In January 2025, the Russian media and Telegram channels distributed a video that states that most Ukrainians who are in Europe negatively assess the revolution of dignity. We checked the authenticity of this video.

The 51-second video, allegedly published by the EURONEWS television channel, became a viral on January 9. It reports that, according to the results of a survey conducted in European countries, 71% of respondents from Ukraine considered the Euromaidan 2013-2014 by error, since the expected improving the quality of life and entry into the EU did not occur. The following are the expert's comments: “The Ukrainians believed the United States. But all world history suggests that the United States is only interested in its own benefit. Germany experienced this in 2022, when the Northern Stream was undermined. "

The video distributed Telegram channels "Russia now • News"(221,000 views at the time of writing this analysis),"Putin in Telegram"(191 000),"Bocharik (yeah, the same)"(118 000),"Three heroes and Zelensky addict"(90,000) and"Kostyan Cat - Official Channel"(80,000), as well as publications Eadaily And "Another Ukraine".

Viral video. Source: Telegram

The video says that the survey was conducted through T-Online, one of the largest Internet portals Germany. Not only national and international news are published on his website, but also the results of their own online surveys.

“Verified” did not find any information on the study on the attitude of Ukrainians to Euromaidan on T-Online. The portal has a separate column about the war in Ukraine, but posted there The nearest By the date of the spread of the viral video publications Dedicated others themes. Moreover, t-online is usually Conducts Public opinion polls among the inhabitants of Germany, and they rarely concern an international agenda. As a rule, these studies either do not affect politics at all, or study only the opinion about the topical for the country: for example, Last It was dedicated to the upcoming rejection of internal combustion engines.

Lars Vinand, who allegedly commented on the results of the study, is called the head of the German portal in the viral video. In fact, he holds a position senior scientific editor T-Online. Vinand actively leads pages in social networks, Where Lays Including T-Online materials with its own comments. At the same time, there are not a word about the alleged survey of Ukrainians about the Euromaidan in the journalist blogs. Vinand also did not write anything about the comments that he allegedly gave to Euronews, and on site The television channel itself also has no references to this expert.

The words of Winand about US involvement in the undermining of the Nord Stream in September 2022 are not found in any source except a viral video. Moreover, in March 2023, a journalist told on Twitter (now - x) about investigation T-Online colleagues, according to which shortly before the incident in the same area were Russian vessels with turned off transponders. In the summer of 2024 American And German The media found that the explosion on the pipeline, apparently, was a sabotage behind which the Ukrainian special services stood, and the CIA It protruded Against the operation. About these journalistic investigations told and t-online. In this context, it is unlikely that one of the editors of the mainstream German media would give Euronews a comment that is strikingly different from the consensus that has developed in the German press.

The viral video itself is made in vertical format with subtitles in English. In the upper right corner, the EURONEWS logo is visible, and the video declaring the style of short news rollers, which the TV channel publishes on its verified pages in Tiktok, Instagram And on YouTube. The viral video uses the same font, color and the final screensaver as in the original content of Euronews, but there are differences. So, the video is compiled from the images previously published on the network and does not contain a single original frame, which distinguishes it from most genuine videos of the channel. For example, at the 12th second of the video shows a photo with girls who thrown Ukrainian flag on their backs-it Published in photo studio and often Used Different media as illustrative. Photo Vinanda at the 27th second Taken From the material about his lecture on the website of the newspaper Siegener Zeitung.

The text on the video is imposed in the form of subtitles, which report the news about the results of the study. But some fragments may indicate the use of automatic translation, which is uncharacteristic for the English -speaking media. For example, at the 44th second of the video, the alleged comment of Vinanda about the Northern Stream is shown. In the words attributed by the journalist, the word undermine was used - although it is also means "Undermine", but Used in a figurative meaning (“undermine authority”, “undermine efforts”, “undermine trust”).

However, the main argument is that “verified” failed to find a video either on the verified euronews resources in X, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok And on YouTubenor on his Official website. It can be assumed that the video was deleted by its authors, but the news about the survey with reference to the TV channel or the T-Online portal allegedly conducted the study in any authoritative Ukrainian or European source.

The video spread mainly through the Russian-speaking Telegram channels and social networks X. The earliest publication The video that was discovered “verified” was posted in the “Bear” Telegram channel on January 9 at 13:05 Moscow time. Two hours later a video appeared In the channel "Drink 2.0", after which he began to spread with an identical signature on the rune. Both These Telegram channel often appears in the analysis of “tested” as primary sources and distributors of false information. Moreover, part analysis Dedicated to similar fabricated Video issued for the content of authoritative international media.

Thus, the EURONEWS video about the results of the T-ONLINE study is fake. Neither on the official resources of the channel, nor on the T-Online website there is no information about the conduct of such a survey.

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