In December 2024, the news dispersed in Runet that the son of Dmitry Kuleby allegedly acquired a copy of the requisite used on the set of the HBO series. We checked the authenticity of this story.
Messages about the expensive purchase of the son of the former Ukrainian minister began to be distributed on December 3. For example, Telegram channel "Sheikh Tamir”(119,000 views at the time of writing this analysis) said:“ In the USA, a certain Yegor Kuleb - perhaps the son of Kuleba - bought himself the famous iron throne from the television series “Game of Thrones”. US taxpayers are worried: where did the modest 18-year-old vessel take $ 1.5 million for the purchase? Probably, dad on sappers earned. ” Telegram channel "Ukraine.ru"(126,000 views) added that the American television channel Kens allegedly told about the acquisition of this lot at the Heritage Actions. Such publications provide a video with the alleged record of the ether.
According to the TGSTAT service, by the time of writing this analysis, more than 150 Russian -language channels were placed similar posts, which scored about 630,000 views in total. Among them "Urgently, now"(46,000 views) and"Zuben_co News"(25,000), as well as Gura Anton (86,000), where the video was published with the words "maybe a stuffing, fake, etc. Already, to be honest, anyway." Similar posts are found in "VKontakte"And on the resources of publications Avia.pro And Russia News.
Dmitry Kuleba He headed The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine since 2020, but on September 5, 2024 was Sent Resigned. The politician two Children: Daughter Love and son Egor. April 9, 2023 Kuleba Sr. Congratulations Egor on Instagram* with a 17th anniversary, that is, by the time of the spread of a viral video, he really turned 18 years old. At the end of November 2024, the former minister (how Reported TSN, for the first time in a long time) told About their children.
“Relations with his son are like relations with the military, and with his daughter - relations as with a princess. Two different models. Especially Yegor - he lives completely in a military topic, studies at the university, but undergoes serious military training. He lives in this world: he has his own fees, his comrades, some of which, unfortunately, died. This, of course, strongly affects what kind of model of relations we have. And Lyuba is love, she is tender. Therefore, the corresponding relationship. "
As for the distributed 54-second video, the logo is actually shown there Kens 5 -The television channel based in the city of San Antonio, Texas. In the viral fragment of the air, it was about the results of the auction, at which commemorative things (costumes, scenery and other props) were sold out from the filming of the series "Game of Thrones", Which went on the HBO channel from 2011 to 2019. In particular, the presenters discussed the sale Iron throne - According to the mythology of the show, this is the monarch’s chair, packed in the flame of the dragon from molten swords of defeated enemies. At the same time, the inscription is demonstrated at the bottom of the video: “Where the son of the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine took $ 1.5 million to the iron throne,” and at the 13th second-photographs of Kuleba and his child. In the video itself, neither these names nor Ukraine are mentioned.
The news of the auction organized by Heritage Actions and HBO was Published On the Kens 5 website in September 2024. At the same time, it was clarified that the auction would be held from October 10 to 12 in Dallas. Soon after their end, the American media Reportedthat more than 900 items left the hammer, and the revenue amounted to $ 21.1 million. The main lot, as expected, was plastic Iron throne, cast from the original props used on the set, with painted metal trim and jewelry of precious stones. Trading for him lasted Almost 6 minutes, as a result, the throne was sold for $ 1.49 million. The buyer’s name was not disclosed.
According to site And YouTube channel Kens 5, on the results of the auction on the air was told on October 15, and a fragment published by the television channel for 11 seconds. longer than the option distributed in Runet. It turned out that at the very beginning the video was rested - there is a host saidthat the iron throne at the auction in Dallas bought an unknown fan of "Game of Thrones". Moreover, in the original There was no Neither signatures about the son of Kuleba, nor photographs of the minister with him.
On the evening of December 3, a distributed video Commented On Instagram and Kuleba Sr. himself. The ex-minister called the viral video a fake and even attached a visual comparison of two records. “Of course, Yegor did not buy anything. He is a student, studying in Kyiv, and I will reveal a secret: neither he nor I even watched the “game of thrones”. Dear fans of this cult series, sorry. So it works. The only question is who ordered this-Russians or someone from Ukraine? I have a version, but I will tell about it tomorrow, ”wrote Kuleba. December 4 politician declaredthat, in his opinion, it was a Russian fake, which was thrown specifically during his meeting with a group of analysts and former high -ranking officials in the United States.
The earliest post with a fake video that was able to find “verified” appeared on December 3 at 16:35 Moscow time in the Telegram channel “Before everyone else. Well, almost. Special operation"(6600 views). Previously, this channel many times distributed Fake photos, videos and covers of satirical magazines, and also repeatedly became their primary source.
Thus, there is no reason to believe that the son of Dmitry Kuleba acquired a replica of the iron throne from the “Game of Thrones” for $ 1.5 million. The only evidence of this information is the edited video of one and a half-month ago, which first appeared in the Prochremley Telegram channel.
*Russian authorities They think Meta Platforms Inc., which owns the social network Instagram, is prohibited by an extremist organization, its activities and symbolism in Russia.
Photo on the cover: poster The series "Game of Thrones" / HBO / social networks
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