At the end of May 2023, the covers of EULENSPIEGEL and Humor Times dedicated to how Western countries allocate money to Ukraine diverged over the network. We decided to check if it is real caricatures.
German magazine Eulenspiegel
On May 30, 2023, the cover of the German edition of Eulenspiegel appeared on the Web. The caricature on it parodies the drawing on the album Nevermind Nirvana groups, on which a naked baby floats under water to the dollar banknote. On the distributed cover, this bill is enough in military uniform with the Ukrainian flag on the sleeve. Under the drawing, the inscription: "Ukraine collects money for its suicide." This allegedly published cover was reported, in particular, Telegram channels "Summarians of Yuri Podolyaki"(90,000 views at the time of writing this analysis),"Yakov Kedmi"(79,000) and"Sexton"(61 000).
EULENSPIEGEL satirical magazine is released once a month. The viral image indicates that this is the June number: 06/2023. But in Gallery There are no covers on the official website of the publication, as well as in the social networks of EULENSPIEGEL (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram). The sixth issue for 2023 has a completely different cover: it has not a caricature, but a collage, and the number is dedicated not to Ukraine, but scandal Around the Vice Chancellor of Germany and Minister of Economics Robert Habek.
There is a technical error on the fake cover. The number is indicated as 06/2023. This designation is found only in the numbering on the site. And on the cover itself, the number is always indicated without zero at the beginning, for example, 6/2023.
This is not the first fake cover of the German satirical magazine, which was widespread in social networks. At the end of January, a caricature dedicated to the alleged influence of LGBT and Ukraine on the 2024 Olympics in Paris appeared in the Telegram channels. "Checked" then Turned The editorial office of the magazine and to the artist, whose signature was under the drawing. The representative of EULENSPIEGEL replied that this is a fake. The artist did not recognize his authorship.
The earliest publication of a fake cover with a swimming baby, which was able to detect “verified”, appeared in the Telegram channel “Before everyone else. Well, almost. Special operation"(12,000 views). In recent months, it is from this Telegram channel that the spread of false covers of magazines begins most often. Since the fall of 2022, the channel was the first to publish at least 13 fake covers of magazines, including Charlie Hebdo, Courrier International And El Jueves.
American magazine Humor Times
On May 22, Humor Times, the cover of the satirical magazine, appeared on social networks. It depicts a family that recognizes the Simpsons from the animated series of the same name. The characters have a bewildered look, on the floor and wall - shadows from missing furniture. On the wall is a note: "For the needs of Ukraine." This supposedly existing cover of the American publication was reported, in particular, Telegram channels "Sheikh Tamir"(135,000 views),"Kostyan Cat - Official Channel"(101 000) and"Kristina Poddchik"(39,000).
On the official website there is The archive of the covers Since 1991, but the latter of them dates back to 2022. However, the numbers for 2023 can be found in sectionwhere the order of individual issues is placed.
The cover distributed in social networks indicates that this is a special output (Special Issue) for May 2023. However, there is no such release on the Humor Times, and the ex-president of the USA Donald Trump is depicted on the cover of the May number.
There are smaller technical details by which you can find the differences between the viral cover and the real ones. Humor Times, in addition to indicating a month and year, retain a continuous numbering. The real May number came out at number 373.
In addition, there is a difference in the font used. First of all, quotes and the use of a hyphen instead of dash are striking.
As in the case of the fake cover of Eulenspiegel, the earliest publication that managed to find “verified” appeared in the Telegram channel ”Before everyone else. Well, almost. Special operation"May 22 at 12:45 pm Moscow time. It was this Telegram channel that posted the first and The previous one The fake cover of the Humor Times, which was dispersed in the Russian -language segment of the Internet, on which Zelensky was depicted in the form of locusts eating dollars.
Photo on the cover: Collage "Checked" / social networks
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