case [60m.ro, Gândul]. In parallel, George Simion's statements attracted attention, from calls for mobilization [Realitatea] to declarations about the cancellation of elections and accusations of a "police state" [Stiripesurse.ro; RomaniaTV].

On an external level, attention focused on regional and security developments. Romania announced the establishment of a command to support Kyiv [Stirile PROTV], while the USA is funding a $130 million electricity interconnection line between Romania and Moldova [biziday.ro; Digi24]. There were also reports about Ukrainian children sent to re-education camps in Russia [observatornews.ro]. Other news included the confirmation of Alexei Navalny's poisoning [epochtimes-romania.com], as well as the Danish state's decision to organize a military exercise in Greenland without US participation [biziday.ro].

The theme of education generated constant interest. The conditions for enrollment for the teaching degree II in the school year 2025-2026 were discussed [portalinvatamant.ro], as well as teachers' messages about unpaid extra hours [edupedu.ro], and proposals for activities within the "Green Week" [portalinvatamant.ro].

ARTICLES WITH HIGH VIRALITY

1. Simion, after Georgescu's indictment: We can be assassinated at any time, thrown in prison, accidents can be staged [EPOCHTIMES-ROMANIA.COM]
2. Călin Georgescu: I will not give up the truth, no matter what price I will pay, even the price of a bullet [REALITATEA]
3. Romania establishes a command to support Ukraine. Nicușor Dan asked Parliament to approve the project [STIRILE PROTV]
4. Călin Georgescu: My case is "a carbon copy of Trump's 2016 case" / "I will not give up the truth regardless of the price. I will pay even the price of a bullet" [G4MEDIA.RO]
5. Enrollment for Teaching Degree 2 in the school year 2025-2026: conditions and exam requirements. FILE and APPLICATION for enrollment [PORTALINVATAMANT.RO]
6. France in general strike on September 18: record mobilization with up to 900,000 demonstrators and 80,000 law enforcement on the streets [MARIUSTUCA.RO]
7. October 5 – World Education Day 2025 coincides with a Sunday – no day off from school [PORTALINVATAMANT.RO]
8. George Simion calls for mobilization at IPJ Ilfov, to support Călin Georgescu: "Come and support us" [REALITATEA]
9. The doctor from Bârlad, Romeo Gramaticu, has died [PULS24.RO]
10. Hungary enters Visa Waiver starting September 30 – Nicușor assures us that he has an excellent relationship with Trump [4MEDIA.INFO]

***** Summary created with the help of a monitoring flow provided by the NewsVibe Romania, based on several online monitoring software. The ranking of viral links is 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.