On the eve of August 24, reports diverged on the Web that in France they allegedly congratulated Ukraine on the upcoming Independence Day, installing an advertising stand with irregular map and flag, over which an insulting word was written. We checked the authenticity of the image.
A photo of the advertising shield, allegedly located at a public transport stop, began to be distributed on social networks on August 21, 2023. Reportedthat the picture was taken somewhere in France, and the stand was established by order of the authorities. On the poster, the inscription in French is noticeable: “Happy Independence Day, Ukraine! All Europe is with you. " In addition, the image has a map of the country without the territory of Crimea in the incorrectly located colors of the national flag (blue should be from above, and yellow-from below), and someone put an English abusive word on top of the map Fuck.
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“Verified” did not find the mention of such a poster in any authoritative Russian, English or franco-speaking publication. The earliest publication of those that we tracked appeared on August 21, 2023 at 11:45 Moscow time in the Telegram channel "South Live💤"And scored only 1800 views. Channel description saysthat this is the Southern Bureau of Solovyov Live, and indicates a connection with TV presenter Dmitry Bazhenov. At the same time, in the original post there is a tag #written subscriber. Find a photo where French congratulations would have been shot from a different angle, it did not work out, although such a poster would hardly have left without the attention of other users of social networks.
In the lower part of the stand, the JCDecaux letter-combin is noticeable-this is the name of the transnational corporation, whose headquarters are located In the suburbs of Paris. Company engaged The placement of outdoor advertising, including at bus stops. "Verified" studied Facebook-count JcDecaux and found a similar picture there, published As early as July 30, 2023. In this photo, the advertising shield is captured from the same angle as in a viral photograph, and against the background the same shadows, a building, a car and people are visible. However, there was not a word about Ukraine on the original poster - in fact it depicted there work Transgender artist Pippa Garner called "Sample under the glass."
Moreover, a genuine picture was not even taken in France. This can be understood at least by AFA in the full name of the company indicated on the stand - these are, for example, in Icelandic And Danish JCDecaux units. In the social networks of the company specified: "Copenhagen streets are filled with works of art with Biennale Kunsthal Rotterdam." On the site of the event It is saidthat the meaning of the exhibition, held on the streets, stations and bus stops in different regions of Denmark, is to study the advertising space and its potential use for artists in order to popularize contemporary art throughout the country. “Verified” confirms that the picture was taken in the capital of Denmark, since the department store is noticeable in the background Magasin du Nord, located In the center of Copenhagen.
Thus, the authors of inaccurate publications spread an edited picture taken not in France and in fact not related to Ukraine.
Photo on the cover: social networks / jcDecaux
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