In June 2023, the covers of EULENSPIEGEL and Titanic satirical magazines dispersed over the network, which ridiculed the counter -offset of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. We decided to check if it is real caricatures.
German magazine Eulenspiegel
On June 15, the cover of the German edition of Eulenspiegel appeared on the Web. On a green background, the word der gegenangriff (“counterattack”) is depicted, laid out by the bloodied remains of soldiers in the form of the Armed Forces, ammunition and ammunition. This allegedly published cover was reported, in particular, Telegram channels "Dmitry Vasilet"(222,000 views at the time of writing this analysis),"Mriya"(192 000),"Sheikh Tamir"(146 000) and"Everyday life of PMCs"(108 000).
EULENSPIEGEL satirical magazine is released once a month. The viral image indicates that this is the July number: 7/2023. 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 latter at the time of the appearance of the viral cover number (No. 6/2023) was released on May 23 and was dedicated scandal Around the Vice Chancellor of Germany and the Minister of Economics Robert Habek-his deputy contributed to the appointment of his friend's high state post, but at the same time silent about the conflict of interest.
Face covers of EULENSPIEGEL appear in pro-Kremlin Telegram channels for the first time. But in the two previous cases (false numbers for March And June 2023) They were given a technical error - zero in front of the figure denoting a month. Now the authors of the fake cover were avoided.
The earliest publication of the viral cover with the word “counterattack”, which was able to find “verified”, appeared on June 15 at 10:58 Moscow time 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 (these are examples for December 2022, January And April 2023).
German magazine Titanic
On June 13, another cover appeared on the Web dedicated to the counterattack of the Ukrainian army - this time supposedly from the Titanic publication. It depicts Zelensky with trousers pulled behind, in which the silhouette of the tank is visible, and with the signature: "A successful counter -offset in his pants." This allegedly published cover was reported, in particular, Telegram channels Colonelcassad (318,000 views), "Uncle Glory"(180 000) and"Ukraine.ru"(135 000).
Titanic comes out once a month. The cover that was dispersed on social networks indicates that this is the number for June 2023. Meanwhile, in the online store on the official website of the magazine, where they are presented All issues for 2023, at June number A completely different cover.
In addition, the distributed image indicates that this is a special issue (Die Sonderausgabe). On the official website of the publication, it was not possible to find a single special issue. Instead of the appropriate inscription on genuine issues, its number is indicated for a year - for example, under the inscription "June 2023", the NR is written on this cover. 6.
The earliest publication of this fake cover, which was able to detect "verified", appeared on June 13 at 10:02 Moscow time also in the Telegram channel "Before everyone else. Well, almost. Special operation"(12,000 views). This is not the first fake cover Titanic: in October 2022 online It spread The viral image of Zelensky in the form of a black hole absorbing money and weapons.
Photo on the cover: collage "Checked"
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