In October 2024, Telegram channels distributed a picture of graffiti, which allegedly appeared near Paul McCartney in the capital of Great Britain. It depicts the members of The Beatles, one of whom is stealing a wallet President of Ukraine. We checked the reliability of such publications.
On October 8-9, a photograph of graffiti in London, playing the cover of the album, spread on social networks Abbey Road The Beatles groups. Behind George Harrison, a man is drawn, outwardly reminiscent of Vladimir Zelensky, - he pulls out his wallet from the musician’s pocket. In the upper left corner it is written “Here Comes The Wallet” (“And here is the wallet.” - English), probably this is a reference to the song Here Comes The Sun From the same album. Many authors who shared the picture claimed that graffiti was placed near the house of Paul McCartney.
The news of the appearance of graffiti was distributed by such Telegram channels as "Luke fucks"(404,000 views at the time of writing this analysis),"KB"(228 000),"Belarusian security officer"(133,000) and"Sheikh Tamir"(117,000), as well as some media (for example,"Politicus" And Unews.pro).
The reverse search for the image of Google allowed to find a photograph of this graffiti from a different angle. It shows more details that allow you to determine the location of the picture - in particular, the logo with the inscription Overground, the London aboveground metro.
Both pictures appeared on the network back in July 2024. The earliest publication that managed to find "verified" was posted in the Telegram channel "Ukraine.ru»In the evening of July 14. The content of the post is identical to later publications mentioned at the beginning of this analysis. Although they wrote about graffiti "Arguments and facts" And "Ukraine.ru", Then the photos did not enclose. Prochremlin Telegram channels began to actively spread them only in October.
Judging by the photograph, graffiti is located near the roadway, on the wall under the bridge. The Overground sign indicates that railway tracks are likely to go along this bridge. Telegram channels that distributed information also indicated that graffiti is located near the house of Paul McCartney. Mansionin which the musician lived, is now considered a city attraction. He is at the address Kavendish Avenue, 7. “Verified” studied photos of this area using Google Street View and did not find the wall captured in the photograph, and the McCartney of the Overground station are located in 15–20 minutes. on foot.
Reverse search by Google showed that both photos were shot about 8 km From the house of the musician, next to the station "Hociston". The wall on which graffiti is supposedly placed, located Under the railway bridge on Kremer Street. The last time the representatives of Google Street View shot this place in June 2022, then Graffiti was not there.
In London, the application of graffiti without agreement with the authorities is illegally and punishable a fine of £ 75. There are several places for placing street art in the British capital, but this bridge is in their number Not included. Each area of London has an official website through which residents can complain about the problems of the municipality: unnecessary garbage, dirt or illegal graffiti. However, "verified" failed Detect no statements about the image with Zelensky and the musicians The Beatles. At the same time, residents of the district, as a rule, react to other graffiti, especially with political statements.
The Hokston station, next to which graffiti supposedly appeared, is located near the center of London, but only two photos of this drawing are available on the Internet. The British and London media did not publish news about its appearance, and residents of the city and tourists did not share other pictures on social networks. As mentioned above, two images spread in the Russian-language segment of the Internet after fasting in the Telegram channel "Ukraine.ru". This is the publication incoming In the structure of the State Agency "Russia Today". "Ukraine.ru" repeatedly appeared In the analysis of "tested" as a fake distributor.
Prochremple Telegram channels not for the first time Publishing False information about Graffiti allegedly appearing in European cities with the image of Zelensky. Many graffiti unites the narrative that the Ukrainian president is assigning money transferred to Ukraine as part of Western support. In this case, politics depict, for example, in the image Black hole or Loads.
Thus, in no reliable source there is no evidence that graffiti depicting Zelensky and members of The Beatles appeared in London. Information about him first appeared in the summer in the Telegram channel of the publication “Ukraine.ru”, which is part of the State Agency “Russia Today”, and subsequently spread through other pro-Kremlin media and Telegram channels.
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