In mid -October 2023, covers of the Charlie Hebdo, Leman and Titanic satirical publications appeared on the Web, riding the attack on Israel, Western assistance to Ukraine and Vladimir Zelensky. We decided to check if these are the real covers.
French magazine Charlie Hebdo
On October 12, the cover of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo appeared on the network. The figure shows cut off heads in a pool of blood, on the sign next to them it is written: “Gas Sector”. One of the heads says: “Cool! Observing Shabbat is much easier when you have no body. ” The inscription in a large print under the drawing reads: “Forgive us, Israel! (We thought that our weapon would remain in Ukraine). ” This drawing appeared less than a day after the IFAL announcedthat many bodies of Khamas killed by Khamas by Kibetz Beeri were beheaded. The signature refers to the Russian propaganda narrative about weapons that Ukraine supposedly supplied grouping. O, stated, the new Charlie Hebdo cover was reported, for example, Telegram channels "Nonal news"(21,000 views at the time of writing this analysis),"Urgent and accurately - news digest"(16,000) and"Vzvod"(6000).
The upper right corner on the distributed image states that it was No. 1630 of October 12, 2023; It emphasizes that this is a special issue of Charlie Hebdo. According to Archive On the official website of the magazine, the freshest number that was released by that time is release No. 1629 dated October 11. Charlie Hebdo traditionally comes out in digital form on Wednesdays, and on paper appears in kiosks on Thursdays. That is, the new issue No. 1630 was supposed to appear on the site only on October 18, which happened. CoverLike No. 1629, it was dedicated to the war of Israel and Hamas, more precisely, its consequences in France: killing a school teacher In the city of Arras on October 13.
Earlier on the Internet It spread A few dozen fake covers different publications, but recently their authors began to avoid gross technical mistakes that they made earlier - for example, forgot to change the number Not only over the barcode, but also on the left field of the image. But they still cannot create a drawing without errors.
In the lower left corner of the viral picture above the barcode, the price is indicated - € 3.50. The usual price of Charlie Hebdo is € 3.20. Perhaps the authors of the image wanted to show that this is really a special number, but at the same time forgot to change the price on the left, which indicates the cost of the magazine in different countries.
In addition, on a fake cover in the lower right corner is the signature of the artist Pierrick Juena, as in many previous cases. But in Gallery There are no drawings of this permanent author Charlie Hebdo such a caricature, and in general, his drawings are made in a different style.
Judging by TGSTAT, the primary source of the fake cover was the Telegram channel "Vzvod", Where the post with the image appeared on October 12 at 18:02 Moscow time.
Turkish magazine Leman
On October 16, the cover of the Turkish satirical weekly Leman began to spread in social networks. The artist portrayed missile strikes By gas: flying shells, ruins of buildings and Palestinian flag. In the foreground, world media journalists are taking off what is happening, and behind them there is a disgruntled president of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. The inscription reads: "What is he ready to attract attention." This image was shared by Telegram channels such as "Putin in Telegram"(180,000 views at the time of writing this analysis),"Voblya"(164,000) and"Uncle Glory"(74 000).
The viral cover indicates that this is No. 1647 of October 16, 2023. Leman magazine is published once a week on Wednesdays, while October 16 was on Monday. The archive of the numbers on the official website of the publication states that by that time I went out No. 1646, which went on sale on October 11. No. 1647 He appeared on the schedule, October 18, and went out under a completely different cover.
On the same day when a viral cover appeared, caricaturist Leman Tungia Akgun wrote On the social network X (formerly Twitter): “Again they made a fake cover. This perseverance is annoying, although we expose them every time. ” For 2022–2023, this is already the seventh fake Leman coverwhich is disassembled by "verified."
The earliest post with a fake cover, which managed to find “verified”, is a publication in the Telegram channel ”Military observer"(50,000 views), which appeared on October 16 at 14:56 Moscow time.
German magazine Titanic
On October 18, the cover of the German satirical magazine Titanic appeared on the Web. It depicts a scene that is characteristic of Halloween celebration: children in anticipation of sweets are standing in front of an open door. At the same time, only one child dressed in traditional Jewish clothes in a basket. On the faces of the rest are Zelensky masks, and their baskets are empty. The inscription under the drawing reads: "This time there is not enough sweets." The point is that after the aggravation of the situation in the Middle East, the help of the Western countries of Ukraine may decrease - so, in any case, They think Some Russian officials. This cover was published by such Telegram channels as "DPR Info 🇷🇺"(41,000 views at the time of writing this analysis),"Denacification UA"(26,000),"Olesya Loseva"(12 000)
Titanic magazine is published once a month. On the cover that was dispersed in social networks, it is indicated that this is the number for October 2023. Meanwhile in Online store On the official website of the magazine, where all issues for 2023 are presented, at October The rooms are a completely different cover.
Titanic fake covers are not first appeared - in the summer of 2023, he has already been “checked” Disassembled A similar case. The authors did not repeat some technical errors then, but there is one mismatch. The viral cover indicates not only a month, but also the serial issue number - No. 11, while October corresponds to No. 10.
The earliest publication of this fake cover, which was able to detect "verified", appeared on October 18 at 12:54 Moscow time in the Telegram channel "DPR Info 🇷🇺"(41,000 views).
Photo on the cover: collage "Checked"
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