edit: seems that gif images don’t work, so here’s the gif:

edit2: another angle from a different TV camera: https://i.imgur.com/Jezrgss.gif (I’m not embedding it because it’s larger and one animation is enough)

For context:

Recent https://piefed.social/post/499497

Source video on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Romania/comments/1iyrln3/călin_georgescu_face_salutul_nazist_la_ieșirea_de/ from a Romanian TV (I wouldn’t call it “news”, it’s like OAN for Trump now)

Broader issue of election meddling:

https://www.sgdsn.gouv.fr/publications/manipulation-dalgorithmes-et-instrumentalisation-dinfluenceurs-enseignements-de

https://www.nato.int/docu/review/articles/2025/02/07/algorithmic-invasions-how-information-warfare-threatens-nato-s-eastern-flank/

Here’s the short gif: https://i.imgur.com/OR56MVe.gif

Not sure if this should be NSFW.

  • andrew0English
    24•23 days ago

    I was about to say that he was waving, but he actually stopped for a second during the salute. This guy is mental lol. If I’m not mistaken, there’s no first amendment equivalent in Romania that he can get behind to justify this.

      • Riddick3001English
        11•23 days ago

        Seeing the video makes it clear. To me it looked like a Nazi salutation. Very much like the one Musk did.

      • Nougat
        6•23 days ago

        I think I saw his brain go “Fuck, pretend you were just waving!”

        • Don Antonio MaginoEnglish
          8•23 days ago

          He doesn’t say ‘fuck’ because he’s not making a mistake. It’s just plausible deniability.

      • @abbadon420@lemm.eeEnglish
        3•23 days ago

        I guess you could debate whether his shoes matched his outfit, but that salute was crystal clear

    • @Leastdoctor@lemmy.mlEnglish
      6•23 days ago

      There’s article 30 of the constitution, which warrants the right to free speech. However, there are some provisions related to promoting hatred and the law explicitly forbids fascist and legionary symbols.