{"id":94798,"date":"2022-12-02T12:58:54","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T08:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/?p=94798"},"modified":"2022-12-07T15:05:05","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T11:05:05","slug":"how-does-kremlin-propaganda-fabricate-the-covers-of-western-outlets-to-discredit-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/en\/how-does-kremlin-propaganda-fabricate-the-covers-of-western-outlets-to-discredit-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"How does Kremlin Propaganda Fabricate the Covers of Western Outlets to Discredit Ukraine?"},"content":{"rendered":"
After the launch of Russia\u2019s full-scale war in Ukraine on February 24<\/span>th<\/span>, 2022, one of the most widespread methods of Kremlin propaganda was to fabricate the covers of prominent Western publications. This type of false imagery aimed to create the impression as if the well-known magazines mock and ridicule the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other Western leaders and recognize the weakness of Europe and the United States against the background of Russia’s military might.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>In total, “Myth Detector” verified eight fabricated covers, including the French “Charlie Hebdo,” American “Time” and the Spanish satirical magazine “El Jueves.”<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>The software-edited cover photos were mainly distributed by Facebook profiles; however, in selected cases, fake photos were distributed among the Russian-language media outlets, as well as among the Facebook pages of the leaders and party of the Georgian pro-Kremlin Alt-Info\/Conservative Movement.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>Discrediting Zelenskyy and Inciting anti-Ukrainian sentiments<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>5 of the 8 fabricated covers featured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>The photo of the President of Ukraine on the fabricated cover of<\/span> TIME<\/span><\/a> magazine was accompanied by the inscription “LADIMIR ELENSKI” and the claim that Zelenskyy refused to use the letters V and Z in his first and last name. This assertion is in response to a law passed by the Rada of Ukraine, which prohibits the use of these two symbols in information and public space, as they have become a symbol of the invasion of the Russian army in Ukraine. The cover intended to portray Zelenskyy as a comical, frivolous figure.<\/span><\/p>\n