Is it true that PCU creates a new, “more youth” clothing for priests?

In April 2023, reports appeared that the Orthodox Church of Ukraine decided to update the vestments of priests so that they correspond to modern fashion. Sketches of new clothing were even encouraged on the Web. We checked their authenticity.

Since mid -April 2023, posts with a picture began to disperse along social networks, which allegedly depicts the youth “Variants of everyday clothes for deacons of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine”. If you believe numerous publications, then the shoes of clergy are offered to replace with sneakers or sneakers, outerwear - with a dark jacket with a hood, and pants to something resembling Afghani And Zuavi. In the right side of the image in English, the colors, patterns and fabrics are indicated (in particular, Jersey And French-Terry). “The schismatics of the PCU are invited to wear short cassors over their trousers, more reminiscent of Kozatskiye truncture. Sneakers have been developed as shoes, and hats are more reminiscent of the caps of the followers of the kuklusklan, ” - commented The news of the Moscow Region today (spelling saved).

Many such publications appeared in Telegram, for example in channels "Rita Ebzeeva"(74,000 views at the time of writing this text),"DPR 🅉 info 🇷🇺"(53,000),"On the forefront 🇷🇺"(45,000),"Urgent and accurately"(34,000), Nina Vatt (24,000), "Batkovich"(23,000),"Antifses | Operational news channel"(22,000),"Brother for his brother"(18,000),"This is another"(13,000),"Waiting"(8000) and Tarik_news (5000), as well as in "VKontakte", Twitter (examples here, here, here And here) and Facebook* (here, here, here And here).

“Checked” did not find news about the redesign of the clothes of PCU priests in the Ukrainian media. There are no announcements of plans for the creation of new church vestments on the official site churches, not in her accounts in social networks (Twitter, Instagram*, Facebook*), as well as in social networks of the Primate of the Church of Metropolitan Epiphanius (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook).

Our colleagues from the Georgian factor project "MIF Detector" Contacted With the press service of the PCU, where they were informed that such messages about the choice of new clothing of clergymen are not true. According to the representatives of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, they did not make such a decision there and do not even consider it.

“Tested”, in turn, tried to track where the distribution of the image with fake sketches began. Thanks to the TGSTAT service, we found that the earliest publication with the right keywords appeared In the pro-Russian Telegram channel “Shaman Rahu” (2200 views), where the picture was posted on April 12, 2023 at 14:27 Moscow time. At the same time, it is reported that the information allegedly sent an anonymous subscriber from Ukraine, who added: “There is no more speech about honoring traditions.” Where did he get these sketches from, nothing is said. Channel "Shaman Rahu" is not the first time Publishing misinformation about Ukraine and not the first time It becomes The primary source of the fake "from the subscriber." In general, such a postscript is already who has become traditional Reception, used For distribution such fakes.

It is noteworthy that on April 11, the day before the fake on the network, many Russian Media Reported On the "raider seizure by schismatics" of the Holy Georgian Church in the city of Khmelnitsky. Telegram channel of the local diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) mentionedthat a group of unknown, dressed mainly into a sports uniform, penetrated into the temple.

*Russian authorities They think Meta Platforms Inc., which owns social networks Instagram and Facebook, an extremist organization, its activities in Russia are prohibited.

Photo on the cover: collage "Checked" / social networks

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