In April 2025, Telegram channels distributed a picture that supposedly depicts the cover of one of the Ukrainian periodicals. On it and in the note published there, bloggers say, it is said about the mortal danger of rare -earth metals for children's health. We checked the reliability of these photos.

Two pictures dispersed over the network on April 24. The first photo is the cover of the magazine "Family everyday stories" with a heading about the dangers of minerals for children. The second, presumably, shows the text of the note. According to the authors of viral posts, so Ukrainian propaganda prepares the country's residents for the transfer of minerals of the United States.

Telegram channels shared photos "Voblya • News"(136,000 views at the time of writing this analysis),"Ukraine.ru"(131 000),"Sheikh Tamir"(110 000), Nina Vatt (35,000), "In fact in Kherson"(34,000) and others.

In early February, US President Donald Trump declaredthat the further military and financial support that Washington provides Kyiv will depend on the agreement on the use of Ukrainian rare -earth metals. Then the terms of the transaction began to be actively discussed: the American side insisted in full access to the bowels, and Ukrainian Demanded Instead of security guarantees. Negotiations went tensely and achieved On February 28, his peak, when the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky arrived in Washington to sign the contract, but a public skirmish occurred between the politicians, after which the Ukrainian leader left the White House ahead of schedule. The scandal temporarily froze negotiations, reach an agreement and subscribe The document succeeded only on April 30. Deal covers More than 50 types of minerals, including 17 rare earth elements that are important for defense and high -tech industries. These resources are owned by Ukraine, and the United States will have a priority right to invest in their development through a joint fund.

Photos of the cover and notes allegedly from the Ukrainian magazine spread on April 24, that is, about a week before signing the agreement. In the afternoon, US Minister of Finance Scott Immentin met his Ukrainian colleague Sergei Marchenko, after which He emphasized The need to conclude a deal "as soon as possible." The authors of posts in Telegram channels claim that it was against this background that the Ukrainian media began to configure society to transfer minerals in America (although the final agreement does not provide for this).

Two photographs are posted to prove this statement. The first shows the magazine "Family everyday stories", standing on a shelf with other newspapers. On the cover there is a certain substance against the background of the radiation sign and the name of the main article of this number: "minerals kill our children." In the second picture, you can read the text of this very note: “Litius, uranium, titanium - all these“ rare -earth metals ”are now by ear. But why doesn’t no one say that these metals are a terrible poison right under our feet? Lithium negatively acts on the central nervous system and kidneys. Titan - on the liver and lungs. And the older generation knows about the danger of Uranus firsthand. Now think about it - all these elements have a destructive long -term effect on children. In addition, children are lower than adults - respectively, they are closer to the ground and inhale more poison. So maybe this is for the better that the United States wants to get this rubbish and take it from Ukraine? What is more expensive for you: the health of children or toxic muck, which is useless in the ground? The choice is obvious. "

On site “Ukrposhts”, where you can issue a monthly subscription to this journal, is his description: “Every month 32 pages of incredible stories about human fate, defenders, love, fidelity and betrayal. Tales for children, parables, humor, jokes, scanwords and horoscopes. ” The magazine belongs media corporations "Є", and by archives The publisher’s website shows that a note from a viral photograph does not at all correspond to the format and subject of the magazine.

Neither on the site "є", nor on official resources "Ukrposhta»There is no release with such a cover. The last issue of the magazine is published under number 3 today, and there is not a word about rare -earth metals. The design of the covers of "family everyday stories" is generally significantly different from viral photography. Firstly, since 2022, they come out with the flag of Ukraine and the signature of "Resistance on the way to victory." Secondly, the colors of the fonts are also different: in a viral photo, the name of the articles are painted in orange and black, and on original covers-in red.

Left - a viral image, on the right - a photo of the cover from the official site Ye.ua

With a more detailed examination of the picture, the shortcomings unusual for such publications are noticeable - the font contours are blurred, and pixel transitions are visible between the text and the background. This may indicate an insert of the text using a graphic editor, where the transparency effect was probably used. In addition, the font is painted with different saturation and is located with different retreats, which is extremely rare in mass production of printed products.

Judging by the virus photo, the magazine stands on a store shelf next to other periodic publications. Google's reverse search for images showed that to his left - March The release of Burda magazine, but by the time the picture spread has already been released at least April number. It is unlikely that at the end of April, the fresh release of the magazine Family everyday stories stood on the counter next to the old numbers of other publications.

The note notes from the second viral image also differs from the original pages of the magazine. Firstly, at the beginning of each article “Family everyday stories” an illustrating photograph is presented. Secondly, the name of the heading is usually indicated in the upper part of the page, within which the text is released. In addition, the texts are formatted differently, and in the viral photo there are no characteristic identification elements like the issue or page number.

Left - a viral image, on the right is an original article magazine "Family everyday stories"

Finally, in confirmation of the existence of such an issue, only two photographs are given in all studied publications. Given the resonance of negotiations on the signing of the transaction, it is unlikely that such a magazine cover was photographed only once. The Ukrainian media did not write about the release of such a note-the photos spread mainly in the Russian-language segment of social networks and in Telegram channels. First pictures Published Telegram channel “Sheikh Tamir” April 24 at 13:39, after which they parted through other channels. This resource is often Found In the analysis of “tested” as a distributor and primary source of fakes about Ukraine.

The factor from the Ukrainian project Stopfake turned to the publisher of the Family History Stories, which confirmed that the number with such a cover was never published. May 5 Media corporation "є" Issued The statement in which she called the distributed photos for fakes. It also notes that the mile in the viral picture does not correspond to the design of these magazine issues, and the text style is alien to the editorial policy of the publication.

Thus, images that have been dispersed through Telegram channels, allegedly proving that before signing a transaction on rare earth metals in Ukraine, they released notes on their harm to children's health, are falsified.

Photo on the cover: social networks