The “AntiFake” program on Russian state television promises to debunk alleged false reports from Western media. However, this is not the case – the aim of the program is rather to produce fake news for the Russian population. But the producers obviously didn’t put much effort into it – some of the releases are ridiculously bad.
Russian state broadcaster Pervyj Kanal’s little-known show AntiFake is supposedly designed to expose fakes planted by Ukraine and the West. In the last Friday issue, among other things, we went to Munich – to visit a certain Julia. Ukrainian trolls spread the rumor that she had been deported from Germany. But Julia is no stranger. A few months ago, she made headlines in this country when she tracked and insulted Ukrainian refugees through Salzburg. She filmed herself and shared the video online.
The hotel booking portal Booking.com subsequently canceled all of her reservations and blocked her account. Which was a welcome excuse for Kremlin propagandists to foam at the mouth. On Friday, Julia was again presented to the public – as Julia Tschernyschova. In Germany, however, she is registered under a different surname.
Most importantly, Europe is freezing
This time, the alleged blogger was sitting in her alleged Munich apartment, with a thick coat and hood pulled over her head. When asked by the moderator why she looked like that, Julia explained to him that the kettle hadn’t heated up yet. According to ntv.de, the hearts of the studio guests literally opened with these words. They grinned happily as they listened to Europe freeze. That Russian pensioners must simultaneously hope for at least firewood to get through the winter in exchange for their mobilized sons and grandchildren is irrelevant. Most importantly, Europe is freezing.
Julia did her best to paint the picture of icy innocence. “No one here leaves the kettle on all night. But in a few hours it will be normal,” she said, her face framed in faux fur. After all, spectators in the endless expanse of Russia will not know that the temperature in Munich last Friday was 18 degrees. And apparently not that the Cyrillic script is not exactly common in Germany. So the propagandists presented not just an icy Julia, but an entire camp of Ukrainian refugees gathered around a pot of hot soup.
Mayonnaise tin from a Russian manufacturer
Strangely enough, however, the Ukrainian refugees gather under a billboard advertising a motel in the Russian town of Opochka, in the Pskov region. In the background you can also see the lettering of a gas station of Surgutneftegaz, one of the largest gas and oil production groups in Russia with headquarters in Surgut, Siberia. Incidentally, the Ukrainian refugees scoop their meager soup from an empty can of mayonnaise – made by a manufacturer from Pskov.
Must be afraid of German persecution
But what happens to Julia now? It’s actually somewhere in Germany. However, it is not the 18-degree cold autumn she should fear, but the German criminal prosecution. According to the Landshut prosecutor’s office, there are multiple charges against Julia P. It is being established for insult and the initial suspicion of condoning criminal offences. The suspicion that the Russian could be illegally staying in Germany is also being investigated.
Source: Krone
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