{"id":52760,"date":"2020-09-21T12:43:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T08:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/?p=52760"},"modified":"2022-01-31T13:30:51","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T09:30:51","slug":"did-ants-save-the-icon-of-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/en\/did-ants-save-the-icon-of-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Ants Save the Icon of Christ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On September 18, Facebook page \u201c\u10e1\u10d0\u10e5\u10d0\u10e0\u10d7\u10d5\u10d4\u10da\u10dd\u10e1 \u10d8\u10db\u10d4\u10d3\u10d8\u201d (Hope of Georgia) posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/saqartvelosimed1\/videos\/338487600536899\/?extid=xWvkT5k4vTDxm1KV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">video<\/a>, showing the ants carrying the icon of Jesus Christ. The video has a caption: \u201cLet everything that has breath praise the Lord.\u201d The video has gone viral and as of September 21, it has 14,000 shares.<\/p>\n<p>Three minutes after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bednierebastanaxlos\/videos\/2754709318099955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">video<\/a> was uploaded on Hope of Georgia\u2019s page, an identical video was uploaded on another Facebook page \u201c\u201c\u10d1\u10d4\u10d3\u10dc\u10d8\u10d4\u10e0\u10d4\u10d1\u10d0\u10e1\u10d7\u10d0\u10dc \u10d0\u10ee\u10da\u10dd\u10e1\u201d (Close to Happiness) with the following caption: \u201cWhen the church was on fire, ants carried the icon of Christ out and saved it from burning down. Share this wonderful scene.\u201d As of September 21, the video has over 10,000 shares.<\/p>\n<p>On September 19, Facebook user \u201c\u10e5\u10d4 \u10d7\u10d8\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lasha.giorgi.104\/videos\/o.2748995715386059\/2722372038031169\/?type=2&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">shared<\/a> an identical video in the group \u201c\u10e5\u10e0\u10d8\u10e1\u10e2\u10d8\u10d0\u10dc\u10d8\u201d (Christian). The video had the same caption as the post published by the page Close to Happiness, claiming that the ants saved the icon of Christ from burning down, and it has more than 3.500 shares.<\/p>\n<p>Later the same day, the video published by Facebook user \u201c\u10e5\u10d4 \u10d7\u10d8\u201d was shared in the group \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/2631941667122689\/permalink\/2787674571549397\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u10e1\u10d0\u10d8\u10dc\u10e4\u10dd\u10e0\u10db\u10d0\u10ea\u10d8\u10dd \u10e1\u10d8\u10d5\u10e0\u10ea\u10d4<\/a>\u201d (Information Space). On September 20-21, Facebook profiles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/2748995715386059\/permalink\/2766809223604708\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u10e1\u10d8\u10e1\u10d8\u10dc\u10d0 \u10db\u10d0\u10e0\u10d8<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=174943380846420&amp;set=gm.2765987573686873&amp;type=1&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u10db\u10d0\u10e0\u10d8\u10d0\u10db \u10da\u10d0\u10d1\u10d0\u10eb\u10d4<\/a> shared the same video in the group Christian. According to CrowdTangle, the leading content discovery and social monitoring platform, the video was also shared in three more groups: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/504618359948545\/posts\/957796844630692\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u2764\u10e1\u10d8\u10e7\u10d5\u10d0\u10e0\u10e3\u10da\u10d8\u2764\u10d3\u10d0\u2764\u10e1\u10d8\u10d9\u10d4\u10d7\u10d4\u2764<\/a>, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/196750580908897\/posts\/723647048219245\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">mematiane.ge \u10e1\u10dd\u10e1\u10dd \u10db\u10d8\u10e5\u10d4\u10da\u10d0\u10eb\u10d4<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/2091756361108371\/posts\/2770580316559302\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">GEORGIANS IN THE UNITED STATES \u10e5\u10d0\u10e0\u10d7\u10d5\u10d4\u10da\u10d4\u10d1\u10d8 \u10e8\u10e2\u10d0\u10e2\u10d4\u10d1\u10e8\u10d8<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"5db92cb0-50c2-4544-a2d9-5c45f75ae0f5\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"slider\"><\/div>\n<p><script>!function(e,i,n,s){var t=\"InfogramEmbeds\",d=e.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement(\"script\");o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src=\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\",d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,\"infogram-async\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>The post contains a video fabrication and a fake text, claiming that the ants saved the icon of Christ from burning down. The original video searched on various social media platforms shows that the ants \u201csaved\u201d a cookie, not the icon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Myth Detector verified the video through InVID video verification tool and it appeared that the original video showing the ants carrying a cookie can be searched on several Twitter accounts with the oldest one <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IvanChakhov\/status\/1223867625358360577\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">shared<\/a> on February 2, 2020 by Twitter account @IvanChakhov.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dfvgs.jpg\" alt=\";\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"9ee0ec8e-3344-4452-a517-01aadfbe67c1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Noteworthy that the material spread by Facebook user \u201c\u10e5\u10d4 \u10d7\u10d8\u201d is not the only video fabrication &#8211; the fabricated video showing a <a href=\"https:\/\/video.twimg.com\/ext_tw_video\/1276911002131415041\/pu\/vid\/720x720\/jjYuuU0qBDkAoZYb.mp4?tag=10&amp;fbclid=IwAR3Hn6u_R7NzwyyZFqpIgFLJxCL0Osw6_KkUvxW0CodWEM3XrjHUKpovIxo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">man<\/a> sitting on a cookie carried by ants can also be searched on the Internet.