In November 2023, the covers of the Turkish edition of Leman and the American Washington Monthly appeared on the Web. The first ridiculed US President Joe Biden, the second - President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. We decided to check if these are the real covers.
Turkish magazine Leman
On November 17, the cover of the Turkish satirical weekly Leman began to spread in social networks. The artist depicted the Chinese leader of Xi Jinping sitting on the river bank. US President Biden floats past him. The inscription reads: "If you sit by the river for a long time, the corpse of your enemy will float past you." This cover appeared In the footsteps of the meeting leaders of the two countries. After the summit, Biden in an interview said that he still considers Xi Jinping a dictator. This image was shared by Telegram channels such as "Optimist in civilian clothes"(11,000 views at the time of writing this analysis),"V🇷🇺ruka Kremlin🇷🇺z"(6000) and"Kali Yugatoday"(3000).
The viral cover indicates that this is issue No. 1652 of November 17, 2023. Leman magazine is published once a week on Wednesdays, while November 17 was on Friday. The archive of the numbers on the official website of the publication states that by that time I went out No. 1651, which went on sale on November 15. And the present No. 1652 appeared On the schedule, November 22, and he has a completely different cover dedicated not to Biden and Xi Jinping, but by Turkish student dormitories.
The authors of the viral image carefully indicated all the technical information: the release date, price and numbers on the barcode. However, there are details that make it possible to distinguish real covers from fake. In particular, the font of inscriptions over the Leman logo at the upper part of the image is distinguished. This is especially noticeable in the example of numbers, which in a Turkish edition are more similar to manuscript than images.
This is far from the first time that fake covers of the Turkish edition appear on the network. For 2022–2023 this is already the eighth image Leman covers, which is disassembled "verified."
The earliest post with a fake cover, which managed to find “verified”, is a publication in the Telegram channel ”Shkvarka 2.0"(911 views) November 17 at 16:24 Moscow time.
American magazine Washington Monthly
On November 21, 2023, Washington Monthly, the cover of the publication, began to spread in social networks. In the lower part of the image - the title "Thanksgiving - 2023". The drawing itself depicts the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. He sits at a table with a full stomach with the remnants of a festive dinner, on the contrary - a family looking at it with horror. Zelensky says: “Thank you! But I still need! " In the upper part, above the name, the text: "With whom America will celebrate thanksgiving in 2024?" This cover was published by such Telegram channels as "Kali Yugatoday"(21,000 views),"Ukraine bez options"(16,000) and"Vyacheslav Nikonov"(10,000).
Magazine Washington Monthly It has been published since 1969 and has been released once every two months. The viral cover indicates that this is a release for November-December 2023. However, there is no such cover on the magazine website. The last number of the outgoing year is dedicated to Joe Biden’s influence on the world economy, and the US president is depicted on the cover.
The active spread of this cover in social networks began after publishing the image of the Telegram channel "Optimist in civilian clothes»November 21 at 15:41 Moscow time.
Photo on the cover: collage "Checked"
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