In April 2023, there were reports that Ukrainian webcams, by order of the SBU, recorded an “Easter” video for the Onlyfans service to collect money for the needs of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. We checked the truthfulness of this news.

Such publications were widely dispersed through Telegram. According to their authors, Ukrainian Content Content Content sell their erotic pictures and part of the funds received is sent to the needs of the PCU. It is noted that the advertising of such fees was paid by the Ukrainian Security Service: “About how many of the“ donations ”the webcams will leave for themselves, and how much they will give to employers of the SBU is not specified.” In addition, the evidence screenshot of the publication on Onlyfans, which is allegedly devoted to the collection of Easter donations, is given as evidence. “Girls talk about how they pray for PCU and teach to prepare for Easter correctly,” It is said In the Telegram channel of TV presenter Ruslan Ostashko (102,000 views at the time of writing this analysis).

On April 10 and 11, records of Ukrainian webcam models, so unusually sponsored by the PCU, appeared in the channels "Sheikh Tamir"(155,000 views),"Kirill Fedorov / War History Weapons"(111 000),"Ukraine.ru"(78 000),"The first patriotic"(59,000),"Ukrop Fresh"(6500) and ZNAEM PRAVDY (6500), as well as on Some sites.

Photo: screenshot post From the TGSTAT service

On the platform Onlyfans You can publish author's content, which subscribers usually receive access to a monthly fee. Although the network users of this service are most often associated with the sale of erotic photos and videos, in their work they also earn there Comedics, Fighters, Fitness trainers, chef, Musicians and representatives of other professions.

In the Russian -speaking publication for April 7, 2023, which fell on the viral screenshot, the following is said: “Easter cookies with Anya | Train with tay. Get ready for Easter with @trainwithtay And @inspireDbyanyaWhile they decorate cute and festive cookies and pray in honor of PCU! All the money collected will go to the need for PCU! Help Ukraine prepare for Easter! 🐣 To find out more, see OFTV. ” "Verified" discovered fast With the same illustrative materials on the platform’s website, however, in the original publication the text was in English and there was not a word about the PCU and Ukraine. In addition to the screenshot distributed in the Runet, we were not able to find any evidence that the page looked different earlier.

Comparison of the viral screenshot (left) with ours (on the right, translated through Google Translate). Photo: Collage "Checked"

Girls whose images fell on a fake screenshot are registered on the Onlyfans under the nicknames of Train with Tay (“Train with Tay”) and Inspired by Anya (“Anya inspired”). According to the descriptions of their profiles, in addition to creating erotic content, Tai tells About fitness and healthy lifestyle, and Anya shares With fans by creative creative ideas. At the same time, it is not indicated anywhere that the girls are somehow connected with Ukraine or collect money for the PCU.

As for the video itself, the preview of which also fell on the viral screenshot, then it Published In the public domain, issuing a subscription or a single donation to view it is not required. The video is really dedicated to Easter, and the girls actually prepared festive cookies in the form of Easter rabbits and eggs. Duet also Recorded The second video where they painted eggs. However, in both videos there were neither “prayers in honor of the PCU”, nor calls to sacrifice the money of the Ukrainian church - there Ukraine was not mentioned at all.

We assume that a fake screenshot was made by simple editing page code. The unknown first automatically translated the publication into Russian using Google Translate or a similar service (inaccuracies are explained), and then in the corresponding line the code added phrases about Ukraine and PEC. There is enough minute to create such a fake.