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/thyh.jpg\" alt=\";\" width=\"478\" height=\"462\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"ba02e270-3cec-4a56-933b-37547a09c087\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>About the sources <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Close to Happiness<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Facebook page Close to Happiness was created on December 21, 2011 and it is run by three admins. As of September 21, the page has 169,710 likes and 173,157 followers. The page has the following description: \u201cAll things come to those who wait.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/gtr.jpg\" alt=\";\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"93f45e9d-d368-4af0-b8da-02c3d1c27ecd\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hope of Georgia\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Facebook page Hope of Georgia was created on June 30, 2015. Initially, the page was registered using the name \u201cSacristans of Gori and Ateni Eparchy.\u201d In 2015-2017, it changed its name several times and finally, on March 1, 2018, it became \u201cHope of Georgia.\u201d As of September 21, the page has 236,092 likes and 262,005 followers. The page has the following description: \u201cA religious-charitable page created with the blessings of Father Ioseb.\u201d The Facebook page indicates its email petremgvdlishvili1994@gmail.com and website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saqartvelosimedi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">www.saqartvelosimedi.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/yh5.jpg\" alt=\";\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"7cbc45e0-db9c-4a9a-acc4-eb5d3ffb4eb0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Facebook profile \u201c\u10e5\u10d4 \u10d7\u10d8\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Personal information of this Facebook page is not available as the profile is closed and it is difficult to clarify whether the account is authentic or fake. \u201c\u10e5\u10d4 \u10d7\u10d8\u201d is an admin of the group Christian, where the video with ants was shared.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Troll \u10e1\u10d8\u10e1\u10d8\u10dc\u10d0 \u10db\u10d0\u10e0\u10d8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100048556700108\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u10e1\u10d8\u10e1\u10d8\u10dc\u10d0 \u10db\u10d0\u10e0\u10d8,<\/a> who <a href=\"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/groups\/2748995715386059?view=permalink&amp;id=2766809223604708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">shared<\/a> the ants video in the Facebook group \u201cChristian\u201d is a fake Facebook profile stealing the identities of other persons. Various persons, including Instagram model <a href=\"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/en\/myth\/m\/p\/B227dpJJjkw\/?fbclid=IwAR0EN1KzoVb3fWqhMrzC16yjBatNQ0MrxmPjc7gHE301fsS4lmuM3eakCPc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Krista Keehus<\/a> can be searched with the photos uploaded on the profile.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1_21.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"809\" height=\"343\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"c1af228d-9160-4ce4-8d4c-6f06209f902c\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Blogger influencer Amirian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B3RwRfnJnPF\/?hl=th&amp;fbclid=IwAR1cR2eHAKL0cgeh6wzInNoeiTmDxSUEEq3quvRSIV4XLMWxOttO9CmVlJo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Alvina<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2_22.jpg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"809\" height=\"371\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"aa35fdd9-a11c-4958-91af-ac06e67d0aea\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u10e1\u10d8\u10e1\u10d8\u10dc\u10d0 \u10db\u10d0\u10e0\u10d8\u2019s profile pictures also involve the photo depicting Spanish model Cindy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wolfiecindy\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Kimberly<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/3_23.jpg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"812\" height=\"378\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"2b5d779b-d2a1-463d-899c-9375c2db3c2a\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Besides the above models, \u10e1\u10d8\u10e1\u10d8\u10dc\u10d0 \u10db\u10d0\u10e0\u10d8\u2019s profile pictures also involve the photo used by several users of Russian social network Vkontakte (VK).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/4_16.jpg\" alt=\"4\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"eade3345-9068-483d-b318-dbd3b960d172\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/119983243_765305157647282_3646795944565550665_n.png\" alt=\"5\" width=\"819\" height=\"254\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"a4b44696-afea-4cf2-827e-07a896300aa8\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Myth Detector Lab <\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Data from <a href=\"http:\/\/crowdtangle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CrowdTangle<\/a>, a public insights tool owned and operated by Facebook.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 18, Facebook page \u201c\u10e1\u10d0\u10e5\u10d0\u10e0\u10d7\u10d5\u10d4\u10da\u10dd\u10e1 \u10d8\u10db\u10d4\u10d3\u10d8\u201d (Hope of Georgia) posted a video, showing the ants carrying the icon of Jesus Christ. The video has a caption: \u201cLet everything that has breath praise the Lord.\u201d The video has gone viral and as of September 21, it has 14,000 shares. Three minutes after the video was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52761,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[21003,21001],"country":[],"violation":[15393],"topic":[15257],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52760"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52760"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80864,"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52760\/revisions\/80864"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52760"},{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=52760"},{"taxonomy":"violation","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/violation?post=52760"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=52760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}